Lil Silva

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Lil Silva
Birth nameTyrone Jermaine Carter
Origin Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • DJ
Years active2008–present
Labels
Website soundcloud.com/lilsilva

Tyrone Jermaine "TJ" Carter, better known by the stage name Lil Silva, is an English record producer, singer, songwriter and DJ, based in Bedford. [1] [2] He has produced and sung on his own singles and EPs (mostly released through the Good Years label) that have been described as funky house, [3] UK funky, [1] instrumental grime and "dubstep-inflected pop". [4] He also takes a more traditional producer role on other musicians' work [5] —was principal producer on Banks's album Goddess [1] and contributed production to Adele's album 25. [5] He has collaborated with SBTRKT [6] and on Damon Albarn's Africa Express project.

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Life and career

Carter was born and raised in Bedford, 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 local grime 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 as Pharrell 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 own Pharrell, Timbaland or J 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 with Sampha came in 2011 on his EP The Patience, while 2014's Distance features two songs with the British artist BANKS.

In 2015, Lil Silva was called upon by producer Mark Ronson to provide additional production to Adele's song 'Lay Me Down', a bonus track on her album 25 . Ronson also called upon him for a session with Lady GaGa [8] around this same time period.

In 2019. Lil Silva joined forces with George Fitzgerald to create a house-leaning project called OTHERLiiNE, and the pair released an album (also called OTHERLiiNE) in 2020.

It was in 2019 when frequent collaborator Kano invited Lil Silva on stage at the Royal Albert Hall to perform with him [9] that he first started considering releasing his own debut album. [10] The lockdowns imposed by the COVID-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 album Yesterday Is Heavy was released on 15 July 2022. It features frequent collaborator Sampha, as well as Little Dragon, Ghetts, Serpentwithfeet, BADBADNOTGOOD, Charlotte Day Wilson, Skiifall and Elmiene. The album received a 5 star review from NME , [11] a 9/10 review from Clash . [12] and a score of 9 from The Line Of Best Fit. [13] Pitchfork said of the album "consider this album an extension of UK club's instinctual soul". [14]

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

TitleYearAlbumRef.
"Seasons" / "Funky Flex"2008Non-album singles [17]
"Funky Pulse"2009
"Funky Flex vs Pulse"2010
"The Split" / "Venture"2013
"Bouramsy" Africa Express Presents: Maison Des Jeunes
"Lines"2016Jimi
"Lines"
(George Fitzgerald Remix)
"Caught Up"
"De Ja"
"V1" / "Cyrup"Non-album singles
"Making Sense"2018
"Always Wonder"(featuring Cautious Clay)
"Chimes - Radio Edit" / "Chimes"2019OtherLiine
(as OtherLiine)		 [16] [18]
"Hates Me" [19]
"Hates Me" (Jacques Greene Remix)
"Backwards"
(featuring Sampha)		2022Yesterday is Heavy [20]
"Another Sketch"
"What If"
(featuring Skiifall)
"Leave It"
(featuring Charlotte Day Wilson)
"To the Floor"
(featuring BadBadNotGood)

Production discography

Remixes

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Olbrich, Suze (16 May 2014). "Lil Silva and Banks, is this the start of a beautiful musical friendship?". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Lil Silva chats with Benji". BBC. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Chester, Tim (15 December 2009). "Sidney Samson feat. Wizard Sleeve – Riverside (Lil Silva Mix) – Free MP3". NME . Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (8 August 2014). "Lil Silva: Mabel EP". Pitchfork . Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 Pritchard, Will (1 June 2016). "Caught Up: Lil Silva Speaks To Clash". Clash . Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Perry, Kevin (2 August 2013). "Lil Silva – 'The Distance'". NME . Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Stanley, Sean (9 June 2016). "The 10 tracks that remind me of Bedford, according to Lil Silva". Dummy. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lil Silva Finds His Voice". Office Magazine. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; Murray, Robin (9 October 2019). "Commitment To The Craft: Kano KO'd The Royal Albert Hall". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 4 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Lil Silva on Instagram: "'YESTERDAY IS HEAVY' My debut album !! Out July 15th. It was around 10 years ago when @sampha and @jamiewoon encouraged me to use my voice on my records. It was when @therealkano asked me to walk out with him at the Royal Albert Hall in 2019 that watered the seed of confidence in me to start piecing together the ideas for an album. The pandemic hit me hard and I needed a safe space to channel all of the emotional uncertainty I was dealing with. I ended up with two spaces, the studio and my own thoughts. The two became a constant presence throughout the writing of this record. It's an album about stepping outside of a comfort zone, outside of myself. It's about heft and heart but mostly about hope. It's taken me a long time to get to this stage, but I appreciate the value of taking time and I don't regret it. Yesterday is heavy but tomorrow is forever. Can't wait for you to hear it ♥️ Thank you to every single one of you guys who helped make this happen ~ @sampha / @littledragonflicks / @judahlos_ / @charlottedaywilson / @benjib / @jamesvmcmorrow / @jamiewoon / @badbadnotgood / @skiifalls / @elmiene / @therealghetts / @serpentwithfeet / @kwes / @georgefitzgerald_ / @lawrencehartmusic / @mansurbrown / @milescjames 📸 @bafic"". Instagram. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Moore, Sam (13 July 2022). "Lil Silva – 'Yesterday Is Heavy' review: an assured debut well worth the wait". NME. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  12. ↑ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; ClashMusic (15 July 2022). "Lil Silva - Yesterday Is Heavy | Reviews". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 21 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "Lil Silva's Yesterday Is Heavy remains firmly in the present with a beating club heart". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Lil Silva: Yesterday Is Heavy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "George FitzGerald and Lil Silva announce debut project as OTHERLiiNE with new single "Hates Me"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  16. 1 2 Evans, Steph (23 August 2019). "George FitzGerald and Lil Silva ring "Chimes" for debut as OtherLiine". Earmilk. Archived from the original on 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  17. 1 2 3 Cragg, Michael (30 March 2011). "New music: Lil Silva featuring Sampha – On Your Own". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  18. 1 2 Middleton, Ryan. "George Fitzgerald & Lil Silva Launch New Project OTHERLiiNE With Single 'Chimes'". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "OTHERLiiNE - George FitzGerald x Lil Silva - Share New Single 'Hates Me'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  20. ↑ Renshaw, David (6 April 2022). "Lil Silva and Sampha share "Backwards"" . Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  21. ↑ "Acclaimed producer and songwriter Paul Epworth releases brand new track 'Love Galaxy feat. Jay Electronica & Lil Silva' - Listen Now". www.xsnoize.com. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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