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REQ

Real Name:Ian Cassar
Profile:Brighton graffiti artist/producer Req in some respects embodies the clichés of British underground club music: no formal musical training whatsoever; a youth spent tagging, DJing, and breakdancing in the wake of the first wave of hip-hop culture to hit the U.K.; a knack for pushing received artistic sensibilities to their breaking point and coming up with exciting new directions in the offing. Req's music, however, is hardly clichéd, combining a warped, abstract approach to sampled breaks with a knack for extracting a haunting moodiness out of even the most minimal of electronic and sampledelic soundscapes. One of the U.K.'s most respected graffiti artists, Req began writing in 1984, after the Beat Street tour hyped his senses to the basic tenets of hip-hop. Although he only began making music by the time he was into his late twenties, Req's years spent bedroom DJing refined his instinct for effective composition, a skill which tends to compensate for his music's somewhat limited sonic palette. Req's debut for esoteric beat-head imprint Skint (home also to Fatboy Slim and Bentley Rhythm Ace) was his Garden EP, four tracks of breathy down-tempo hip-hop similar to the breakbeat abstractions of DJ Krush and DJ Cam. With stated influences spanning from early Detroit techno and old-school hip-hop, to the Black Dog, Req's tracks are more stylistically rooted in the Mo'Wax/Cup of Tea camp, stripping hip-hop of its extraneous elements and focusing on the bass, the beats, and the atmosphere around them. Req:One, his debut Skint full-length (with wraparound cover displaying a mural of his artwork), was released in 1997, and was praised highly by everyone from Coldcut to The Wire.
URLs:http://www.req.net
Aliases:Req 1
Name Variations: All | REQ | Req 1
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Releases:
Req's Garden (12")   Skint Records 1995
Fantasy Roc E.P. (12", EP)   Skint Records 1996
Fantasy Roc E.P. (12", EP, Promo)   Skint Records 1996
Miracles (12")   Ultimate Dilemma 1996
One (CD)   Skint Records 1997
One (LP)   Skint Records 1997
Frequency Jams (CD)   Skint Records 1998
Frequency Jams (2xLP)   Skint Records 1998
Frequency Jams (CD)   Skint Records 1998
Daily Beats 2 (12")   Skint Records 1999
Daily Beats 3 (12")   Skint Records 1999
Split Series #7 (12")   FatCat Records 1999
Car Paint Scheme (CD)   Skint Records 2000
Daily Beats 1 (12")   Skint Records 2000
Sketchbook (CD, Album, Dig)   Warp Records 2002
Sketchbook (2xLP)   Warp Records 2002
Sketchbook (CD, Album, Promo)   Warp Records 2002
Car Paint Scheme (CD, Album)   Warp Records 2003
Car Paint Scheme (2xLP)   Warp Records 2003
Car Paint Scheme (12", Promo)   Warp Records 2003
Remixes:
Conquest Of The Irrational (EP) ◄ (3 versions) Conquest Of The Irrati... Ninja Tune 1997
BigLounge After Hours (2xCD) Req's Sunshine Plush 2002
Production:
Da Big Beat Sound (CD, Comp, Pro) Train Jam Zivel 1999
Lexoleum Two (EP) ◄ (2 versions) Rap Dracula Lex Records 2001
Lexoleum (CD, Comp, Car) Rap Dracula Lex Records 2003
Lexoleum Trilogy (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Rap Dracula Lex Records 2003
3Fold EP (12")   Evil Genius 2004
Appears On:
Brassic Beats Volume 3 (CD, Comp) I (Linn Mix) Skint Records, Skint Records, Skint Records 1998
Da Big Beat Sound (CD, Comp, Pro) Train Jam Zivel 1999
We Da Man! (CD) Aubervilliers (Make A ... Plush 2000
Magic Bus Tracks (CD, Album, Enh, Mono) Soulplot Warp Records 2002
Car Paint Scheme (CD, Album)   Warp Records 2003
Tracks Appear On:
A Monumental Mix (2xCass) Bonus Jam, Razzamataz Journeys By DJ 1996
Brassic Beats - Trip Hop All Funked Up (CD) Razzamatazz, Req's Garden Moonshine Music 1996
Brassic Beats Volume One ◄ (2 versions) Razzamatazz Skint Records 1996
CD Scape (2xCD) Bonus Jam, Razzamataz Journeys By DJ 1996
Brassic Beats Volume Two ◄ (2 versions) Eight Models In A Sauna Skint Records 1997
Brassic Beats Volume 3 (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) I (Linn Mix) Skint Records ... 1998
Breakbeat Attack (Cass, Mixed) I' KDK Records 1998
Essential Skint (CD) Cars, Girls, Money, Too Select Magazine 1998
Da Big Beat Sound (CD, Comp, Pro) Train Jam Zivel 1999
Skint Sluts (CD, Enh) Train Jam Skint Records 1999
Split Series 1 - 8 (CD) Dharmas FatCat Records 1999
Brassic Beats USA ◄ (2 versions) Train Jam Skint Records ... 2000
Magic Bus Tracks (CD, Album, Enh, Mono) Soulplot Warp Records 2002
Spirit Of Gravity Volume 2 (CD, Comp) The Trapper Spirit Of Gravity 2002
We Are Skint ◄ (2 versions) Subculture Skint Records ... 2002
Snapshot (CD) Deqjam Pt. II Plush 2003
Re:Beat (CD, Comp) Req 1 Plush 2004
WarpVision: The Videos 1989 - 2004 ◄ (2 versions) Train Jam, Friscobeat Warp Records 2004
Home Entertainment (CD) Concert Pianist 2600 Recordings 2007
Musical Dilemma's (CD) Miracles, Meditation Ultimate Dilemma  
Musical Dilemma's - Innovation In Experimental Beats (2xLP) Miracles Ultimate Dilemma  
Unofficial Releases:
Hekla's Selection (CDr) Subculture Reckankreuzungsklankewerkzeuge 1998
Ono Norway (CDr, Ltd) Wasp Zither Ono 2007
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