Emancipator - Natural Cause
Emancipator - Natural Cause
Emancipator's Official Website:
http://www.emancipatormusic.com/
Douglas Appling, (born 1987, New York City) better known by his stage name Emancipator, is an American trip hop producer based in Portland, Oregon. His debut album, Soon It Will Be Cold Enough, was released in 2006.
Appling's song Wolf Drawn was featured in the trailer for Toby Dawson - Lost and Found, an upcoming documentary on the Olympic medal winning mogul skier Toby Dawson.
Bandcamp:
http://emancipator.bandcamp.com/
Emancipator on Facebook:
/ emancipatormusic
Myspace:
https://myspace.com/emancipator
Soundcloud:
/ emancipator
LastFM:
http://www.last.fm/music/Emancipator
To some, it must seem like this young electronic producer came out of nowhere. Emancipator (Douglas Appling) played his first live show in July 2009, opening for Bonobo at the Roseland Theater (cap. 1500). Since then, he's toured with Bassnectar, drawn crowds at festivals like Trinumeral and Symbiosis, and closed out Sound Tribe Sector 9's late night parties in Denver at the request of the band.
But those in the know have been following Emancipator since he self-released his first album, Soon It Will Be Cold Enough, at the age of 19 in 2006. His agile melodies layered over headnodic, immaculately-produced beats captivated fans across the internet and across the world. "Soon It Will Be Cold Enough" was picked up by Japanese super-producer Nujabes, pressed in Japan and sold 5,000 copies in the first six months. Emancipator landed a Puma sponsorship, gave an interview to Rolling Stone Japan, discovered one of his songs was played at the Beijing Olympics (still trying to figure out how that happened) and his song "Shook," a mashup that perfectly mixes Mobb Deep's mighty raps with a haunting track from the Icelandic band Sigur Ros, become the highest-rated song on Hype Machine's "Best 50 Songs of 2007," and appeared on Hype Machine as the #2 most popular song in April 2009. Meanwhile, fans waited hungrily for the next album.