Brandon Avery Perlman (born March 28, 1990),[1] better known by his stage name Delroy Edwards, is an American electronic musician, record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles.[2] According to AllMusic's Paul Simpson, he produces "gritty, lo-fi house tracks as well blown-out, abstract beat tapes."[3]
Edwards is the son of actor Ron Perlman. He is the owner of the record label, L.A. Club Resource, and runs the underground hip hop reissue label, Gene's Liquor.[3]
Brandon Avery Perlman was born on March 28, 1990 in Los Angeles,[1][3] to actor Ron Perlman and jewelry designer Opal Stone Perlman. His father is Jewish with roots from Hungary and Poland and his mother is Afro-Jamaican.[4][5][6] He has an elder sister, Blake Amanda (born 1984).[6]
Moving to New York City in 2010, Edwards worked at A1 Records with Ron Morelli, who founded the label L.I.E.S. His debut 12", 4 Club Use Only, was issued on the label in 2012. Releasing a string of EPs on the label,[3] he founded his own imprint, L.A. Club Resource, in 2013.[11] Edwards's chopped and screwedmixtape series, Slowed Down Funk, was issued on the label for free download.[3][12]
In 2014, The Death of Rave record label issued Teenage Tapes, a compilation of experimental tracks that Edwards recorded back in art school.[13] The same year also saw the debut of Edwards's techno project, DJ Punisher.[10] In 2016, Edwards released the 30-track full-length Hangin' at the Beach on L.A. Club Resource; Resident Advisor's Matt McDermott described it as his "most realized album to date."[14] Its follow up, Rio Grande was issued in 2018.[15] In the same year, he returned to L.I.E.S. with the LP Aftershock, his first with the label since 2013.[16] Edwards also collaborated with Dean Blunt on Desert Sessions, a collection of experimental synthesizer tracks.[17]
In 2020, L.I.E.S. issued his full-length album, Slap Happy.[18]
Musical style
While Edwards is known to employ different genres for his different releases, including house, techno, chopped and screwed, Memphis rap, noise, hardcore and obscure American garage rock, his music is generally characterized by lo-fi production and tape hiss.[14][18][19]Pitchfork critic Marc Masters thought that Edwards combines "the faded ‘80s vibe of Ariel Pink and John Maus with a sharp eye toward what moves bodies on dance floors today,"[20] while Kevin Ritchie of Now regarded his work as "avowedly anti-pop, anti-digital and anti-glam in its minimalism."[21] His work is often associated with the "outsider house" scene,[22] with his EP 4 Club Use Only being regarded as a defining release of the genre.[19][23] His Slowed Down Funk mixtape series were heavily influenced by DJ Screw and featured "edits of laid-back Southern rap and '80s R&B grooves filtered through his hazy, lo-fi sensibilities,"[3] while Hangin' at the Beach was characterized by "racing new wave-inspired electronic drums and occasional post-punk basslines" that permeated through the record.[24]
According to Shawn Reynaldo of Pitchfork, Edwards's aesthetics are informed by "classic Chicago house and vintage rap tropes."[18]
^Weiss, Jeff (August 3, 2016). "Delroy Edwards, One of L.A.'s Best Dance Music Producers, Remains an Enigma". LA Weekly. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^Brown, August (November 28, 2014). "Underground music hero Delroy Edwards fosters an above-board approach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ abOrlov, Piotr (August 29, 2016). "Guest Dose: Delroy Edwards". NPR. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^McDermott, Matt (April 29, 2016). "Label of the month: LA Club Resource". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ ab"Delroy Edwards: Breathing New Life Into House Music". KCET. November 17, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
^ abObst, Anthony (November 11, 2014). "Interview: Delroy Edwards on Bootleg Tapes, Ron Morelli, and Keeping It Underground". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^Coultate, Aaron (September 12, 2013). "Delroy Edwards starts new label, L.A. Club Resource". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^"Delroy Edwards gives away chopped and screwed mixtape Slowed Down Funk Vol. 1". Fact. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^"Delroy Edwards preps "freeform noise" album Teenage Tapes for The Death of Rave". Fact. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ abMcDermott, Matt (August 11, 2016). "Delroy Edwards - Hangin' At The Beach". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
