Anders Ilar
Encyclopedia
Anders Ilar is a Swedish electronic musician
and producer
.
Born in Ludvika
, Ilar grew up in the little town that is surrounded by wood
s and lake
s, and started playing the piano
when he was six. However, he gradually lost interest after he started taking lessons. Instead, he became fascinated with electronic sounds
and science fiction
, and grew up listening to Depeche Mode
, Kraftwerk
and Tangerine Dream
.
By the time Ilar was a teenager
, he spent most of his time playing with synthesizer
s, sequencer
s and drum machine
s, resulting in an almost endless amount of tracks recorded on tape. Never feeling really satisfied with the quality of his production
s, he decided to take a break in 1997.
After some time, Ilar was introduced to a new way of producing music — computer software
. After making a few tracks, he decided to start producing again. He got in contact with the German
label
, Plong!, and was able to make his first official release. Since then, his output has spanned over many electronic styles — from the dubwise techno explorations for "Echochord", via the blissful ambience of "Everdom", through to the deeper abstractions of his "Audio.nl" pieces, and on to the recent darkside acid techno
on DSP and Narita.
Ilar now lives in Gothenburg
on the Swedish
west coast.
Electronic musician
An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers....
and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
.
Born in Ludvika
Ludvika Municipality
Ludvika Municipality is a municipality in Dalarna County, central Sweden. It has its seat in the town of Ludvika.In 1971 the City of Ludvika was amalgamated with the adjacent municipalities of Grangärde and Säfsnäs, forming the present entity.- Localities :Figures as of 2004.#Ludvika ...
, Ilar grew up in the little town that is surrounded by wood
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s and lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
s, and started playing the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
when he was six. However, he gradually lost interest after he started taking lessons. Instead, he became fascinated with electronic sounds
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, and grew up listening to Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
, Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...
and Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...
.
By the time Ilar was a teenager
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...
, he spent most of his time playing with synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s, sequencer
Music sequencer
The music sequencer is a device or computer software to record, edit, play back the music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically :...
s and drum machine
Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
s, resulting in an almost endless amount of tracks recorded on tape. Never feeling really satisfied with the quality of his production
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
s, he decided to take a break in 1997.
After some time, Ilar was introduced to a new way of producing music — computer software
Computer software
Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it....
. After making a few tracks, he decided to start producing again. He got in contact with the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, Plong!, and was able to make his first official release. Since then, his output has spanned over many electronic styles — from the dubwise techno explorations for "Echochord", via the blissful ambience of "Everdom", through to the deeper abstractions of his "Audio.nl" pieces, and on to the recent darkside acid techno
Acid techno
Acid techno is the term used to describe a style of techno that developed out of late 1980s Chicago Acid house. Acid house was essentially house music made with a specific sound, obtained by using very distinctive instruments created mainly by Roland, such as the TB-303 for bass and lead sounds,...
on DSP and Narita.
Ilar now lives in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
on the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
west coast.
Albums
| Everdom | CD | Shitkatapult Strike 37 | 2003 |
| Enkel | CD | Audio.nl 029 | 2005 |
| Nightwidth | CD | Narita NRTCD2 | 2006 |
| Ludwijka | LP | Merck LW | 2006 |
| Ludwijka Extended Visit | CD | Shitkatapult Strike 82 | 2007 |
| Melt (with Fredrik Hedvall) | CD | Narita NRTCD3 | 2008 |
| Sworn | LP/CD | Level LVL-11 | 2008 |
| Twilight Rainfalls | MP3 | - | 2008 |
| Vidare | Cass | Further Fur020 | 2010 |
| Stories of Old | CD | Yard Rec yardrec 002 | 2010 |
| Wavefunction Formula | CD | Level LVL-19 | 2010? |
- The title Vidare is a pun in Swedish; "Anders ilar vidare" translates to "Anders hurries on."
- While Wavefunction Formula was set to be released November 18, 2010, a mispress seems to have delayed the actual release.
12"s & EPs
| Pinesky 01 - Anders Ilar / Olof Hemmendorff | 12" | - | 2000 |
| Rend - Inter | 12" | Plong! 05 | 2001 |
| Rend - Wallflower | 12" | Plong! 08 | 2002 |
| Replik | 12" | Shitkatapult Strike 34 | 2002 |
| Everdom | 12" | Shitkatapult Strike 37 | 2003 |
| Endast | 12" | Audio.nl 026 | 2003 |
| Hydro | 12" | Shitkatapult Strike 42 | 2003 |
| Senare | 12" | Audio.nl 027 | 2004 |
| Rendthree | 12" | Plong! 11 | 2004 |
| Treasure Gardens EP | 12" | Echocord 012 | 2004 |
| Rend - Item EP | MP3 | Auido:808/06 | 2005 |
| Nightwidth EP | 12" | Narita NRT06 | 2005 |
| Fholo EP | 12" | Defrag 012 | 2005 |
Remixes
| Apparat Apparat (musician) Apparat is a German electronic musician living in Berlin and was previously a co-owner of Shitkatapult records. Starting out with dance floor-oriented techno, he later started to create ambient music and more recently became "more interested in designing sounds than beats".In 2004, he appeared at... - Duplex.Remixes |
12" | Shitkatapult Strike 45 | 2004 |
| Mikkel Metal - Remix pt.3 | 12" | Echocord 011 | 2004 |
| Le Dust Sucker - Mean Boy Remixed | 12" | Plong! 16 | 2005 |
Compilation appearances
| Onehow | Tobias Thomas - Smallville | CD | Kompakt CD 24 | 2003 |
| Tank | Collectanea: first course | DVD | Escapi | 2003 |
| Treasure Gardens | Groove CD 3 • 2004 | CD | Groove | 2004 |
| Shorthand | Hidden City - Soundportraits from Göteborg | CD | Sub Rosa | 2004 |
| Flakes Descent | Special Musick For Special People | 4LP/DVD | Shitkatapult 50 | 2004 |
| Simplicity | Soft Then Hard LP | MP3 | Clever Music 005 | 2005 |
| Untitled, Untitled | We Were Acid | 12" | Membrane Recordings 006 | 2005 |
| Between the Digits | Do You Copy? | 2CD | Mitek | 2006 |
| Korp | Ström - Pausfågeln Remixad | CD | Container | 2006 |
| Rain In All Familiar Places | Re-Fragment | CD | Fragment | 2010 |