Koreless
British electronic musician
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Lewis Roberts, better known by the stage name Koreless, is a Welsh electronic musician, DJ and producer. He released his debut album, Agor, in 2021.
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Koreless | |
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Roberts in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Lewis Roberts |
| Origin | Bangor, Wales |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | |
History
Roberts was born in Wales and spends the majority of his time in Glasgow.[1] In 2011, Koreless released his debut EP, 4D, on Pictures Music as a limited edition 12-inch single.[2] In July 2012, he released single "Lost In Tokyo" on Jacques Greene's record label, Vase Records.[3] He was invited to participate in the 2012 Red Bull Music Academy Summit in New York City.[4]
Koreless worked with London-based producer and vocalist Sampha in 2012 to form collaborative works under the name of Short Stories. The pair premiered their track "Let It Go" in a short DJ set for Boiler Room TV in December of that year.[5] This was released with second track, "On The Way", in January 2013 on Young Turks (now known simply as Young).[6] Koreless' second EP, Yügen, was released in 2013 on Young Turks.[7] The original EP announcement was accompanied by the release of supporting single, "Sun".[8] Another track from this EP, "Never", was featured in director Jason Reitman's 2014 film, Men, Women & Children.[9][10]
In December 2013, Koreless officially signed to Young Turks.[11] He later appeared on a track from labelmate SBTRKT's second studio album, Wonder Where We Land.[12][13]
Live
After signing for Young Turks, Koreless was featured in a label showcase on BBC Radio 1 broadcast live at Maida Vale Studios in London with a live string quartet.[14][15] During January 2014, Koreless supported Scottish band Mogwai during UK dates at the Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre in London. Koreless performed his set with a string trio composed of double bass, cello and violin.[16][17] Koreless had his live Australian debut in May 2014 as part of a line up for Sydney record label Future Classic's now yearly studio party at Sydney's Vivid Festival.[18][19]
He supported Caribou on his 2015 European and North American live tour.[20][21] On 9 April 2015, Koreless played alongside fellow electronic artists and composers James Holden and Luke Abbott in a show at the Barbican Centre to pay homage to the work and influence of electronic pioneer and minimalist composer Terry Riley.[22] In 2023, Koreless produced the music for Sharon Eyal, in her piece Into the Hairy.
Discography
Studio albums
- Agor (2021)
EPs
- 4D (2011)
- Yügen (2013)
Singles
- "Up Down Up Down" (2011)
- "Lost in Tokyo" (2012)
- "On the Way / Let It Go" (2013 as Short Stories with Sampha)
- "Sun" (2013)
- "TT / Love" (2015)
- "Black Rainbow / Moonlight" (2021)[23]
- "Seven" (2024)
Production discography and credits
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Role | Co-writer(s) | Co-producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "On The Way" | 2012 | Short Stories | On The Way / Let It Go | Main artist/Co-writer/Co-producer | Sampha | Sampha |
| "Let It Go" | ||||||
| "Arrow(s)" | 2013 | Szjerdene | Non-album single | Producer | — | Jacques Greene |
| "I Dated a Ghost 1nce" | Super Helpful Kwame | SoBer | Co-writer/producer | Kwame Edwards | — | |
| "The Exception to the Rule Has Taken Offense" | Co-writer/producer | Kwame Edwards | — | |||
| "Osea" | 2014 | SBTRKT | Wonder Where We Land | Featured artist/Co-writer/Synthesizers | SBTRKT | — |
