Riz Maslen is an English

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...

ian. During the mid-1990s, she worked with

4hero 4hero are an electronic music group from Dollis Hill, London, comprising producers Mark "Marc Mac" Clair & Denis "Dego" McFarlane. While the band is often cited as ''4 Hero'' or ''4-Hero'', the name is stylised as ''4hero'' on their albums and ...

and

Future Sound of London The Future Sound of London (often abbreviated FSOL) is a British electronic music duo composed of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans. They have been described as a "boundary-pushing" electronic act, covering techno, ambient, house music, trip ho ...

. After playing keyboards for the Beloved, she took out a loan, built a home studio and created her first albums there. In 1995, she signed as Neotropic under the label

Ntone NTone was a sister imprint to the independent record label, Ninja Tune. The imprint was based in London, United Kingdom and specialised in experimental electronic music. The label was originally called "Ninja Tone", but it was felt this was too ...

and soon after as Small Fish with Spine to

Oxygen Music Works Oxygen Music Works, or OMW, was an Anglo-American independent record label. Founded in 1991 by Andy Shih, its initial, occasional releases (all vinyl) focused on the sounds of the then-thriving New York underground house music scene. By the time ...

in New York. She continues to be a prominent figure in experimental electronic music.

Discography

Neotropic

* ''Tumble Weed'' EP - N-Tone - 1995 * ''15 Levels of Magnification'' LP - N-Tone - 1995 * ''Laundrophonic'' EP - N-Tone - 1996 * ''15 Levels of Magnification Remixes'' EP - N-Tone - 1997 * ''Ultra Freaky Orange'' EP - N-Tone - 1998 * '' Mr Brubaker's Strawberry Alarm Clock'' LP - N-Tone - 1998 (''

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'' ranked the album at 31 on its list of "The 50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" in 2015) * ''La Prochaine Fois'' LP - N-Tone - 2001 * "Sunflower Girl" 7" - N-Tone - 2002 * ''White Rabbits'' LP - Mush - 2004 * ''Prestatyn'' EP - Council Folk Recordings - 2006 * ''Whiter Rabbits'' 2 x LP - Squids Eye Records - 2008 * ''Equestrienne'' LP - Council Folk Recordings - 2009

Small Fish with Spine

* ''Stickleback'' EP - Oxide - 1996 * ''The Hilltop EP'' - Apollo - 1996 * ''Fugu'' EP - Oxide - 1996 * ''I Hate Your Remixes'' EP - Oxide - 1996 * ''Fugu Remixed'' EP - Oxide - 1996 * ''Ultimate Sushi'' LP - Oxide - 1999

Remix work

Tracks by

Mantronik Kurtis el Khaleel (born Graham Curtis el Khaleel, September 4, 1965), known by the stage name Kurtis Mantronik, is a Jamaican-born Hip hop music, hip hop and Electronic music, electronic-music artist, DJ, remixer, and producer. He was the leader, ...

, Low, Frank Chickens, Sky Crys Mary,

DJ Food DJ Food is an electronic music project currently headed by Kevin Foakes (also known as "Strictly Kev"). Originally conceived by the members of Coldcut on the Ninja Tune independent record label, the project started in 1990 on the premise of p ...

, Ekko, Mich Gerber,

Skinny Puppy Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial music group formed in Vancouver in 1982. The group is among the founders of the industrial rock and electro-industrial genres. Initially envisioned as an experimental side-project by cEvin Key (Kevin Crompton ...

Ulver Ulver (Norwegian for "wolves") is a Norwegian experimental electronica band founded in 1993, by vocalist Kristoffer Rygg. Their early works, such as debut album '' Bergtatt'', were categorised as folklore-influenced black metal, but the band h ...

, Thread,

Fujiya & Miyagi Fujiya & Miyagi is a British group formed in Brighton, East Sussex, England, in 2000. The current line-up consists of David Best (vocals and guitar), Stephen Lewis (synths and vocals), Ed Chivers (drums), Ben Adamo and Ben Farestuedt (bass and ...

and :papercutz.

Filmography

*''Dish'' - written and directed by Meloni Poole, Film Four and Film Council. Shown at London Film Festival 2001 and competition at International Film Festivals. *''Remote Control'' - Kohoutek documentary at various film events around London. *''Murder in Paradise'' - documentary for Channel 4 broadcast early 2002. *''La Prochaine Fois'' - directed Riz Maslen, shown at Leeds film festival 2000, Pompidou Centre in Paris 2000 and Sundance Film Festival 2002. *''Vigilarie'' - Riz Maslen and Kaffe Matthews. A film about surveillance as part of the Future Sonic Festival in Manchester 2001, FutureSonic Tour 2004 Bristol / Birmingham / Liverpool.

Videogame work

Maslen also provided vocals to the '' Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories'' soundtrack.

References

External links

www.neotropic.net

La Prochaine Fois at Squidattack

Neotropic Myspace profile

Riz Maslen's YouTube channel
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