Joker (British musician)
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| Born | Liam Sylvester McLean[1] 30 January 1989 Bristol, England |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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Liam Sylvester McLean (born 30 January 1989),[2] better known by his stage name Joker, is a British record producer[3][4] and audio engineer who creates music in genres such as dubstep and grime and was known for creating the subgenre "purple sound".[5]
He has contributed to two releases produced by the London-based record company Hyperdub.[6][7] He was named "2009 king of bass music" by XLR8R magazine.[8] He also runs his own label known as Kapsize Recordings.[citation needed] His debut album, The Vision, was released on 31 October 2011 through independent label 4AD.[9] His sophomore LP, The Mainframe, was released on 16 February 2015 through his own Kapsize imprint.[10]
Since mixing Swindle's 2019 album No More Normal, Mclean has established himself as a prolific audio engineer in both popular music and underground music scenes, and has mastered music by Stormzy and Hudson Mohawke among others.[11][12]
Studio albums
- The Vision (4AD, 2011)
- The Mainframe (Kapsize, 2015)
Singles and EPs
- Kapsize EP (Earwax, 2007)
- "Holly Brook Park" / "80's" (Kapsize, 2008)
- "Play Doe" / "Tempered" (Joker & Rustie / Rustie) (Kapsize, 2008)
- "3K Lane" / "Modem" (Jakes vs Joker / Jakes) (H.E.N.C.H / Terrorhythm, 2008)
- "Snake Eater" / "Move Dis" (Joker / TRG) (Soul Motive, 2008)
- Top of the Game EP (Terrorhythm, 2008)
- "Do It" / "Psychedelic Runway" (Kapsize, 2009)
- "Digidesign" / "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Joker / 2000F & J Kamata) (Hyperdub, 2009)
- "Purple City" / "Re-Up" (with Ginz) (Kapsize, 2009)
- "Untitled_rsn"[a] (Tectonic, 2009)
- Hyperdub 5.2 EP (Joker & Ginz / Zomby / Samiyam) (Hyperdub, 2009)
- "City Hopper" / "Output 1-2" (Tectonic, 2009)
- "Tron" (Kapsize, 2010)
- Gully Goon Estate EP (with Terror Danjah & Illmana) (Hardrive, 2011)
- "The Vision (Let Me Breathe)"[b] (featuring Jessie Ware & Freddie Gibbs) (4AD, 2011)
- "Slaughter House"[c] (featuring Silas of Turboweekend) (4AD, 2011)
- The Vision Instrumentals (4AD, 2011)
- "On My Mind" (featuring William Cartwright) (Goldie & Rustie mixes) (4AD, 2011)
- "Lost" (featuring Buggsy & Otis Brown) (incl. Redlight Remix) (4AD, 2012)
- "Skitta" / "I Think You Should Know" (featuring Newham Generals) (Kapsize, 2012)
- "Old Era" (Kapsize, 2012)
- Face Off EP (Kapsize, 2013)
- Headtop EP (Kapsize, 2014)
- "Midnight" (Kapsize, 2014)
- The Phoenix EP (Kapsize, 2016)
- XXIV Bit EP (Kapsize, 2016)
- Fantasy (Kapsize, 2017)
- Mad Night / Melkweg Bass (Kapsize, 2017)
- Anamorphic / Forever (Kapsize, 2018)
- Marching Orders / Polka Dot (Kapsize, 2018)
- Boat / Deploy (Kapsize, 2018)
- "Tears" W Skrillex & Sleepnet (OWSLA/Atlantic records, 2023)
- Juggernaut / S Wave (Kapsize, 2024)
- Elastic Band / Small Room (Kapsize, 2024)
