Illian Walker, better known as Ils or iLS, is an English musician and producer, who has released records on

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including

Marine Parade Marine Parade is a planning area and residential estate located in the Central Region of Singapore. Straddling the tip of the southeastern coast of Pulau Ujong, Marine Parade serves as a buffer between the Central and East regions of the c ...

and

Distinct'ive Records Distinctive Records (formerly Distinct'ive Records) is a UK based record label founded in 1995. The label has hundreds of releases from artists, most notably Hybrid, Way Out West, and Ils. History Distinctive Records was initially founded ...

. Born in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, Ils started his production career on

LTJ Bukem Daniel Williamson (born 20 September 1967), better known as LTJ Bukem (), is a British drum and bass musician, producer and DJ. He and his record label Good Looking are most associated with the jazzy, atmospheric side of drum and bass music. ...

drum and bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...

label,

Good Looking Records Good Looking Records is a jungle and drum & bass record label, formed in 1991 by producer LTJ Bukem. The label specializes in jazz-influenced and atmospheric, so-called Intelligent Drum & Bass. Overview The label releases music which includ ...

. He was signed to Marine Parade by owner

Adam Freeland Adam Freeland (born 7 August 1973) is an English record producer and DJ. He is also the owner and creative director of the record label Marine Parade, which has released material by artists including Evil Nine, ILS, Alex Metric and Jape. Born ...

, who cited Ils' unique breaks production. Ils is influenced by electro, funk, and techno artists in his ''Idiots Behind the Wheel'' album. His ''Soul Trader'' album represented a more even sound, with few particularly energetic or downbeat tracks. He also mixed an album for

' ''Y4k'' series. His 2002 single, "Next Level", on Marine Parade spent one week at #75 in the

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, in February 2002. It was released on his second studio album, ''Soul Trader'', as "6 Space (Next Level)".

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

References

External links

Official website archive

Official Myspace
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Ils Interview - September 2007
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