In the words of AllMusic's Sean Cooper, Req began in his native Brighton as "one of the U.K.'s most respected graffiti artists."[1] He began his graffiti work in 1984 after the Beat Street film hyped his sense to the basic tenets of hip hop. Although he was a disc jockey for many years without musical training, Req only began producing music of his own in the mid-1990s when he signed to Skint Records, who issued his earliest releases.[1] As a graffiti artist, he had previously been a member of the largely musical collective Beats International.[2]
His debut album, One, was critically acclaimed by such publications as The Wire and production duo Coldcut.[1] In 2015, Fact ranked the album at number 14 in their list of "The 50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" and noted "his compositions didn't pander to the popularity of the growing trip-hop scene, instead dwelling in a noisy, near-ambient back room."[3] His follow-up album, Frequency Jams (1998), was made an "Album Pick" on AllMusic.[4] He released Car Paint Scheme in 2000,[5] and Sketchbook in 2002.[6]
^McCready, John. "Beats International are a Pop Group of Their Time (interview in The Face, November 1990)". Rock's Back Pages. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (30 July 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^Cooper, Sean. "Req - Frequency Jams". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^Richardson, Mark (5 May 2006). "Ten Meditations on Repetition in Music, With Soundtrack". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^Richardson, Mark (13 March 2002). "Req: Sketchbook". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
botanist, abbreviated, esprit, uien, cassar, born, february, 1966, better, known, stylized, english, record, producer, graffiti, artist, birth, nameian, cassaralso, known, born, 1966, february, 1966, brighton, england, genrestrip, hopdowntempooccupation, djrec. For the botanist abbreviated as Req see Esprit Requien Ian Cassar born 20 February 1966 better known as Req stylized as REQ is an English DJ record producer and graffiti artist ReqBirth nameIan CassarAlso known asReq 1DJ ReqBorn 1966 02 20 20 February 1966 age 57 1 Brighton England 1 GenresTrip hopdowntempoOccupation s DJrecord producergraffiti artistYears active1984 presentLabelsSkintWarp Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Compilation albums 2 3 EPs 2 4 Singles 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditIn the words of AllMusic s Sean Cooper Req began in his native Brighton as one of the U K s most respected graffiti artists 1 He began his graffiti work in 1984 after the Beat Street film hyped his sense to the basic tenets of hip hop Although he was a disc jockey for many years without musical training Req only began producing music of his own in the mid 1990s when he signed to Skint Records who issued his earliest releases 1 As a graffiti artist he had previously been a member of the largely musical collective Beats International 2 His debut album One was critically acclaimed by such publications as The Wire and production duo Coldcut 1 In 2015 Fact ranked the album at number 14 in their list of The 50 Best Trip Hop Albums of All Time and noted his compositions didn t pander to the popularity of the growing trip hop scene instead dwelling in a noisy near ambient back room 3 His follow up album Frequency Jams 1998 was made an Album Pick on AllMusic 4 He released Car Paint Scheme in 2000 5 and Sketchbook in 2002 6 Discography EditStudio albums Edit One 1997 Frequency Jams 1998 Car Paint Scheme 2000 Sketchbook 2002 Compilation albums Edit TDK 2019 with Rob Euroh Tape Transport 1994 2000 2019 EPs Edit Req s Garden 1995 Miracles 1996 Fantasy Roc 1996 Split Series 7 1999 split with Team Doyobi Daily Beats 1 1999 Daily Beats 2 1999 Daily Beats 3 1999 Deqjam 2000 with Ashley Slater and Steve Arguelles Calypso Dark 2020 Singles Edit Breakin at the Seams b w Concentrate and Believe 2000 with Rob Euroh References Edit a b c d e Cooper Sean Req Biography AllMusic Retrieved 12 April 2020 McCready John Beats International are a Pop Group of Their Time interview in The Face November 1990 Rock s Back Pages Retrieved 9 January 2019 Twells John Fintoni Laurent 30 July 2015 The 50 best trip hop albums of all time Fact Retrieved 30 January 2017 Cooper Sean Req Frequency Jams AllMusic Retrieved 31 January 2017 Richardson Mark 5 May 2006 Ten Meditations on Repetition in Music With Soundtrack Pitchfork Retrieved 12 April 2020 Richardson Mark 13 March 2002 Req Sketchbook Pitchfork Retrieved 12 April 2020 External links EditReq discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Req amp oldid 1119302012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