^McDermott, Matt (March 22, 2018). "Delroy Edwards announces new album, Rio Grande". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^Wilson, Scott. "Delroy Edwards releases Aftershock album on L.I.E.S." Fact. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^Ryce, Andrew (November 6, 2018). "Delroy Edwards & Dean Blunt - Desert Sessions". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ abcMasters, Marc (February 26, 2020). "Delroy Edwards - Hangin' At the Beach". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ abGoldner, Sam (July 17, 2020). "Delroy Edwards' Label L.A. Club Resource Embraces the Ethos of Classic House and Hip-Hop". Bandcamp. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
^Masters, Marc (August 3, 2016). "Delroy Edwards - Hangin' At the Beach". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^Ritchie, Kevin (August 10, 2016). "Delroy Edwards's debut album is anti-pop, anti-digital and anti-glam". Now. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^Kerr, Steve (January 9, 2013). "Bubblin' Up Week 2013: Delroy Edwards, Anthony Naples, Roche, and Huerco S. Take on House in Their Own Way". XLR8R. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
^Wilson, Scott. "Has underground house finally run out of ideas? Meet the architects of the lo-fi invasion". Fact. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^Simpson, Paul. "Delroy Edwards - Hangin' at the Beach". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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For the refugee see Delroy Edwards Brandon Avery Perlman born March 28 1990 1 better known by his stage name Delroy Edwards is an American electronic musician record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles 2 According to AllMusic s Paul Simpson he produces gritty lo fi house tracks as well blown out abstract beat tapes 3 Delroy EdwardsBirth nameBrandon Avery PerlmanAlso known asDJ PunisherBorn 1990 03 28 March 28 1990 age 32 1 Los Angeles California U S GenresOutsider house techno hip hop lo fiOccupation s Musicianrecord producerDJLabelsL I E S L A Club Resource Gene s LiquorWebsitesoundcloud wbr com wbr delroy edwards Edwards is the son of actor Ron Perlman He is the owner of the record label L A Club Resource and runs the underground hip hop reissue label Gene s Liquor 3 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 2 Musical style 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditEarly life Edit Brandon Avery Perlman was born on March 28 1990 in Los Angeles 1 3 to actor Ron Perlman and jewelry designer Opal Stone Perlman His father is Jewish with roots from Hungary and Poland and his mother is Afro Jamaican 4 5 6 He has an elder sister Blake Amanda born 1984 6 Edwards was exposed to different genres of music while growing up including post punk industrial funk and R amp B 3 Edwards also stated that he frequented noise concerts and listened to KROQ FM artists and acts such as New Order Joy Division and Depeche Mode throughout this time 7 His parents were influential in his early musical development and provided him with his first drum kit 8 he was trained classically in jazz drumming 9 His mother a fan of gangsta rap and dancehall introduced Edwards to underground hip hop and cassette culture 10 He was introduced to house music by a friend of his sister who taught him how to operate a drum machine 7 Edwards briefly attended California Institute of the Arts to study music 9 Career Edit Moving to New York City in 2010 Edwards worked at A1 Records with Ron Morelli who founded the label L I E S His debut 12 4 Club Use Only was issued on the label in 2012 Releasing a string of EPs on the label 3 he founded his own imprint L A Club Resource in 2013 11 Edwards s chopped and screwed mixtape series Slowed Down Funk was issued on the label for free download 3 12 In 2014 The Death of Rave record label issued Teenage Tapes a compilation of experimental tracks that Edwards recorded back in art school 13 The same year also saw the debut of Edwards s techno project DJ Punisher 10 In 2016 Edwards released the 30 track full length Hangin at the Beach on L A Club Resource Resident Advisor s Matt McDermott described it as his most realized album to date 14 Its follow up Rio Grande was issued in 2018 15 In the same year he returned to L I E S with the LP Aftershock his first with the label since 2013 16 Edwards also collaborated with Dean Blunt on Desert Sessions a collection of experimental synthesizer tracks 17 In 2020 L I E S issued his full length album Slap Happy 18 Musical style EditWhile Edwards is known to employ different genres for his different releases including house techno