Kilbourne (DJ)

Ashe Kilbourne, who performs under the name Kilbourne, is an electronic dance music DJ and producer based in New York. She plays hard techno and gabber, and also plays in grindcore bands. ^{[1] [2]} She started making music when she was a student at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and then joined the DJ collective kunq. ^{[1] [3]} In 2017, she played Bloodrave: Music From Blade, a re-imagined score for the film Blade , in screenings in Brooklyn, Seattle and Baltimore. ^[4] The score was released as her third EP. ^[5] After releasing eight more EPs, ^[6] in 2025 she released her debut album, If Not to Give a Fantasy, on Hammerhead Records. ^[7]

References

1. Dicker, Holly (13 November 2019). "Discover The Extreme Hardcore-Fueled Sound Of Rising New York Producer Kilbourne". Electronic Beats. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
2. "Blood rave cuckoo challenge: Kilbourne on hard feels + stepping outside traditional dance music tempos". AQNB. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
3. Bowe, Miles (17 October 2016). "Kala and Kilbourne bring hardcore punk to the club their new Storm EP". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
4. "Kilbourne Re-Scored the 'Blade' Soundtrack, and It's Absolutely Incredible". Dance Music NW. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
5. "Kilbourne - Bloodrave: Music From Blade". Album of The Year. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
6. "Kilbourne - Discography". Album of The Year. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
7. "Kilbourne - If Not to Give a Fantasy". Album of The Year. Retrieved 23 April 2025.

Further reading

• Iadarola, Alexander (31 May 2016). "Kilbourne Uses Devastating Hardcore to Face Her Ghosts on New EP, 'Sourland'". Vice.
• "Fact mix 774: Kilbourne". Fact Magazine. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.