To some, it must seem like this young electronic producer came out of nowhe… Read Full Bio ↴To some, it must seem like this young electronic producer came out of nowhere. Emancipator (Douglas Appling) played his first live show in July 2009, opening for Bonobo at the Roseland Theater. Since then, he’s toured with Bassnectar, drawn crowds at festivals like Trinumeral and Symbiosis, and closed out Sound Tribe Sector 9’s late night parties in Denver at the request of the band.
But those in the know have been following Emancipator since he self-released his first album, Soon It Will Be Cold Enough, at the age of 19 in 2006. His agile melodies layered over headnodic, immaculately-produced beats captivated fans across the internet and across the world. “Soon It Will Be Cold Enough” was picked up by Japanese super-producer Nujabes, pressed in Japan and sold 5,000 copies in the first six months. Emancipator landed a Puma sponsorship, gave an interview to Rolling Stone Japan, discovered one of his songs was played at the Beijing Olympics (still trying to figure out how that happened) and his song “Shook,” a mashup that perfectly mixes Mobb Deep’s mighty raps with a haunting track from the Icelandic band Sigur Ros, become the highest-rated song on Hype Machine’s “Best 50 Songs of 2007,” and appeared on Hype Machine as the #2 most popular song in April 2009.
Emancipator's new Album “Safe In The Steep Cliffs” blends new instrumentation and organic samples with the signature Emancipator style of clean production, silky melodies and addictive drums. Dense layers of choirs, horns, American folk instruments such as the banjo and mandolin, violin and some distinct Asian influences make for a playful yet refined album built out of intricate tracks listeners can enjoy on as many levels as they want.
www.myspace.com/emancipator
http://emancipatormusic.com/
But those in the know have been following Emancipator since he self-released his first album, Soon It Will Be Cold Enough, at the age of 19 in 2006. His agile melodies layered over headnodic, immaculately-produced beats captivated fans across the internet and across the world. “Soon It Will Be Cold Enough” was picked up by Japanese super-producer Nujabes, pressed in Japan and sold 5,000 copies in the first six months. Emancipator landed a Puma sponsorship, gave an interview to Rolling Stone Japan, discovered one of his songs was played at the Beijing Olympics (still trying to figure out how that happened) and his song “Shook,” a mashup that perfectly mixes Mobb Deep’s mighty raps with a haunting track from the Icelandic band Sigur Ros, become the highest-rated song on Hype Machine’s “Best 50 Songs of 2007,” and appeared on Hype Machine as the #2 most popular song in April 2009.
Emancipator's new Album “Safe In The Steep Cliffs” blends new instrumentation and organic samples with the signature Emancipator style of clean production, silky melodies and addictive drums. Dense layers of choirs, horns, American folk instruments such as the banjo and mandolin, violin and some distinct Asian influences make for a playful yet refined album built out of intricate tracks listeners can enjoy on as many levels as they want.
www.myspace.com/emancipator
http://emancipatormusic.com/
Kamakura
Emancipator Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Kamakura' by these artists:
Mad Honey Gather to remember the temple of my body from whence it came…
The Maccabees Drinking when you're drunken To chase down the evening God…
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First Snow Everything that’s alive grows from a tiny seed. You know…
When I Go "I like to sing off key a lot Just to get…
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Daniel Mejia
Amazing song, Emancipator dedicated this song to Nujabes as Kamakura is his hometown.
Dylan Trazenfeld
wow that is so interesting, i did not know. this has been my favorite song of Doug's for years. thank you.
Joe Sorcic
so amazing!!! I love just kickin it to this music and being with good friends reminiscing of things passed.
Lurch685
He mostly samples his own music, if I'm not mistaken. He's a multi-instrumentalist and a musical genius, either way.
RenegadeDj1200
Great work! Lovin' it
GreenFarmTea
Favorite song off of the album. The piano is so cool.
Jake Gretener Taekwondo
this is really good.i might have to cover this for a mixtape
hank henry
this song makes me feel like i am swimming, so dope
Matthew Taylor
I don't think I'll ever find a song with as much significance to me as this one....Without a doubt my favorite piece of music ever. Just....beautiful.
five one four
this is the most laid back song EVER