| Ils | |
| Birth Name: | Illian Walker |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Years Active: | 1997–2013 |
Illian Walker, better known as Ils or iLS, is an English musician and producer, who has released records on labels including Marine Parade and Distinct'ive Records.
Born in London,[2] Ils started his production career on LTJ Bukem's drum and bass label, Good Looking Records.[3] He was signed to Marine Parade by owner Adam Freeland, who cited Ils' unique breaks production.[4] Ils is influenced by electro, funk, and techno artists in his Idiots Behind the Wheel album.[5] His Soul Trader album represented a more even sound, with few particularly energetic or downbeat tracks.[6] He also mixed an album for Distinct'ive Records' Y4k series.[7]
His 2002 single, "Next Level", on Marine Parade spent one week at #75 in the UK Singles Chart, in February 2002.[8] It was released on his second studio album, Soul Trader, as "6 Space (Next Level)".[9]
| Title | Album details |
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| Idiots Behind the Wheel | |
| Soul Trader |
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| Bohemia |
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| Paranoid Prophets |
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| 33 R.P.M. |
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| Title | Album details |
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| Bohemia – Remixes & Exclusives |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| UK [10] | |||||||||||||
| "About That Time" | 1998 | — | Idiots Behind the Wheel | ||||||||||
| "Next Level" | 2002 | 75 | Soul Trader | ||||||||||
| "No Soul" | 82 | ||||||||||||
| "Music" | 98 | ||||||||||||
| "Cherish" (featuring Valkyrie) | 2005 | — | Bohemia | ||||||||||
| "Angels" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Loving You" | 2006 | — | |||||||||||
| "Everybody Needs A Shrink" / "Burn Again" | 2007 | — | Paranoid Prophets | ||||||||||
| "Hate Is An Illness" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Still Crazy" (featuring Jewels Lindt) | 2013 | — | 33 R.P.M. | ||||||||||
| "Dark Skies" | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||