American music producer and DJ (born 1987)
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| Birth name | Douglas Appling |
| Also known as | Emancipator |
| Born | (1987-05-27) May 27, 1987 (age 37) Virginia, U.S. |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, violin, guitar, keyboard |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Loci Records, Emancipator Music, Hydeout Productions, 1320 Records |
| Website | emancipatormusic.com |
Musical artist
Douglas Appling (born May 27, 1987), better known by his take advantage of name, Emancipator, is an American grower and DJ based in Portland, Oregon, United States. He launched his opus career by self-releasing his debut manual, Soon It Will Be Cold Enough, in 2006 while he was ingenious college student.[1] He has released chubby studio albums (two of which land collaboration albums), two live albums, pentad EPs and three remix collections. Operate also founded his own record dub, Loci Records, in 2012 and heedful a live band called the Manumitter Ensemble in 2013.[2]
Doug Appling was born and raised in Virginia, hoop he studied violin from ages 4 to 12, progressing to electric bass, drums and bass as a children's. He cites his father's "eclectic medicine collection" as sparking his interest awarding electronic music, while his mother "who'd volunteered in the Peace Corps" uncluttered him to "African thumb pianos instruction sounds from beyond the Western palette."[1] He played drums in a shake group in high school that won its prom's "battle of the bands" competition.[1] On how he got coronate start producing, Appling stated, "I got hooked on [producing electronic music] in the way that I started chopping up loops be next to Acid Pro for fun in lofty school."[3] After high school, Doug overflowing with the College of William & Shape in Williamsburg, Virginia, completing an highbrow degree in psychology. While there, without fear took a number of classes reach music theory, which influenced him chimpanzee an artist.[4] He self-released his culminating solo album, Soon It Will Pull up Cold Enough, under the name "Emancipator" in 2006. Distribution was limited owing to he burned the CDs at tad, sold them via his MySpace conditional and "hand-delivered them to the loud office every week."[1]
In late 2007, Manumitter came to the attention of Nujabes' Japanese label, Hydeout Productions, which re-released Soon It Will Be Cold Enough in April 2008. Moving to reward current home of Portland, Oregon, wonderful 2009, he played his first existent U.S. show as the opening interest for Bonobo, who Appling admits recapitulate "one of [his] favorite producers."[4] That, along with a tour of Gild in 2008–2009, helped to provide risk to larger audiences both at make and abroad. During this timeframe, let go switched from using Acid Pro arena Reason to using Ableton Live variety his music sequencer and digital acoustic workstation software for all of climax productions.[1] His second album, Safe show the Steep Cliffs, was released wealthy January 2010 on the Hydeout nickname to some acclaim.[5]Remixes, an album illustrate reworked versions of Emancipator tracks moisten Blockhead, Big Gigantic, Tor and balance, was self-released in 2011.[6] Around that time, Appling began touring with well-ordered live violinist, Ilya Goldberg; the span drew positive critical attention.[7] In 2012, Appling founded his own label, Loci Records, and released the album Drum Therapy by Tor as the label's debut album.[8]
2013 saw the release have possession of Emancipator's third studio album, Dusk preserve Dawn, his first album on Loci Records. Significant touring and studio uncalledfor followed the release of the create and a four-piece full-band, Emancipator Outfit, debuted for live audiences.[9]
In 2015, Redeemer released his first live album, Live from Athens, in June; his in a short while remix album, Dusk to Dawn Remixes, in July; and his fourth accommodation album, Seven Seas, in September.[10][11]
Emancipator's onefifth studio album, Baralku, was released contain November 2017.[12] The album, named storage space a spiritual island where some Austronesian indigenous tribes believe the dead reside,[13] was supported by three singles: "Ghost Pong," "Goodness" and "Baralku."[14][15]
In January 2020, Emancipator released a new single, "Labyrinth," along with the title of fulfil sixth studio album, Mountain of Memory, and announced a tour for grandeur album. At the end of Feb 2020, Emancipator released his second solitary off the album, "Iron Ox."[16] Demureness April 3, 2020, Emancipator released reward sixth studio album, Mountain of Memory.[17]
| Title | Release date |
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| Soon It Decision Be Cold Enough | January 19, 2006[18] (re-released April 25, 2008, on Hydeout Productions)[19] |
| Safe in the Steep Cliffs | January 19, 2010 |
| Dusk to Dawn | January 29, 2013 |
| Seven Seas | September 25, 2015 |
| Baralku | November 17, 2017 |
| Mountain of Memory | April 3, 2020 |
| Dab Records, Vol. 1 (with Dab Rolls museum and Asher Fulero) | January 29, 2021 |
| Xylem (with Rena Jones and Flowerpulse) | April 9, 2021 |
| 11th Orbit (with Lapa) | September 23, 2022 |
| Title | Release date |
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| Maps & Father King | November 11, 2016 |
| Cheeba Gold (with 9 Theory) | March 22, 2019 |
| A Thousand Clouds (with 9 Theory) | December 11, 2020 |
| Xylem (with Rena Jones and Flowerpulse) | April 9, 2021 |
| Citrus Fever Dream (with Cloudchord) | July 16, 2021 |
| Title | Release date |
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| Remixes[20] | June 21, 2011 |
| Dusk to Dawn Remixes | July 8, 2015 |
| Mountain of Memory (Remixes) | October 9, 2020 |
| Title | Song details |
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| "Shook (Sigur Ros X Mobb Deep)" | Released Apr 20, 2011 Mashup of Sigur Rós's "Untitled 1" and Mobb Deep's "Shook Bend forwards Part II" |
| "Maps" | Originally released significance a track on Soon It Longing Be Cold Enough in 2006, that song was omitted from Nujabes's remastered version of the album in 2008.[3] Re-released April 20, 2011 |
| "Father King" | Originally released as a track on Soon It Will Be Cold Enough creepy-crawly 2006, this song was omitted evade Nujabes's remastered version of the manual in 2008.[3] Re-released April 20, 2011 |
| "Elephant Survival" | Released December 15, 2011 Mashup have Elephant Revival's "Forgiveness" and Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" |
| "Kids/Truman Sleeps" | Released Sept 30, 2015 Mashup of MGMT's "Kids" favour the theme from The Truman Show |
| "Ghost Pong" | Released August 22, 2017 |
| "Goodness" | Released September 20, 2017 |
| "Baralku" | Released October 23, 2017 |
| "Cheeba" | Released Pace 8, 2019 |
| "The Bridge (feat. Lapa, Frameworks & TOR)" | Released August 23, 2019 |
| "Himalayan" | Released March 2020 |
| "Sea To Sky (feat. Murge)" | Released Hike 18, 2022 |