Leila (music producer)

Leila Arab (Template:Langx, born in 1971), professionally known as Leila, is an Iranian-born record producer and DJ based in London, England. She has released music on the labels Rephlex, XL and Warp.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She has also worked extensively with Icelandic singer Björk.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Biography

Arab was born in Pahlavi Iran and spent part of her childhood there.<ref name=allmusic>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Her family fled to London following the Iranian Revolution in 1979.<ref name="tele">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She became interested in DJing and keyboards, and left college to perform with singer Björk in 1994, later working with her as a sound engineer and live mixer.<ref name=allmusic/> She met Richard D. James while both were on tour with Björk, and both James and Grant Wilson-Claridge suggested she release her solo recordings on their label Rephlex Records.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1998, Leila released her debut album, Like Weather, on Rephlex.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2000, she released Courtesy of Choice on XL Recordings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ben Thompson of The Telegraph referred to these releases as "two collections of spooky electronic soul which [...] established her as an integral member of the Nineties' golden generation of British writer-producers."<ref name="tele"/>

After a hiatus following the death of her parents, she released Blood Looms and Blooms in 2008 on Warp.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It included vocal contributions from Terry Hall and Martina Topley-Bird.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2009, she contributed a cover of an Aphex Twin song, "Vordhosbn", to the Warp20 (Recreated) compilation album.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2012, she released her fourth LP U&I on Warp.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2015, she released a collaborative EP with Zebra Katz, titled Nu Renegade, on ZFK Records.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Discography

Albums

• Like Weather (1998)
• Courtesy of Choice (2000)
• Blood Looms and Blooms (2008)
• U&I (2012)

EPs

• Nu Renegade (2015) Template:Small

Singles

• "Don't Fall Asleep" (1997)
• “Space, Love" (1998)
• "Feeling" (1998)
• "Sodastream" (1999)
• "Mettle" (2008)
• "Deflect" (2008)
• "(Disappointed Cloud) Anyway" (2011)

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