Dillinja | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Karl Nicholas Francis [1] |
| Also known as | Basic Influence Capone Cybotron Trinity D-Type Suburban Knights The Specialist |
| Origin | Brixton, London |
| Genres | Drum and bass, jungle |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, record producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Metalheadz, V Recordings, Valve Recordings, Chronic, Hard Leaders, FFRR |
| Website | www |
Karl Nicholas Francis, also known as Dillinja, is a British jungle/drum and bass DJ and record producer. [2]
Dillinja is a prolific producer and artist within the jungle and drum and bass scene. [3] Since 1991, Dillinja has produced a number of tracks under both that and other aliases such as Suburban Knight, Cybotron, Trinity, Capone, Basic Influence, and The Specialist.
He set up his sound system and record label Valve Recordings with long-time producing partner Lemon D in 2001 and it made its debut at Fabric nightclub in London, and subsequently travelled across the UK and Worldwide. [4]
With the re-release of his track Twist Em Out (featuring MC Skibadee) he reached number 35 in the UK Singles Chart in June 2003. [5]
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