chopped and screwed Memphis rap noise hardcore and obscure American garage rock his music is generally characterized by lo fi production and tape hiss 14 18 19 Pitchfork critic Marc Masters thought that Edwards combines the faded 80s vibe of Ariel Pink and John Maus with a sharp eye toward what moves bodies on dance floors today 20 while Kevin Ritchie of Now regarded his work as avowedly anti pop anti digital and anti glam in its minimalism 21 His work is often associated with the outsider house scene 22 with his EP 4 Club Use Only being regarded as a defining release of the genre 19 23 His Slowed Down Funk mixtape series were heavily influenced by DJ Screw and featured edits of laid back Southern rap and 80s R amp B grooves filtered through his hazy lo fi sensibilities 3 while Hangin at the Beach was characterized by racing new wave inspired electronic drums and occasional post punk basslines that permeated through the record 24 According to Shawn Reynaldo of Pitchfork Edwards s aesthetics are informed by classic Chicago house and vintage rap tropes 18 Discography EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Studio albumsTeenage Tapes 2014 Hangin at the Beach 2016 Rio Grande 2018 Aftershock 2018 Desert Sessions 2018 with Dean Blunt Slap Happy 2020 EPs4 Club Use Only 2012 White Owl 2013 Untitled 2013 Kickin Butts 2015 Wagon Wheels 2019 Dubonnet 2019 MixtapesSlowed Down Funk Vol I 2014 Slowed Down Funk Volume II Hate Is Beneath Me 2014 Slowed Down Funk Vol III Pure Evil 2014 Singles Heart and Soul Sprk tha Dust 2012 Untitled 2013 with FunkinEven Can U Get With Always Edit Untitled 2014 Heart of Gold Take 2 Raw Jam 2015 Stop It Baby 2017 When I Think 2018 References Edit a b c Brandon Avery Perlman at California Birth Index California Birth Index Retrieved July 27 2020 Sokol Zach August 23 2016 Meet Delroy Edwards The Lo Fi Club Producer Keeping L A Weird The Fader Retrieved July 24 2020 a b c d e f g Simpson Paul Delroy Edwards biography AllMusic Retrieved July 24 2020 Weiss Jeff August 3 2016 Delroy Edwards One of L A s Best Dance Music Producers Remains an Enigma LA Weekly Retrieved July 24 2020 Brown August November 28 2014 Underground music hero Delroy Edwards fosters an above board approach Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 24 2020 a b Perlman Ron 2015 Easy Street the Hard Way Boston Da Capo Press ISBN 978 0306824180 a b Orlov Piotr August 29 2016 Guest Dose Delroy Edwards NPR Retrieved July 24 2020 McDermott Matt April 29 2016 Label of the month LA Club Resource Resident Advisor Retrieved July 24 2020 a b Delroy Edwards Breathing New Life Into House Music KCET November 17 2015 Retrieved July 27 2020 a b Obst Anthony November 11 2014 Interview Delroy Edwards on Bootleg Tapes Ron Morelli and Keeping It Underground Red Bull Music Academy Retrieved July 24 2020 Coultate Aaron September 12 2013 Delroy Edwards starts new label L A Club Resource Resident Advisor Retrieved July 24 2020 Delroy Edwards gives away chopped and screwed mixtape Slowed Down Funk Vol 1 Fact Retrieved July 24 2020 Delroy Edwards preps freeform noise album Teenage Tapes for The Death of Rave Fact Retrieved July 24 2020 a b McDermott Matt August 11 2016 Delroy Edwards Hangin At The Beach Resident Advisor Retrieved July 26 2020 McDermott Matt March 22 2018 Delroy Edwards announces new album Rio Grande Resident Advisor Retrieved July 24 2020 Wilson Scott Delroy Edwards releases Aftershock album on L I E S Fact Retrieved July 24 2020 Ryce Andrew November 6 2018 Delroy Edwards amp Dean Blunt Desert Sessions Resident Advisor Retrieved July 24 2020 a b c Masters Marc February 26 2020 Delroy Edwards Hangin At the Beach Pitchfork Retrieved July 24 2020 a b Goldner Sam July 17 2020 Delroy Edwards Label L A Club Resource Embraces the Ethos of Classic House and Hip Hop Bandcamp Retrieved July 26 2020 Masters Marc August 3 2016 Delroy Edwards Hangin At the Beach Pitchfork Retrieved July 24 2020 Ritchie Kevin August 10 2016 Delroy Edwards s debut album is anti pop anti digital and anti glam Now Retrieved July 24 2020 Kerr Steve January 9 2013 Bubblin Up Week 2013 Delroy Edwards Anthony Naples Roche and Huerco S Take on House in Their Own Way XLR8R Retrieved July 26 2020 Wilson Scott Has underground house finally run out of ideas Meet the architects of the lo fi invasion Fact Retrieved July 24 2020 Simpson Paul Delroy Edwards Hangin at the Beach AllMusic Retrieved July 24 2020 External links EditDelroy Edwards on SoundCloud Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Delroy Edwards musician amp oldid 1124078844, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
