DJ Olive (also known as The Audio Janitor; born Gregor Asch) is an American

disc jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music f ...

and

turntablist Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer. The mixer is plugged into a PA sys ...

. He is known for producing music generally in the

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genre, with strong influences of dub, and

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styles. He is widely credited with coining of the term "

Illbient Illbient is a genre of electronic music and an art movement that originated among hip hop-influenced artists from Williamsburg, New York City around 1994. DJ Olive, and DJ Spooky, pioneers of the genre, have both claimed to have coined the ter ...

" in 1994. He was a founding member of the immersionist group Lalalandia Entertainment Research Corporation in 1991. DJ Olive is a member of We, Lunchbox and Liminal. He has also collaborated with

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, William Hooker,

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, Dave Douglas, and various others. DJ Olive aka the Audio Janitor in back of pick up truck Brooklyn 1992

Associated acts

( Sonic Youth, Ciccone Youth, Free Kitten) *

( DNA,

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, Badawi, Subdub, Butch Morris, John Zorn,

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, Electric Masada, Amanda Stewart) *

Dave Douglas,

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, Keystone,

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, William Hooker, (

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)

Discography

*dj olive. Coco, Record blanks *dj olive. So Me Free, Record blanks *dj olive. Homeless Records, Record blanks *dj olive. Moon Wax, Record blanks *dj olive. Vinyl Scores Live at Kootenay Coop Radio, Record blanks *dj olive. Vinyl Scores Live at Berghain, Record blanks *dj olive. Balm, Record blanks *dj olive, THWIS, the Agriculture *dj olive, "Heaps As" Live in Tasmania, the Agriculture *dj olive, Bodega, the Agriculture *dj olive, Coonymus ep, the Agriculture *dj olive, Triage, ROOM40 *dj olive, Sleep, ROOM40 *dj olive, Buoy, ROOM40 * We™, Decentertainment, Home Entertainment, *We™, Square root of negative one, Asphodel *We™, "as is", Asphodel *We™, Asphodelic, Asphodel *We™, Sonar99. La recopilacion, so dens *We™, crooklyn dub vol 1, Word sound *We™, Valis: assassination of syntax, subharmonic *We™, Mysteries of creation, Axiom *We™, Necropolis Mix, Knitting Factory Works *We™, The Antenna Tool and Die Session, Asphodel *We™, Home Entertainment Vol. 2, Liquid Sky Music *We™, Home Entertainment Vol. 3, Liquid Sky Music *We™, Rock& Roll, this is jungle sky vol. 5, Liquid Sky Music *We™, Land of the Baboon, Silent *We™, You Mix, Incursions in Illbient, Asphodel *Lunchbox, Anyways, the Agriculture *Lunchbox, Incite:20, XLR8R *Kim Gordon, Dj Olive, Ikue Mori, SYR 5 *DJ Olive & J.P. Dessy, Scories, Sub Rosa *BBQ Beets II, returturn of the yams, the Agriculture.com *Barbecue Beets, sunrise on a rooftop in brooklyn, the agriculture *Liminal, Live at the Whitney Museum Series, Knitting Factory Works *Liminal, Nosferatu Soundtrack, Knitting Factory Works *Liminal, Pre Set, Knitting Factory Works *Keter, Zohar, Knitting Factory Works *Elliot Sharp, State of the Union, Zoar *Funk, this is jungle sky vol.6. Liquid Sky Music *Welcome to Execrate, Leaf *Ben Neill, Triptycal, Antilles *William Hooker, Armageddon, Homestead Records *William Hooker, Mindfulness, Knitting Factory Works *William Hooker,Compexity #2, Kos recordings *Cloudwatch vol. 2. Sonic Soul *Gerard Malanga, Up from the Archives, Sub Rosa *BitStreams, Sound work exhibition at the Whitney Museum, JDK *A Mutated Christmas, Illegal Art *Copier.Coller, Quatermass, La Batie, Sub Rosa *The turntable sessions, vol 1,Amulet Records *Drop the Needle, illy B Eats remixes and breakbeats, Amulet Records *Melatonin, Room 40 *Dj Olive meets I/O, Powerhouse Sessions, Room 40 *Polyhedric Tetrapak, Ooze.bap records *NXS, Sleeper, Music Mine *Soundworks, Whitney Biennial 2002, Whitney *Blue Marble, Aiko Shimada, Tzadik *EMIT, One, Electronic music information technology *City Sonics, Transcultures *Christian Marclay, dj Trio, Asphodel *Christian Marclay, dj Trio, Live at the Hirshhorn 2002, Cuneiform Records *Liquid Architecture #6, Liquid Architecture Festival Melbourne *Matt Haimovitz, Goulash, Oxingale records *Matt Haimovitz Tod Machover, The Vinyl Cello, Oxingale records *Benefit Compilation For Japan, Various Artists Of Kompakt Distribution *2008 Mutek Festival Compilation, Mutek Records *Air Texture Vol 3, Air Texture With

*'' Urlicht / Primal Light'' (Winter & Winter, 1997) *'' Gustav Mahler in Toblach'' (Winter & Winter, 1999) *'' The Goldberg Variations'' (Winter & Winter, 2000) *'' Gustav Mahler: Dark Flame'' (Winter & Winter, 2003) *''

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'' (Winter & Winter, 2005) *''

Uri Caine Ensemble Plays Mozart ''Uri Caine Ensemble Plays Mozart'' is a live album by pianist Uri Caine's Ensemble performing works written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart recorded in 2006 and released on the Winter & Winter label. It was recorded at the Amstel church in Amsterdam as ...

'' (Winter & Winter, 2006) With Dave Douglas *'' Keystone'' (Greenleaf, 2005) *'' Moonshine'' (Greenleaf, 2007) *'' Spark of Being'' (Greenleaf, 2010) With

Medeski, Martin & Wood Medeski Martin & Wood (or MMW) is an American jazz fusion band formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboards, Billy Martin on drums, and Chris Wood on bass. The band is influenced by musical traditions including funk and hip hop an ...

*''

Uninvisible ''Uninvisible'' is an album by avant-jazz-funk organ trio Medeski, Martin & Wood. Track listing All tracks by Medeski Martin & Wood except where noted. #"Uninvisible" – 3:37 #"I Wanna Ride You" ( Medeski) – 3:28 #"Your Name is Snake Anthony ...

'' (Blue Note, 2002) Remix's include work for: *vida blue *Bill Laswell *sporangia *celluid mata *Kompakt *telekenetic soulmate *48 cameras *Choro Club *Nettle *Rinken *Mono *Zu *the McDades *Medeski Martin & Wood Remixed by WE (TM): *Free Kitten *Medeski Martin and Wood *Tipsy *Arto Lindsay *Soul Slinger *the Dylan group

References

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External links

Official Site

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