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  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Electronica
  • Instrument: Producer, DJ
  • Representative Albums: "U.S.S.R.: Life from the Other Side," "U.S.S.R. Repertoire (The Theory of Verticality)," "U.S.S.R. Reconstruction"
  • Representative Songs: "Conquest of the Irrational," "Headz Still Ain't Ready," "Combustible"

Biography

Hip-hop's influence spread far and wide during the '80s, as witnessed by the growth of the international scene during the following decade. Standing beside brilliant DJs from Japan (Krush) and France (Cam), Russia's DJ Vadim has proved to be the most popular advocate of hip-hop to come out of the former Soviet bloc, triggered mostly by the fact that he moved to Britain early in life. Upon arrival, he set up his own Jazz Fudge Records later that year to issue a demo he called Derelicts of Conformity (by Son of Seth). He finally released the recordings early in 1995, as DJ Vadim's Abstract Hallucinating Gases EP. Britain's top hip-hop and acid jazz DJs began playing the record and, after being scouted by several labels, Vadim signed a contract with Ninja Tune. Several EPs released during 1995-1996 showed him to be quite an experimentalist, working heavily with static and noise, never content to let his ideas meander past the two- or three-minute point. His first LP, U.S.S.R. Repertoire (The Theory of Verticality), was released in late 1996.

The following year, Vadim began working on acts for Jazz Fudge; he issued the compilation Sculpture & Broken Sound, then debuted his own Andre Gurov project with the album A New Rap Language. His next project, the highly touted remix album U.S.S.R. Reconstruction, appeared in 1998, and was followed a year later by U.S.S.R.: Life from the Other Side. His third U.S.S.R. record, The Art of Listening, dropped in 2002. Relatively quiet during the early 2000s -- his only full-length release was a mix album, Stereo Pictures, Vol. 3 -- Vadim nevertheless reappeared in 2007 on BBE, with a production album titled The Soundcatcher, as well as the Live in Brooklyn mix CD on Mothergrain. He was back on BBE for his next 12", Got to Rock/Black Is the Night, at the end of 2007 and remained there for his next two singles, 2008's Talk to Me/Like the Wind and 2009's Hidden Treasure/Saturday/Soldier. The full-length LP U Can't Lurn Imaginashun was issued in May of 2009. Vadim has also worked as the Bug, with Kevin Martin, Dave Cochran, and Alex Buess. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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DJ Vadim

Background information
Birth name Andrey Gurov
Also known as Vadim Peare, daddy vad[citation needed]
Origin Russia
Genres Electronica, Hip-hop, Trip-hop, Soul
Occupations DJ, Producer
Instruments Turntables
Labels BBE
Ninja Tune
Jazz Fudge
Associated acts One Self
Website http://www.djvadim.com/
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DJ Vadim (aka Vadim Peare) is a prolific DJ and producer, born in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia), raised in London and currently residing in both New York and Port-au-Prince, Haiti,[citation needed] whose music combines hip hop, soul, reggae and electronica. He has been described as "one of the few artists creating genuinely new work in the Hip-Hop field"[1] and an artist who "cannot be ignored".[1]

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Career

In 1994, Vadim founded his own independent record label, Jazz Fudge, but signed to Ninja Tune the following year, before his current label BBE, in 2007. Aside from DJ-ing and producing, he has also worked as in A&R and promotion, as well as a radio presenter on the BBC's "Around The World In Eight Relays" programme.

Throughout his career he has worked with a variety of musicians, singers ans groups, including DJ Krush, Stevie Wonder, The Roots, Prince, Public Enemy, Dilated Peoples, Kraftwerk, Sly and the family stone, Fat Freddys Drop, Super Furry Animals, and Paul Weller. He is also known for having worked with a number of unsigned artists who later went on to find commercial success.

In addition to his regular album releases, he has also recorded under the names "Andre Gurov" and "Little Aida" and has appeared as a member of the various artists project The Isolationist. He is also the DJ and producer for Spanish hip hop group 7 Notas 7 Colores, and, in 2001, was nominated alongside them at the Latin Grammy Awards.

His album, USSR: Life From The Other Side featured Scratch Perverts, Iriscience (from Dilated Peoples), Blade and Sarah Jones. To promote the record, Vadim put together a live group - The Russian Percussion - consisting of Mr Thing (turntables), Killa Kela (beat box), Blu Rum 13 (MC), John Ellis (keyboards). The tour consisted of 200 live shows taking in twenty four countries throughout Europe and North America.

His central project for 2005-6 was DJ-ing for the hip-hop group One Self, with MCs Yarah Bravo (his wife) and Blu Rum 13. The first One Self album, Children of Possibility was released on September 20, 2005.

He has made many remixes from The Cure, Erykah Badu, Alice Russel, Paul Weller, Prince, CL Smooth,

On average he performs 170-180 shows a year in over 63 countries.

Style

DJ Vadim composes both music for MCs, singers and poets and soulful instrumental hip-hop beats. In both cases, certain stylistic trends emerge;

  • Dominating rhythmic percussion, heavy use of drum programming which are sometimes broken or stuttering, heavy bass and synthesizer use.
  • Organic, soulful touches often using studio musicians, with undertones of roots reggae and ragga and driving, hip-hop drum orchestration.
  • Original sounding compositions, arrangements that fuse many genres from hip-hop and electronica to soul and reggae.
  • Heavy use of ethnic sounds, including Asian, South American and African.

