Lil Silva | |
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| Birth name | Tyrone Jermaine Carter |
| Origin | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Website | soundcloud |
Tyrone Jermaine "TJ" Carter, better known by the stage nameLil Silva, is an English record producer, singer, songwriter and DJ, based inBedford.[1][2] He has produced and sung on his own singles and EPs (mostly released through the Good Years label) that have been described asfunky house,[3]UK funky,[1] instrumentalgrime and "dubstep-inflected pop".[4] He also takes a more traditionalproducer role on other musicians' work[5]—was principal producer onBanks's albumGoddess[1] and contributed production toAdele's album25.[5] He has collaborated withSBTRKT[6] and onDamon Albarn's Africa Express project.
Carter was born and raised inBedford, England.[7] He produced a CD worth of original material at age nine,[1] began producing at age 10 or 11,[2] and at age 13 was DJing at "Bedford's all-ages club Cabana" whilst also part of localgrime crew Macabre Unit.[1] The competition and camaraderie of the Macabre Unit pushed all of its producers to find and develop their own distinct sound. Influenced by what was happening in the music scene overseas in the US, where artists such asPharrell were starting to create their own distinct 'sounds' in terms of their production styles, Lil Silva thought that there was no reason why the UK grime scene couldn't have its ownPharrell,Timbaland orJ Dilla.
As he moved away from grime, Lil Silva began to search for what would become his signature 'Silva Sound'. Some would say this first became actualised on 'Seasons', the upbeat, thumping single from his 2010 EP 'Night Skanker'. This preceded the release of several short bodies of work including five EPs released between 2010 and 2016. His first of what would become many collaborations withSampha came in 2011 on his EPThe Patience, while 2014'sDistance features two songs with the British artistBANKS.
In 2015, Lil Silva was called upon by producerMark Ronson to provide additional production toAdele's song 'Lay Me Down', a bonus track on her album25. Ronson also called upon him for a session withLady GaGa[8] around this same time period.
In 2019. Lil Silva joined forces withGeorge Fitzgerald to create a house-leaning project calledOTHERLiiNE, and the pair released an album (also calledOTHERLiiNE) in 2020.
It was in 2019 when frequent collaboratorKano invited Lil Silva on stage at theRoyal Albert Hall to perform with him[9] that he first started considering releasing his own debut album.[10] The lockdowns imposed by theCOVID-19 pandemic expedited the quiet time he would need to create solo music for himself, and also offered a reprise from life as a touring DJ and in-demand producer.
Lil Silva's debut albumYesterday Is Heavy was released on 15 July 2022. It features frequent collaboratorSampha, as well asLittle Dragon,Ghetts,Serpentwithfeet,BADBADNOTGOOD,Charlotte Day Wilson,Skiifall and Elmiene. The album received a 5 star review fromNME,[11] a 9/10 review fromClash.[12] and a score of 9 fromThe Line Of Best Fit.[13]Pitchfork said of the album "consider this album an extension of UK club's instinctual soul".[14]
| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
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| "Seasons" / "Funky Flex" | 2008 | Non-album singles | [17] |
| "Funky Pulse" | 2009 | ||
| "Funky Flex vs Pulse" | 2010 | ||
| "The Split" / "Venture" | 2013 | ||
| "Bouramsy" | Africa Express Presents:Maison Des Jeunes | ||
| "Lines" | 2016 | Jimi | |
| "Lines" (George Fitzgerald Remix) | |||
| "Caught Up" | |||
| "De Ja" | |||
| "V1" / "Cyrup" | Non-album singles | ||
| "Making Sense" | 2018 | ||
| "Always Wonder"(featuringCautious Clay) | |||
| "Chimes - Radio Edit" / "Chimes" | 2019 | OtherLiine (asOtherLiine) | [16][18] |
| "Hates Me" | [19] | ||
| "Hates Me" (Jacques Greene Remix) | |||
| "Backwards" (featuringSampha) | 2022 | Yesterday is Heavy | [20] |
| "Another Sketch" | |||
| "What If" (featuringSkiifall) | |||
| "Leave It" (featuringCharlotte Day Wilson) | |||
| "To the Floor" (featuringBadBadNotGood) |
Remixes
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