''Soul Trader'' is the second

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by English

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producer ils. It was originally released in the UK on 7 January 2002, followed by a US release on 5 August 2003. The album's release was succeeded with the release of three singles; "Next Level", "No Soul", and "Music" on

Marine Parade Records Marine Parade is an independent record label set up and owned by the electronic music DJ and producer Adam Freeland in 1998. Details The name of the label originates from the street on which Freeland used to live in his hometown of Brighton ...

in 2002. "Next Level" reached #75 in the

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and was included on the album as "6 Space (Next Level)".

Background

Following Walker's departure with Fuel Records following the release of ''

Idiots Behind the Wheel ''Idiots Behind the Wheel'' is the debut studio album by English electronic music producer Ils. It was released by Fuel Records on 9 August 1999 on CD and vinyl Vinyl may refer to: Chemistry * Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a particular vinyl ...

'', he signed with Marine Parade and released ''Soul Trader'' on 7 January 2002. Following this, three singles were released through Marine Parade, "Next Level", "No Soul", and "Music", to commercial success, with all three singles charting in the UK, at positions #75, #82, and #98 respectively. On 5 August 2003, Myutopia Recordings released a US version of the album, featuring a different album cover and two exclusive bonus tracks. Myutiopa also released a DVD version of the album (featuring bonus music videos) on 14 August 2006.

Track listing

Release history

References

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