Nobody (producer)
Nobody | |
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| Birth name | Elvin Estela |
| Also known as | DJ Nobody |
| Born | March 14, 1977[1] |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
| Instrument(s) | Sampler |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Ubiquity Records, Plug Research, Mush Records, Alpha Pup Records, Hellfyre Club |
Elvin Estela (born March 14, 1977[1]), better known by his stage name Nobody, is an American hip hop producer based in Los Angeles, California.[2] He is a resident DJ at Low End Theory.[3] He has collaborated with 2Mex, Abstract Rude, Freestyle Fellowship,[4] Busdriver, and Mystic Chords of Memory.[5] He has also been a member of Blank Blue[6] and Bomb Zombies.[7] Better Propaganda placed him at number 73 on the "Top 100 Artists of the Decade" list.[8]
Life and career[edit]
Nobody's solo debut album, Soulmates, was released on Ubiquity Records in 2000.[9] The second solo album, Pacific Drift: Western Water Music Vol. 1, was released in 2003.[10] He released the third solo album, And Everything Else..., on Plug Research in 2005.[11] It features guest appearances from Mia Doi Todd, Prefuse 73 and Xololanxinxo, among others.[12]
Nobody wrote the article about 1960s psychedelic rock for XLR8R in 2006.[13]
In 2008, Estela released the album, Western Water Music Vol. II,[14] on Ubiquity Records under the Blank Blue moniker, a collaboration with Niki Randa.[15] It is the official follow-up to his 2003 album, Pacific Draft: Western Water Music Vol. 1.[16][17] The duo's sound has been compared to The Monkees, DJ Shadow, and J Dilla.[18] Live the pair have been assisted by drummer Andres Renteria and bassist Brian Akio Martinez.[19]
The fourth solo album, One for All Without Hesitation, was released on Alpha Pup Records in 2010.[20]
He returned with Vivid Green, an album featuring Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Nocando and Baths, in 2013.[21]
In 2019, he released a studio album, All Too Familiar.[22]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- Soulmates (2000)
- Pacific Drift: Western Water Music Vol. 1 (2003)
- And Everything Else... (2005)
- Tree Colored See (2006) (with Mystic Chords of Memory)
- Western Water Music Volume II (2008) (with Niki Randa, as Blank Blue)
- One for All Without Hesitation (2010)
- Vivid Green (2013)
- All Too Familiar (2019)
Compilation albums[edit]
- Revisions Revisions: The Remixes 2000-2005 (2006)
- Puzzles (2015)
EPs[edit]
- Earthtones EP (1999)
- Porpoise Song EP (2004)
- Dive EP (2008) (with Niki Randa, as Blank Blue)
- Sincerely Yours (2011) (with Nocando, as Bomb Zombies)
- Prodigal Son (2015)
- Invisible Threads (2016) (with Niki Randa, as Blank Blue)
Singles[edit]
- "Fiend and the Fix" (2000)
- "Afternoon Focus" (2000)
- "Shades of Orange" (2001)
- "Ballorettes" (2002)
- "Fancy" (2005)
- "Broaden a New Sound" (2005) (with Mystic Chords of Memory)
- "Rex" (2012)
- "Our Last Dance" (2013)
- "Smash Yr Radio" (2019)
Productions[edit]
- Of Mexican Descent - "Money Is Meaningless" from Exitos Y Mas Exitos (1998)
- Phil Ranelin - "Vibes from the Tribe" from Remixes (2001)
- 2Mex - "Ghost Writer", "M Is for Memo", and "I Didn't Mean to Touch Your Hand" from B-Boys in Occupied Mexico (2001)
- Dntel - "Anywhere Anyone (Nobody Remix)" (2001)
- Freestyle Fellowship - "Shockadoom" from Shockadoom (2002)
- Adventure Time - "Whetting Whistles (Nobody's Tumbling Through Time Remix)" from Glass Bottom Boats (2004)
- Her Space Holiday - "From South Carolina (Nobody Remix)" from The Young Machines Remixed (2004)
- Busdriver - "Unemployed Black Astronaut (Nobody Remix)" from Fear of a Black Tangent (2005)
- The Free Design - "Girls Alone (Nobody Muzak Mix)" from The Now Sound Redesigned (2005)