Discography

DJ Vadim

  • "Abstract Hallucinating Gases" EP (Jazz Fudge, April 1995)
  • "Headz Ain't Ready" EP (Jazz Fudge, June 1995)
  • "Non lateral hypothesis" 12” (Ninja Tune, February 1996)
  • "Aural Prostitution" 12” (Ninja Tune, August 1996) feat. Lewis Parker, Delirious, Mark B, Acyde and Sli Poetry.
  • "Heterogeneous/Nocturnal Thought Tracks" - Recorded for the various artists compilation Organised Sound (Jazz Fudge, September 1996)
  • USSR Repertoire LP (Ninja Tune, September 1996)
  • "Conquest of the irrational" 12” (Ninja Tune, May 1997) feat. Jupiter.
  • DJ Vadim presents Sculpture and Broken Sound LP (P-vine Japan, 1997)
  • USSR Reconstruction Remix LP (Ninja Tune, February 1998)
  • Architects of the Great Mix Tape (Jazz Fudge, February 1998) with DJ Primecuts.
    • As featured on the front cover CD of the February 1998 issue of DJ Magazine.
  • Anti Pop Consortium (With DJ Primecuts)
  • "Friction" 12” (Ninja Tune, April 1999) feat. Iriscience, Task Force, DJ Primecuts and Mr Thing.
  • "It's Obvious" 12” (Ninja Tune, August 1999) feat. Blu Rum 13, Swollen Members and Mark B.
  • USSR; Life From the Other Side LP (Ninja Tune, September 1999)
  • USSR; Instrumental To Life LP (Ninja Tune, November 1999)
  • "Your Revolution/The Higher Standard" 12” (Ninja Tune, September 2000) feat. Sarah Jones, Mr Lif, Esoteric and Virtuoso
  • "Leaches/Up To Jah" 7” (Ninja Tune, May 2002) feat. Demolition Man.
  • "Combustible/Ghetto Rebels/Dimelo es el Verbo" 12” (Ninja Tune, June 2002) feat. Gift of the Gab, Phi-Life Cypher (UK 12” only) and Mucho Mu (US 12” only).
  • "It's On/Up To Jah" 12” (Ninja Tune, August 2002) feat. Vakill and Demolition Man.
  • USSR: The Art of Listening LP (Ninja Tune, September 2002)
  • USSR: The Art of Instrumentals LP (Ninja Tune, November 2002)
  • "Bang 2K" EP (Ninja Tune, December 2002) feat. Skinny Man, Curse and Out da Ville.
  • "Eddie Brikkel/Cum Shots" 12” (Ninja Tune, May 2003) feat. Slug and Yarah Bravo.
  • "Till Sun's In Your Eyes/Headline News" 12” (Ninja Tune, September 2003) feat. Motion Man, Adad and DJ Woody.
  • The Forgotten Women/Stereo Pictures Mix CD (MK2, October 2003)
  • Lettuce Propelled Rockets Mix CD (JFM, January 2005) feat. DJ Woody.
  • "Explode" 12” (JFM 2005) feat. Demolition Man.
  • "Like The Wind/Boom Sumting" 12” (BBE, March 2007)
  • Sound Catcher LP (BBE, April 2007)
  • Live In Brooklyn Mix CD (Mothergrain, May 2007)
  • "Got To Rock/Black Is The Night" 12” (BBE, October 2007)
  • "Talk To Me/Like The Wind" 12” (BBE, April 2008)
  • "Hidden Treasure/Saturday/Soldier" 12”/Digital download (BBE, April 2009)
  • U Can't Lurn Imaginashun LP (BBE, May 2009)

Little Aida

"Confessions" EP (Jazz Fudge, February 1996)

Andre Gurov

  • "Revelations of Wrath" EP (Jazz Fudge, February 1997) feat. Jupiter and JAE.
  • "A New Rap Language" EP (Jazz Fudge, September 1997) feat. Jupiter and Jam.

The Bug

  • Taping The Conversation LP (Wordsound, May 1997)

The Isolationist

"Hydrogen Slush" 12” (Jazz Fudge, October 1998)

  • The Isolationist LP (Jazz Fudge, March 1999)

Blixton Rodriguez

  • "August Showers" EP (2005)

One Self

  • "Be Your Own" w/Amp Fiddler remix 12” and Ltd Edition (Ninja Tune, April 2005)
  • "The Blue Bird"/Fear The Labour" 12” (Ninja Tune, May 2005)
  • Children Of Possibility LP (Ninja Tune, June 2005) with Yarah Bravo and Blu Rum 13.
  • Children Of Instrumental’s LP (Ninja Tune, August 2005)
  • "Paranoid/Over Expose/Come Along" 12” (Ninja Tune, September 2005)
  • "Organically Grown" EP (November 2006)

References

  1. ^ a b Record Mart & Buyer, Issue 12, July 1999, p59

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