| "Every Day Is a Miracle" | 2018 | David Byrne | American Utopia | Drums | — | — |
| "Sad Day" | 2019 | FKA Twigs | Magdalene | Co-writer/additional producer | FKA Twigs, Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Nicolas Jaar, Skrillex, Noah Goldstein | FKA Twigs, Benny Blanco, Nicolas Jaar, Skrillex, Cashmere Cat (add.), Noah Goldstein (add.) |
| "Holy Terrain" (featuring Future) |
Co-writer/additional producer | FKA Twigs, Future, Jack Antonoff, Sounwave, Skrillex, Poo Bear, Petar Lyondev | FKA Twigs, Jack Antonoff, Skrillex, Sounwave (add.), Kenny Beats (add.) | |||
| "Mary Magdalene" | Additional producer | — | FKA Twigs, Benny Blanco, Nicolas Jaar, Cashmere Cat (add.), Noah Goldstein (add.) | |||
| "Mirrored Heart" | Co-writer/producer | FKA Twigs, Ethan P. Flynn, Cy An | FKA Twigs | |||
| "No Kink In the Wire" | 2021 | Cosha | Mt. Pleasant | Producer | — | Cosha, JATA, Johan Hugo |
| "Lapdance from Asia" (featuring Shygirl) |
Producer | — | Cosha, Mura Masa, Brett "123" Shaw, Zack Sekuler | |||
| all tracks | Koreless | Agor | Main artist/writer/producer | — | Rodaidh McDonald (add.) | |
| "Ride the Dragon" | 2022 | FKA Twigs | Caprisongs | Co-writer/producer | FKA Twigs, El Guincho, Sounwave, Jeff Kleinman | El Guincho, FKA Twigs (co.), Sounwave (co.), Jeff Kleinman (co.) |
| "Meta Angel" | Co-writer/co-producer | FKA Twigs, El Guincho, Teo Halm | El Guincho, Teo Halm, FKA Twigs (co.) | |||
| "Pamplemousse" | Additional producer | — | El Guincho, Teo Halm (add.) | |||
| "Lightbeamers" | Additional producer | — | El Guincho, Jasper Lee Harris, Marius de Vries (co.) | |||
| "Papi Bones" (featuring Shygirl) |
Additional producer | — | FKA Twigs, El Guincho, Fakeguido, Jonny Coffer, Sega Bodega (drum) | |||
| "Which Way" (featuring Dystopia) |
Additional producer | — | Mike Dean | |||
| "Jealousy" (featuring Rema) |
Additional producer | — | FRED, El Guincho, P2J, FKA Twigs (co.) | |||
| "Track Girl Interlude" | Co-writer/producer | FKA Twigs, Warren Ellis | Warren Ellis | |||
| "Christi Interlude" | Co-writer/producer | Christi Meshell | — | |||
| "Eusexua" | 2024 | Eusexua | Producer | — | FKA Twigs, Eartheater, Sasha (add.), Bapari (add.), Two Shell (add.) | |
| "Perfect Stranger" | Producer | — | Stargate, Ojivolta, FKA Twigs, Stuart Price (add.) | |||
| "Drums of Death" | Producer | — | — | |||
| "Girl Feels Good" | 2025 | Producer | — | Aod, FKA Twigs, Felix Joseph, Marius de Vries, Ojivolta | ||
| "Perfect Stranger" | Producer | — | Stargate, Ojivolta, FKA Twigs, Stuart Price (add.) | |||
| "Room of Fools" | Producer | — | FKA Twigs | |||
| "Sticky" | Producer | — | FKA Twigs, Jonny Leslie (add.), Joseph (add.), Ojivolta (add.) | |||
| "Keep It, Hold It" | Producer | — | FKA Twigs, De Vries (add.), Jaar (add.) | |||
| "Childlike Things" (with North West) | Producer | — | Bhasker, Ojivolta, Korpse (add.) | |||
| "Striptease" | Producer | — | FKA Twigs, De Vries, Ojivolta, Brady (add.), Joseph (add.) | |||
| "24hr Dog" | Producer | — | De Vries | |||
| "Wanderlust" | Producer | — | FKA Twigs, De Vries, Ojivolta, Price, Tic | |||
| "Perfectly" | Producer | — | FKA Twigs, Maxx Morando, Xquisite Korpse, Batu (add.) | |||
| "The Dare" | Producer | — | FKA Twigs, Leslie (add.), Manni Dee (add.), Yves Rothman (add.) | |||
| "Got to Feel" | Producer | — | FKA Twigs, Henson, Levitt | |||
| "Striptease" (featuring Eartheater) | Producer | — | Eartheater, FKA Twigs, De Vries, Ojivolta, Aod (add.), Brady (add.), Joseph (add.) | |||
| "Lonely but Exciting Road" | Producer | — | FKA Twigs, Stargate, Leslie (add.), Dee (add.) |
