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Encyclopedia > Girl Talk (musician)
Girl Talk

Background information
Birth name Gregg Gillis
Born October 26, 1981(1981-10-26)
Origin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Genre(s) Electronic, Dance, Glitch, Experimental music
Instrument(s) Laptop
Years active 2000 — present
Label(s) Illegal Art
333 recordings
SSS Records
Spasticated Records
12 Apostles
Website girl-talk.net

Girl Talk is the stage name of music producer and mashup DJ Gregg Gillis (born October 26, 1981). Gillis, who is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has released three CD albums on Illegal Art and vinyl releases on 333 and 12 Apostles. He began making music while a student at Case Western Reserve University. He specializes in sample-based remixes, in which he uses at least a dozen elements from different songs to create a "new" song. At his early shows, Gillis became notorious for his exhibitionist antics on stage, spontaneously removing most or all of his clothing mid-performance.[1] He has given different explanations for the origin of his stage name, once saying it alluded to a Jim Morrison poem[2] and once saying it alluded to an early Merzbow side project.[3] Girl Talk was featured in Good Copy Bad Copy, a documentary film about remix culture. His newest album, Feed The Animals was said to have leaked on the internet on March 19th, 2008. However, Gillis has said explicitly that the leak is not his work and that he's still working on the album.[4] Image File history File links Gregg_gillis. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Pittsburgh redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... Glitch (also known as Clicks and Cuts from a representative compilation series by the German record label Mille Plateaux) is a genre of electronic music that became popular in the late 1990s with the increasing use of digital signal processing, particularly on computers. ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For the band, see Laptop (band). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Illegal Art is a sampling label that was started by a person calling him/herself Philo T. Farnsworth in 1998. ... 12 Apostles is an independent record label based in London, England and Brooklyn, USA. Founded in 2000 the label was created as an antidote to the increasingly corporate approach of independent dance music record labels around the world and is inspired by british dance collective The KLF and genre free... In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Pittsburgh redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Illegal Art is a sampling label that was started by a person calling him/herself Philo T. Farnsworth in 1998. ... 12 Apostles is an independent record label based in London, England and Brooklyn, USA. Founded in 2000 the label was created as an antidote to the increasingly corporate approach of independent dance music record labels around the world and is inspired by british dance collective The KLF and genre free... Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, with some residence halls on the south end of campus located in Cleveland Heights. ... For other persons named James or Jim Morrison, see James Morrison. ... // Merzbow (Japanese; メルツバウ) is the name used by Japanese musician Masami Akita (秋田昌美 Akita Masami) for most of his experimental noise records, and is considered by many to be the earliest project among others in what has become known as the Japanese noise scene. He has released many CDs, LPs and cassettes...

Contents

Discography

Albums

  • Secret Diary CD (2002, Illegal Art)
  • Unstoppable CD (2004, Illegal Art)
  • Night Ripper CD (2006, Illegal Art)
  • Wild Peace IV: Feed The Animals, Raise The Dead CD (2008, Illegal Art)

Secret Diary is Gregg Gilliss first album, released on Illegal Art under the name Girl Talk. ... Unstoppable is Gregg Gilliss second album, released on Illegal Art under the name Girl Talk. ... Night Ripper is the third album by Gregg Gillis, released on Illegal Art in 2006 under the name Girl Talk. ...

EPs

Stop Clevland Hate is a limited edition (1200 copies) vinyl-only release by Girl Talk released on 12 Apostles. ... Bone Hard Zaggin is a limited edition (333 copies) 7 vinyl release by Girl Talk released on 333 recordings. ...

Remixes

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Production credits

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References

  1. ^ Pants-off Dance-off, Nerve.com retrieved February 10, 2007
  2. ^ Pants-Off Dance-Off by Sara Cardace - Nerve.com Screening Room
  3. ^ The Art Of Persuasion… | The Smoking Section
  4. ^ Girl Talk Myspace Blog Post
  5. ^ Girl Talk Remixes Of Montreal
  6. ^ Girl Talk at the Pitchfork Music Festival

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