BIOGRAPHY
He may live in Paris, but don’t call him French. Journalist by day, DJ/producer by night, Faskil hails from none other than the culture-rich Belgium. There are no superhero tales to tell of a “child star” or “music wonderkid”, but if you have to be born with the talent, then perhaps it took Faskil a little while to realise what great potential was about to be unleashed when he started to tinker with his toys.
Like most great tales, this one began on a rainy day sitting inside in front of the computer. And as one (generally) does, Faskil decided to play around with some trackers he had on his PC. Turning some (digital) knobs and fiddling with some (once again digital) buttons, he began to realise that he might have just been on to something! And the rest is history.
Well maybe not, but in 1995 he teamed up with El Borbah to form the duo of Bump & Grind. It didn’t take them long to sign a deal with Exit Records, and over the years our ears were graced with not just one, but three albums. They were very well received throughout the electronic music community, particularly due to the way they blended lush soundscapes with the more eccentric sounds of modern electronic.
2005 saw the emergence of Faskil as a solo entity rather than as a member of Bump & Grind, and it didn’t take long for him to become somewhat of a cult favorite amongst the devoted fans of progressive house. His solo work has been picked up by labels such as Panda Recordings, Silk Records, microCastle Music, Triptik, Frisky Records, and Polytechnic Recordings. Aside from original productions, Faskil has lent his hand to remixing a wide range of artists, from the likes of Orbital, Luca Ricci, Derek Howell, Mango and Burufunk, to Harland and Gemma Hayes – every single work gaining praise from all corners of the globe.
Faskil is also a member of Snowgaze, a more downtempo oriented project with his friend Chrisman and has recently re-activate his electronica band BNG.
Aside from producing and remixing (and also being an uber-cool journalist), Faskil launched the Connected parties in Paris, with his friends Birdy & Boombatcha, and also hosts a successful monthly show on Frisky Radio titled “Silly Waffles”. He seems unstoppable, right? Well he might just be.
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums
Bump & Grind deCreate [Exit Records, 1996]
Bump & Grind Init Sequence [Subrosa, 1998]
Bump & Grind Abstract Theme Variations [Quatermass, 2000]
BNG ATV2 [Quatermass, 2001]
Singles
Bump & Grind vs Third Eye Foundation Pan Odyssey [Subrosa, 1998]
Faskil & Birdy Heroes [White Label, 2007]
Faskil Clear Mayhem EP [Composure, 2007]
Boombatcha & Faskil Serendipity [Aenaria Chill, 2007]
Faskil Clear Mayhem Remixes [Composure, 2008]
Chrisman vs Faskil Lava Bow EP [Composure, 2008]
Faskil Crappy Morning [FeralCode Records, 2008]
Faskil What I Mean [Ascension Records, 2008]
Faskil ft. 3pm Silly [Polytechnic Recordings, 2008]
Snowgaze Our Fantastic Life EP [Silk Sofa Music, 2008]
Faskil Where Have You Been? [White Label, 2009]
Faskil Rezi [Silk Sofa Music, 2009]
Faskil Rezi (Remixes) [Silk Digital, 2009]
Faskil We're All Cunt5 [Frisky Records, 2009]
Faskil Remixed [Frisky Records, 2009]
Faskil The Crush (Makotrax Remix) [Frisky Records, 2010]
Faskil Blow Up [Silk Digital, 2010]
Remixes
Neven Early Scythe (Peetoofee Remix) [Exit Records, 1997]
Zop Hopop Zip Zop (Bump & Grind Remix) [Rifraf, 1998]
Om1 Opium (BNG “Crushed by Santos” Remix) [Quatermass/Kompakt, 1999]
Orbital The Box (BNG Remix) [Hidden Art Records, 2002]
The Project Truth (Faskil Split Mix) [Sony Experimental Division, 2004]
Global Communication 14:31 (Faskil's "9:03" Remix) [White Label, 2006]
Effen Invidia (Faskil’s Hayteehaye Mix) [Ascension Records, 2006]
Jason Calvert Fashion Crash (Faskil “Epic Joint” Remix) [Composure, 2006]
Eoghan Harron What Does It Matter (Faskil “It Really Doesn’t” Remix) [Composure, 2006]
Guillaume Nyckees Elision (Faskil & Birdy Connected Mix) [Composure, 2007]
Guillaume Nyckees Tropical Heat (Faskil Mix) [Composure, 2007]
Plus49 Rock On (Faskil’s Too Much TV Mix) [Auric Enterprises, 2007]
Bel Canto Dorothy’s Victory (Faskil Mix) [Ascension Records, 2007]
Burufunk Serenity (Faskil’s “Special Level of Hell” Mix) [Undermine Records, 2007]
Clubbervision Evocation (Faskil Remix) [Navigation Limited, 2007]
K’s Choice Shadowman (Faskil Mix) [White Label, 2008]
Keenan & Anderson Promises (Faskil Remix) [Navigation Records, 2008]
Deep Pression Black Beauty (Faskil Mix) [Atlant Digital, 2008]
Mango Strawberry (Faskil Remix) [Silk Digital, 2008]
Boombatcha Out Of Body Experience (Remixes) [Aenaria Chill, 2008]
Proper Villains Put Me In A Box (Faskil Remix) [Polytechnic Recordings, 2008]
Justin Timberlake SexyBack (James Warren & Faskil Remix) [White Label, 2008]
Gemma Hayes At Constant Speed (Faskil Vocal Mix) [White Label, 2008]
Derek Howell It's All Gravy Baby (Faskil Remix) [Polytechnic Recordings, 2009]
Python feat. Cream Sound Moon Walking (Faskil Remixes) [Polytechnic Recordings, 2009]
Coalesced Republic (Faskil Remix) [Triptik, 2009]
Shane Reaching For The Stars (Faskil Remix) [Jetlag Digital, 2009]
Luca Ricci Tribute To San Francesco D'Assisi (Faskil Ambient Intro Mix) [Panda Recordings, 2009]
Max Gueli Jet Angel (Faskil Remix) [friskyRecords, 2009]
Ozark Henry The Faskil Remixes [White Label, 2009]
Mango Strawberry (Faskil "Down Below" Remix) [Silk Sofa Music, 2009]
Derek Howell Dark Horse (Faskil & Alkama Remix) [microCastle Music, 2009]
Salt Sweet Soultrain (Faskil Remix) [Carica Deep, 2009]
Solarity Relentless (Faskil Remix) [Morphosis Records, 2009]
Yohanne Simon Mythologia (Faskil Remix) [Jetlag Digital, 2009]
Kama & Mac Gregor Shine (Faskil & Birdy Remix) [Pumpz Recordings, 2009]
Michael & Levan and Stiven Rivic Connection (Faskil Remix) [Mistique Music, 2009]
Chris Mozio My Life (Faskil Afterdark Remix) [Deepsessions Recordings, 2009]
Michael Witness 18 Days (Faskil Remix) [Silk Sofa Music, 2009]
Li-Polymer Passion Fruit (Faskil Remix) [Balkan Connection, 2009]
Neoplastik Physical Reaction (Faskil Remix) [Panda Recordings, 2010]
Jay Smith Deeper Love (Faskil Remix) [Polytechnic Recordings, 2010]
Sinsun Magnetic Set (Faskil & Birdy Progressive Vocal Session) [White Label, 2010]
Li-Polymer Underwater (Faskil's Bottom of the Sea Dub) [Balkan Connection, 2010]
Dr. K & Nii vs Shiha The Spirit (Faskil Remix) [Musiczone, 2010]
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