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Mathew Jonson, Luciano, Cassy, Wolfgang Ewing, False, Markus Nikolai, Losoul, Pantytec

Influenced By:

Plastikman, Dan Bell, Depeche Mode

Followers:

Matthew Dear

Formal Connection With:

Sense Club, Ric y Martin, Hombre Ojo
  • Born: 1970, Santiago, Chile
  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Electronica
  • Instrument: Producer, Percussion, Main Performer
  • Representative Albums: "Alcachofa," "Thé au Harem d'Archimède," "Taka Taka"
  • Representative Songs: "808 the Bassqueen," "Easy Lee," "What You Say Is More Than I C"

Biography

As far back as the early '90s, Ricardo Villalobos began building an impressive discography of 12" releases on respected dance labels like Playhouse and Perlon, and around the turn of the decade, he was one of the most revered producers and DJs in dance music. In his youth, the Chilean-born Villalobos moved with his family to Germany in order to avoid the military dictatorship of Pinochet, and he eventually fell in with the country's fertile house community. A minimalist at heart, he trotted the globe to study percussion in order to apply his knowledge to his productions, which almost always sound remarkably expansive despite their simplicity. In addition to his own solo material, he has recorded with fellow expatriate Dandy Jack as Ric y Martin and with Luciano as Sense Club; additionally, he has taken part in Markus Nikolai's Hombre Ojo project. Two excellent mixes -- 2002's Love Family Trax and 2003's Taka Taka -- were released as his profile was significantly increasing, but the apex of his career was Alcachofa, a 2003 full-length released on Playhouse. A second full-length, Thé au Harem d'Archimède, arrived on Perlon in 2004 and was nearly as astonishing as its predecessor. Long-form releases that followed include the double 12" Achso (Cadenza, 2006), the two-track/72-minute Fizheuer Zieheuer (Playhouse, 2006), the compilation Salvador (Frisbee Tracks, 2006), the Villalobos-production-centric mix Fabric 36 (Fabric, 2007), and Vasco (Perlon, 2008). ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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Ricardo Villalobos
Birth name Ricardo Villalobos
Also known as Bispeed Black, Richard Wolfsdorf, Termiten
Born 1970
Origin Santiago de Chile, Chile
Genre(s) Microhouse
Minimal House
Techno
Occupation(s) Disc jockey
Record producer
Years active 1993-Present
Label(s) Sei Es Drum
Perlon
Playhouse
Frisbee Tracks
Sister Phunk
Lo-Fi Stereo
Associated acts Bajo Tierra, Chirurgie Boutique, Gucci, Hombre Ojo, R & R, Ric Y Martin, Ricardo vs. Jay, Sense Club
Website http://www.ongaku.de

Ricardo Villalobos is a Chilean-German electronic music producer and DJ. He is well-known for his work in the minimal techno and microhouse genres, and is one of the most significant figures in today's minimal techno scene.

Villalobos was born in Santiago, Chile in 1970.[1] In 1973[1] he moved to Germany with his family to escape the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet,[2] who had seized power that year.

When Ricardo was around 10 or 11 he started to play conga and bongos. Though he loved music, he could never see himself as a musician.[citation needed] He began making electronic music in the late 80s. From a very young age he has been a big fan of Depeche Mode, even following their tours around Europe to listen to them.

Villalobos began to play his music at parties while he was studying at university, but this was only for his own enjoyment. He started a label, Placid Flavour, in 1993 but this was unsuccessful. His first record was released on the German Playhouse label in 1994 and he began DJing as a professional in 1998.

At the end of 2008, he came 1st in Resident Advisor's Top 100 DJs Of 2008.[3]

Contents

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • Sinus Poetry EP (1993)
  • The Contempt (1995)
  • N-DRA (1996)
  • Heike (1998)
  • Salvador (1998)
  • 808 the Bassqueen (1999)
  • Frank Mueller Melodram (1999)
  • Pino Jet Explosion (1999)
  • Ibiza99 (2000)
  • Luna (2000)
  • Que Belle Epoque (2000)
  • Tomorrov Cocktail / Ananas (2000)
  • Bredow / Damm 3 (2001)
  • Halma (2002)
  • 808 The Bass Queen / Filtadelic (2003)
  • The Contempt (2004)
  • Achso (2005)
  • Chromosul (2005)
  • For Disco Only 2 (2005)
  • Que Belle Epoque 2006 (2006)
  • Heike (2006)
  • Seive / Jimis (2006)
  • Unflug (2006)
  • What You Say Is More Than I Can Say (2006)
  • What's Wrong My Friends? (2006)
  • Enfants (2008)
  • Vasco EP Part 1 (2008)
  • Vasco EP Part 2 (2008)

Mix albums

  • Love Family Trax (2002)
  • In the Mix: Taka Taka (2003)
  • Green & Blue (2005)
  • Fabric 36 (2007)

Remixes

References

  1. ^ a b "Biography: Ricardo Villalobos". Fabric London Press Website. http://web.archive.org/web/20080127001330/http://www.fabriclondon.com/press/beta/archives/694-guid.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-25. 
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Ricardo Villalobos: Biography". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll. Retrieved on 2007-08-25. 
  3. ^ http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature-read.aspx?id=1000

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