Joker
British electronic musician

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British electronic musician
A.K.A.
Liam McLean
Gender:
Male
Places:
United Kingdom
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MusicianElectronic musician
Work field:
Music
Birth:
30 January 1991(Bristol, Avon, South West England, United Kingdom)
Star sign:
Aquarius
Genres:
Dubstep
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Liam Sylvester McLean (born 30 January 1989), better known by his stage name Joker, is a British record producer who creates music in genres such as dubstep and grime and was known for creating the subgenre "purple sound". He was named "2009 king of bass music" by XLR8R magazine and was featured in the September 2009 issue of The Wire magazine. He has contributed to two releases produced by the London-based record company Hyperdub. He also runs his own label known as Kapsize Recordings. His debut album, The Vision, was released on 31 October 2011 through independent label 4AD. His sophomore LP, The Mainframe, was released on 16 February 2015 through his own Kapsize imprint.

Joker was featured on BBC Radio One Essential mix, hosted by Pete Tong.

Discography

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" (Kapsize, 2008)
  • "3K Lane" / "Modem" (H.E.N.C.H / Terrorhythm, 2008)
  • "Snake Eater" / "Move Dis" (Soul Motive, 2008)
  • Top of the Game EP (Terrorhythm, 2008)
  • "Do It" / "Psychedelic Runway" (Kapsize, 2009)
  • "Digidesign" / "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Hyperdub, 2009)
  • "Purple City" / "Re-Up" (Kapsize, 2009)
  • "Untitled_rsn" (Tectonic, 2009)
  • Hyperdub 5.2 EP (Hyperdub, 2009)
  • "City Hopper" / "Output 1-2" (Tectonic, 2009)
  • "Tron" (Kapsize, 2010)
  • Gully Goon Estate EP (Hardrive, 2011)
  • "The Vision (Let Me Breathe)" (4AD, 2011)
  • "Slaughter House" (4AD, 2011)
  • The Vision Instrumentals (4AD, 2011)
  • "On My Mind" (Goldie & Rustie mixes) (4AD, 2011)
  • "Lost" (incl. Redlight Remix) (4AD, 2012)
  • "Skitta" / "I Think You Should Know" (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)