Jeff Abel (born 29 April 1986), better known by his stage name Excision, is a Canadian producer and

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. He is the founder of Rottun Recordings and Subsidia Records. Active since 2006, his first release, "Warning", was in 2007. He released an annual "

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" mix album in the third quarter of each year until 2016. He started his own music festival (Lost Lands) the following year and releases annual mixes. He is known for his tours with immense sound systems and huge visual productions. Abel founded the record label Destroid Music. Upon its debut, Destroid released a full-length digital album titled ''The Invasion''. The majority of tracks on the album were produced by Excision, with collaborations with other artists such as Datsik, Downlink, Space Laces, Far Too Loud,

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and Ajapai.

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is a

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supergroup and

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band consisting of Excision, Downlink and

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. Destroid is well known for their futuristic robot suits, heavy apocalyptic sounds, and visual productions and

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instrument use.

Career

Abel released his first Shambhala Mix in 2008, compilation of electronic dance music. In 2009 he released his first EP with Datsik and

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titled "Boom" on his own label "Rottun Recordings." That same year he and Datsik released the singles "Swagga" and "Invasion." In 2010 he released the single with DJ/Producer Downlink titled "Heavy Artillery" with rapper Messinian, which also followed up to another song which was "Reploid" featuring Downlink. In May 2011, Abel released a Downlink collaboration EP titled "Existence VIP". In November of the same year, Abel released his debut studio album ''X Rated'' on

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's record label

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. The album's release was supported by the North American "X Tour" with

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and Lucky Date, in early 2012, and around that time, the debut remix version of the album, "X Rated" titled, "X Rated: The Remixes" was released on September in 2012. He also formed the dubstep super group, Destroid, consisting of members Downlink and

. The group released their debut album, "The Invasion" which was released in May 2013. They also released their first single, "Destroid 11. Get Stupid" featuring Space Laces. On 15 November 2013, Excision unveiled a 100,000-watt sound system at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield Colorado for the Boomfest event. The event included a back-to-back set from

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and Cookie Monsta along with

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, Brillz, ill.Gates and Colorado locals, Robotic Pirate Monkey. Starting in January 2014, Excision began a new tour covering North America with support from

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and ill.Gates. This new tour featured his "Executioner" video and light production. This time, he brought a 150,000-watt sound system from PK Sound. In 2015, Excision released his second studio album ''Codename X'' on his own label Rottun Recordings. 2016 saw the debut of a new tour and production system, "The Paradox". The new production system made its way across North America selling out venues with the support of

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and

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on most dates. On 25 October 2016 Excision released his third studio album, ''Virus'', on Rottun Records. Virus contained 16 songs and collaborations with artists including Dion Timmer, Space Laces, Protohype, and others. In 2017, Excision announced the inaugural year of his own dinosaur-themed music festival, Lost Lands. Lost Lands took place at

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, Ohio 29 September through 1 October 2017. The lineup consisted of many of the top bass music DJs including Excision,

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, Rezz, Zeds Dead, 12th Planet,

, Kill The Noise, and many more. On March 15, 2018, following the success of the inaugural Lost Lands, Excision announced a west coast version of the festival, Bass Canyon, to be held 24-26 August 2018 at The Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington. Like Lost Lands, Bass Canyon began as a yearly camping festival featuring top bass music producers. In 2018, artists included Excision,

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, NGHTMRE,

, 12th Planet, and many more. On 14 August 2018, Excision released his fourth studio album, ''Apex''. The album took two years to make and it contains 14 songs and collaborations with artists including Dion Timmer,

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, Space Laces,

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and others. Excision stated that the album is a celebration of all he's accomplished in his career. In June 2019, he announced an upcoming EP with Dutch producer Dion Timmer. This collab EP, named ''Breaking Through'', was released on the 22nd of June. In September, he announced another EP with American dubstep producer

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. It was named ''Evolution EP'' and released on 13 September with

's single ''Another Me.'' In November, after more than three years of The Paradox, Abel announced his new audio/visual concept show titled "The Evolution" along with a double-header show he called "The Thunderdome." The new production debuted on January 31 and lasted until February 1, 2020 in Tacoma Dome, Washington. The production was inevitably cut short due to the

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. In 2020, Abel released his second collaboration with

, titled " Feel Something". The song featured the American metalcore band

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. He also followed up by another single with Downlink, his first collaboration with him after 3 years, titled "Resistance". In September, 2020, Excision announced his new record label, Subsidia Records, and launched three compilations consisting of 118 bass songs, ranging from Experimental Bass, Melodic Bass and Heavy Bass. He also released a one-and-a-half-hour long mix from his Lost Lands: Couch Lands livestream, titled "Excision Subsidia Mix 2020", along with three new singles, "Necromancer" with Dion Timmer, "Demise" with PhaseOne, and "Erase You" with

and

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Discography

;Studio albums * ''X Rated'' (2011) * ''Codename X'' (2015) * ''Virus'' (2016) * ''Apex'' (2018) * ''Onyx''（2022)

Achievements

"Destroid 1 Raise Your Fist" peaked at number 50 on the ''

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chart on August 10, 2013 Awarded for Best Dubstep Track at the 2012 first annual DMA's (Dubstep Music Awards)

References

External links

Excision's website

Lost Lands Music Festival's website

Bass Canyon's website

Subsidia Records's website
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