- Ellay Khule - "Sounds Like...", "B-Girl Queendom", "The Turning Point", and "Dandylions" from Califormula (2005)
- Prefuse 73 - "La Correcion Exchange" from Surrounded by Silence (2005)
- Mia Doi Todd - "What If We Do? (Nobody Remix)" from La Ninja: Amor and Other Dreams of Manzanita (2006)
- Busdriver - "Casting Agents and Cowgirls", "Less Yes's, More No's", and "The Troglodyte Wins" from RoadKillOvercoat (2007)
- Isaiah Toothtaker - "Paid Dues" from Murs 3:16 Presents (2008)
- School of Seven Bells - "Trance Figure (Nobody Remix)" (2009)
- Busdriver - "Handfuls of Sky", "Quebec and Back", and "Manchuria" from Jhelli Beam (2009)
- Nocando - "Hurry Up and Wait" and "21" from Jimmy the Lock (2010)
- Omar Rodríguez-López - Tychozorente (2010)
- Beans - "Death Sweater" from End It All (2011)
- Nocando - "Westside Rentals" from Zero Hour (2012)
- Free the Robots - "Ophic (DJ Nobody Remix)" (2012)
- The Postal Service - "Be Still My Heart (Nobody Remix)" from Give Up (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2013)
- Nocando - "You Know" and "Last but Not Least" from Tits & Explosions (2013)
- Anderson Paak - "Milk n' Honey" from Venice (2014)
- Open Mike Eagle - "(How Could Anybody) Feel at Home" from Brick Body Kids Still Daydream (2017)
- Open Mike Eagle - "Every Little Thing" from What Happens When I Try to Relax (2018)
- Anomie Belle - "The Good Life (Nobody Remix)" from Flux (2018)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Nobody (March 14, 2015). "Gonna Celebrate 6 Months Off The Sauce And 38 Years Of Life With Lots Of Sauce Tonight". Twitter. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ Leeuwis, Jeremy (November 10, 2006). "Nobody to release Revisions Revisions". Music Remedy.
- ^ Martins, Chris (June 21, 2013). "DJ Nobody Teams With Cedric Bixler-Zavala for Sunny Psych-Hop 'Our Last Dance'". Spin.
- ^ Book, John (January 16, 2001). "Nobody — Soulmates — Ubiquity Records". RapReviews.
- ^ Martins, Chris (October 6, 2010). "Nocando and DJ Nobody are 'Bomb Zombies'". LA Weekly.
- ^ "Blank Blue – Nobody Presents Blank Blue: Western Water Music Vol. II (Review)". URB. May 6, 2008. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.
- ^ Fallon, Patric (October 20, 2010). "Nocando and Nobody Collaborate on Bomb Zombies". XLR8R. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.
- ^ "Top 100 Artists of the Decade: #73 Nobody". Better Propaganda.
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (November 2000). "Nobody — Soulmates". Exclaim!.
- ^ Battaglia, Andy (September 16, 2003). "Nobody: Pacific Drift: Western Water Music Vol. 1". The A.V. Club.
- ^ Dombal, Ryan (June 7, 2005). "Nobody: And Everything Else..." Pitchfork.
- ^ Dameron, Emerson (June 9, 2005). "...And Everything Else". Dusted Magazine.
- ^ Estela, Elvin (May 8, 2006). "Nobody: Trip Fantastic". XLR8R.
- ^ "Blank Blue: How We Listen Is How We Live". L.A. Record. June 14, 2007.
- ^ Nishimoto, Dan (April 27, 2008). "Album Review: Blank Blue - Western Water Music Vol. 2". Prefix.
- ^ "Blank Blue – Nobody Presents Blank Blue: Western Water Music Vol. II". URB. May 6, 2008. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Marisa. "Western Water Music, Vol. II - Blank Blue". AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- ^ Turner, Gustavo (June 3, 2008). "Blank Blue: Western Water Music Vol. II". The Phoenix.
- ^ Feuer, Daiana (September 24, 2010). "Blank Blue @ The Airliner". L.A. Record.
- ^ Martins, Chris (June 10, 2010). "Q&A: DJ Nobody on Love, Auto-Tune and Low End Theory". LA Weekly.
- ^ Patrin, Nate (July 25, 2013). "Nobody: Vivid Green". Pitchfork.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "All Too Familiar - Nobody". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Nobody on Mush Records
- Nobody on SoundCloud
- Nobody discography at Discogs
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