Dillinja
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| Birth name | Karl Francis | |
| Also known as | Apex Basic Influence Capone Cybotron Digitech Dillinja D-Type Original Master The Specialist Trinity |
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| Born | 1977 | |
| Origin | Brixton, London | |
| Genre(s) | Drum and bass | |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, Record producer | |
| Years active | 1991 - Present | |
| Label(s) | Metalheadz Valve Recordings Chronic Records Hard Leaders Test Records V Recordings |
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| Associated acts |
Lemon D | |
| Website | www.bigbadbass.com | |
Dillinja, (born 1977 as Karl Francis[1]) is a drum and bass DJ, record producer and entrepreneur from Brixton in South London, England.
Arguably the most prolific producer within the drum and bass scene (with over 500 releases produced since 1991), Francis subsequently set up Valve Recordings in partnership with long-term collaborator Lemon D (Kevin King), with whom he also designed and built the Valve Sound System. Purported to be the most bass-heavy system in the world (contrary to rumour it is not the loudest), it is the only sound system to have been purpose-built for drum and bass.
As well as the record label and sound system, Francis and King have also opened a specialist mastering and vinyl cutting studio, Ear2ground.
Albums include My Sound (1993-2004), Cybotron 2000, as well as Big Bad Bass and The Killa-Hertz with Lemon D.
The spelling of Dillinja has changed since he started releasing vinyl (found on some older vinyl as Dillinger). The origin of his name is unknown but it's likely that it came from one of reggae's earliest MC's, who called himself Dillinger (real name Lester Bullocks) after the famous American gangster John Dillinger. One of Dillinja's other aliases, Capone, is also linked to one of Bullocks contemporaries, Dennis 'Alcapone' (born Dennis Smith), who produced reggae and ran a sound system in Jamaica.
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