Dillinja, is an English

English people

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 drum and bass

Drum and bass

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 DJ

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, record producer

Record producer

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 and entrepreneur

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History

Arguably the most prolific producer within the drum and bass scene (with over 500 releases produced since 1991), Francis subsequently set up Valve Recordings in partnership with long-term collaborator Lemon D

Lemon D

Kevin King embarked on his musical journey from a fairly young age. From the tender age of eleven, he was already b- boying: breakdancing and battling it out with the local crews in order to be eligible to receive the latest electro and pioneering hp hop mixtapes from the United States.A few years...

 (Kevin King), with whom he also designed and built the Valve Sound System. As well as the record label

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 and sound system

Sound system

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, Francis and King have also opened a specialist mastering and vinyl cutting studio, Ear2ground.

Albums include My Sound (1993–2004), Cybotron, as well as Big Bad Bass and The Killa-Hertz with Lemon D.

The spelling of Dillinja has changed since he started releasing vinyl, found on some older vinyl as either 'Dillinger' or 'Dillinjah'. The origin of his name is unknown but it is likely that it came from one of reggae's earliest MCs, who called himself Dillinger (real name Lester Bullocks

Dillinger (musician)

Dillinger is a reggae artist.-Biography:As a young man growing up in Kingston, Dillinger would hang around Dennis Alcapone's El Paso sound system...

) after the famous American gangster John Dillinger

John Dillinger

John Herbert Dillinger, Jr. was an American bank robber in Depression-era United States. He was charged with, but never convicted of, the murder of an East Chicago, Indiana police officer during a shoot-out. This was his only alleged homicide. His gang robbed two dozen banks and four police stations...

. Two of Dillinja's other aliases are also linked to Bullocks' contemporaries: Capone to Dennis Alcapone

Dennis Alcapone

Dennis Alcapone is a reggae DJ and producer.-Career:Smith initially trained as a welder and worked for the Jamaica Public Services...

 (born Dennis Smith) and Trinity to Junior Brammer (born Wade Brammer), both reggae deejays and producers.

Dillinja's track "Twist Em' Out" is frequently used in Da Ali G Show

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Releases

• "Dillinja E.P." (1993) Tough Toonz
• "From Beyond" / "Ride It Hard" (1993) Cybotron Records
• "Sine/Dark Science" (1993) Cybotron Records
• "Steal the Way" (1993) Cybotron Records
• "Test |2|" (1993) Wave Form Records, Cybotron Records
• "3:01 In The Morning" / "Catch The Vibe" (1994) IQ Records
• "Deadly Ceremonies" / "Sovereign Melody" (1994) Deadly Vinyl
• "Deadly Deep Subs" / "Calculus Beats" (1994) Deadly Vinyl
• "Deep Love" (Remix) / "Moods" (1994) Logic Productions
• "Heavyweight Vol. 3" (1994) Heavyweight
• "In My Soul" / "Stompers Delight" (1994) Not On Label
• "Lion Heart" / "Art Of Control" (1994) Lionheart
• "Majestic B-Line EP" (1994) Deadly Vinyl, Cybotron Records
• "South Side (Riffin Mix)" / "Stompers Delight" (1994) Not On Label
• "Steelers Anthem" / "Sax Into The Night" (1994) IQ Records
• "You Don't Know" (The Remix) / "Heavenly Bass" (1994) Logic Productions
• "You Don't Know" / "Warrior" (1994) Logic Productions
• "Deadly Deep Subs" (Remix) / "Perfect Match" (1995) Deadly Vinyl
• "Mutha*ucka / Sky" (1995) Philly Blunt Records
• "Tear Down [Da Whole Place]" (1995) Conqueror Records
• "The Angels Fell" (1995) Metalheadz
• "Ja Know Ya Big" (1995) Metalheadz
• "Brutal Bass" (1995) Metalheadz
• "Dillinja/Trinity Remixes" (1996) Philly Blunt Records
• "Headz 2 Sampler" (1996) Mo Wax
• "Jah" / "Deadly Deep Subs" (Remixes) (1996) Razors Edge
• "Me Or The Papes" (1996) London Records
• "Non-Believers" / "Simple" (1996) Chronic
• "Static" / "Funk Will Flow" (1996) Chronic
• "Acid Track" / "One Out Of Many" (1997) Valve Recordings
• "Chronic 13" (1997) Chronic
• "Violent Killa" / "12.01" (1997) Valve Recordings
• "Fluid" / "Hard Noize" (1998) Test Recordings
• "So Damn Tuff" / "Vicious" (1998) Test Recordings
• "Test 2" (1998) Test Recordings
• "Total Recall" / "Test Time" (1998) Test Blue
• "Tronik Funk" / "Thugs (1998) Test Recordings
• "Weapon Of Choice" / "The Fuze" (1998) Test Blue
• "Cybotron" (2000) Valve Recordings
• "Warp Drive" / "Soul Brother" (2001) Test Recordings
• "Live or Die" / "South Manz" (2002) Valve Recordings - UK #53
• "The Grimey EP" (2002) V Recordings
• "Twist 'Em Out" / "Kids Stuff" (2002) Renegade Hardware - UK
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   #50
• "Energize" / "The Box" (2003) Not On Label
• "Fast Car" / "Generation X" (Remix) (2003) Valve Recordings
• "Fast Car" / "No Future" (2003) Valve Recordings
• "Here Comes Trouble (LP Sampler Volume One)" (2003) Trouble On Vinyl
• "Here Comes Trouble (LP Sampler Volume Two)" (2003) Trouble On Vinyl
• "This Is A Warning" / "Super DJ" (2003) Valve Recordings - UK #47
• "Twist 'Em Out" (Maxi) (2003) Trouble On Vinyl
• "Twist 'Em Out" (Remixes) (2003) Trouble On Vinyl - billed as Dillinja featuring Skibadee
  Skibadee
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  - UK #35
• "All The Things" / "Forsaken Dreams" (2004) Valve Recordings - UK #71
• "In The Grind" / "Acid Trak" (Lemon D Remix) (2004) Valve Recordings - UK #71
• "My Sound (1993-2004)" (2004) Valve Recordings
• "Thugged Out Bitch" (Adam F & DJ Fresh Remix) / "Rainforest" (2004) Valve Recordings - UK #54
• "Feel My Pain" / "In The Grind VIP" (2005) Valve Recordings
• "96 Thing" / "Electroboogie" (2006) Valve Recordings, Test Recordings, Beatz
• "Expansions" / "Basscone" (2006) Valve Recordings
• "The Dillinja EP" (2006) Valve Recordings
• "Diggin' In Ya Crates EP" (2007) Valve Recordings
• "Grimey" (Clipz Remix) / "Sky" (Zero T Remix) (2008) V Recordings
• "Soul Control" / "Unexplored Terrain" (2008) V Recordings
• "Shiners" / "Love Child" (2009) Valve Recordings

Interviews

• Interview at ATM-Magazine