Emancipator
Emancipator is the stage name of Doug Appling, a Portland-based downtempo electronic music producer and multi-instrumentalist whose self-released recordings and extensive touring schedule, often including music festivals, have gained him an international fan base. Emancipator's debut album, Soon It Will Be Cold Enough, a wintry mix of intricate beats and atmospheric textures featuring violinist Cindy Kao and guest vocalist Thao Nguyen, was self-released in 2006, later re-released by Japanese label Hyde Out Recordings in 2008. Appling made his live debut in 2009 opening for Bonobo, and toured Japan the same year. Second album Safe in the Steep Cliffs arrived in 2010, featuring increased live instrumentation and more ambitious arrangements and programming. Remixes, featuring reworked versions of Emancipator tracks by Blockhead, Big Gigantic, and others, was released in 2011. Appling founded his own label, Loci Records, in 2012, releasing music by friends such as Tor and Stèv. Dusk to Dawn, Emancipator's third album and first to feature violin from frequent live collaborator Ilya Goldberg, was released by Loci Records in 2013. Appling continued touring with a full band, Emancipator Ensemble, often co-headlining festivals with artists such as Pretty Lights and ODESZA. Live in Athens and Dusk to Dawn Remixes, as well as Emancipator's fourth studio album, Seven Seas, were released in 2015. Baralku followed in 2017.
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Soon It Will Be Cold Enough
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Baralku Tour (Live)
Chill-out - Released by Loci Records on Dec 13, 2019
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Stonewall / Last Cause
Chill-out - Released by Loci Records on Jan 26, 2024
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Maps & Father King
Chill-out - Released by Loci Records on Nov 11, 2016
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Mountain of Memory (Remixes)
Chill-out - Released by Loci Records on Apr 3, 2020
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Tangerine Sour
Chill-out - Released by Loci Records on Nov 13, 2020
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Mountain of Memory
Chill-out - Released by Loci Records on Apr 3, 2020
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Dusk to Dawn (Deluxe Anniversary Edition)
Chill-out - Released by Loci Records on Feb 23, 2024
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Citrus Fever Dream
Chill-out - Released by Loci Records on Jul 16, 2021
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Cheeba Gold
Chill-out - Released by Loci Records on Mar 22, 2019
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A Thousand Clouds
Chill-out - Released by Loci Records on Dec 11, 2020
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Mamba
Emancipator, Lapa, Marley Carroll
Electronic - Released by Loci Records on Sep 2, 2022
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Dab Records, Vol. 1
Emancipator, Asher Fulero, Dab Records
Chill-out - Released by Loci Records on Jan 29, 2021
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Himalayan (il:lo Remix)
Electronic - Released by Loci Records on Sep 18, 2020
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Way Out (Emancipator Mix)
Dance - Released by Magnetic Moon on Jul 28, 2023
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Xylem
Emancipator, Rena Jones, Flowerpulse
Chill-out - Released by Loci Records on Apr 9, 2021
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