Jane Remover
Jane Remover | |
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| Born | September 26, 2003 [5][6] New Jersey, United States[1] |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | DeadAir |
Jane Remover (born September 26, 2003; formerly known as Dltzk; also known by her numerous aliases), is an American musical artist. She[a] is most well known for her 2021 debut studio album, Frailty, as well as her pioneering of the "dariacore" microgenre on SoundCloud.
Biography
Remover grew up with her parents and twin sister in northern New Jersey.[1] She attended The College of New Jersey for one semester before leaving to pursue music full-time.[8] She came out publicly as a trans woman in 2022[7] and uses the pronouns they/she.[9]
Career
Remover's interest in music production stems back as far as 2011, inspired by dubstep producers like Skrillex, Kill the Noise, and Virtual Riot.[10] She would later go on to produce different styles of EDM in the mid-2010s, citing Porter Robinson as her biggest influence.[11] From electronic music, Remover's production became more trap-centric in around 2018; she cited artists such as Trippie Redd, Earl Sweatshirt, and Tyler, the Creator as inspirations.[11] Guest production then became a large part of Remover's early career, with her being a member of multiple SoundCloud collectives such as PlanetZero and Graveem1nd. Her production gradually became more digicore oriented.[11]
In late 2019, Remover began self-producing and releasing her own works on SoundCloud. One of Remover's first solo releases, "What's My Age Again?", gained popularity after being shared on Twitter.[11] Her debut EP, Teen Week, was released on February 26, 2021 under the pseudonym Dltzk.[12] The track "Homeswitcher" featuring Kmoe, reached 100,000 streams on SoundCloud within the first two weeks of its release.[13]
After the release of several more non-album singles, Remover began teasing the release of her debut studio album, Frailty, and releasing singles for it in June 2021. After the release of the tracks "How to Lie", "Pretender", and "Search Party", Frailty was released via DeadAir Records on November 12, 2021.[14] The album was acclaimed by publications such as Pitchfork, who placed the album at #47 on their list of the best albums of 2021.[15]
On June 27, 2022, Remover announced the retirement of the Dltzk pseudonym, and introduced the name Jane Remover. On the same date, she released the single "Royal Blue Walls". In Remover's statement, she said "the stage name Dltzk has never sat right with [her]" and that it "reminds [her] of a period of [her] life [she'd] like to move past". She also announced that the Teen Week EP would be abridged, as she was uncomfortable with the project as it was originally released.[16] This change went into effect on October 10, 2022, and four songs were removed from the EP.[12]
Remover's second single released as Jane Remover, "Contingency Song", was released on November 16, 2022.[17] She was the opening act for Brakence's Hypochondriac tour from November 26 to December 22, 2022.[18]
Leroy
Remover has released music under many pseudonyms throughout her career. The most notable of these aliases is Leroy (used interchangeably with "C0ncernn"), under which she created sample-heavy EDM mashups. These releases sampled a wide range of sounds, including pop songs of the 2010s, viral videos, and even Remover's own music. She released albums with the name "dariacore", and the cover art for each album released under the Leroy moniker were screenshots from the TV series Daria, which led to the term "dariacore" being used to describe the unique production style that Remover used for these releases.[13] The genre was described by Raphael Helfand of The Fader as "an entire genre in and of itself, taking hyperpop's silliest tendencies to their logical conclusions".[19] Three albums were released on the account from December 2020 to May 2022,[20] after which the moniker was officially retired in June 2022 with the release of a DJ mix titled "Leroy & Dltzk Memorial Service".[21] The Dariacore series of albums have since inspired many artists to adopt a similar style of production, releasing short sample-based EDM tracks themed around popular media.[10]
Discography
Studio albums
As Jane Remover
| Title | Album details |
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| Frailty |
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As Leroy
| Title | Album details |
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| Dariacore |
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| Dariacore 2: Enter Here, Hell to the Left |
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| Dariacore 3... At Least I Think That’s What It’s Called? |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
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| Teen Week |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album | Details |
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| "Me" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
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| "Woodside Gardens 16 December 2012" | Teen Week |
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| "52 Blue Mondays" | 2021 |
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| "It's a Vicious Cycle" | Non-album singles |
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| "How to Lie" | Frailty |
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| "Pretender" |
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| "Search Party" |
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| "Cage Girl" | 2022 | Non-album singles |
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| "Royal Blue Walls" |
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| "Contingency Song" |
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Remixes
| Year | Song | Artist |
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| 2022 | "Honest" | Umru (with Cecile Believe) |
| 2022 | "4Ever" | That Kid (featuring Bébe Yana) |
Notes
References
- ^ a b c Zhang (25 January 2022). "Digicore Hero dltzk Is So Online It Hurts". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "High Zoey Lyrics, Songs, and Albums". Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "High Zoey". Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Lilnedbigby / Discography". Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Jane Remover [@janeremover] (March 22, 2021). "i share a birthday with serena williams" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-02-12 – via Twitter.
- ^ Harris, Allison. "Jane Remover: "Contingency Song" Track Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Sundaresan, Mano. "dltzk: Frailty Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Brickner-Wood, Brady. "Jane Remover's outer space". The FADER. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "jane remover (@janeremover) / Twitter". Archived from the original on 26 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Darville, Jordan. "5 Fast Facts with dltzk, the teenage digicore producer with adrenaline and heart". The FADER. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d Bugara, Billie. "dltzk: A Life Before Teen Week". Lyrical Lemonade. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ a b Remover, Jane. "Teen Week". SoundCloud. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ a b Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "An 18-year-old invented a new genre of meme-heavy music called 'dariacore' that's like 'pop music on steroids'". Insider. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Remover, Jane. "Frailty". Bandcamp. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Pitchfork. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ @janeremover (June 27, 2022). "Jane Remover — Royal Blue Walls — out now" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @janeremover (November 16, 2022). "Jane Remover — Contingency Song — out now" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @brakence (September 12, 2022). "The Hypochondriac Tour. My first headline. [...]" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Listen to leroy's final mix". The FADER. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ Remover, Jane. "Music | Jane Remover". Bandcamp. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Remover, Jane. "Jane Remover — leroy & dltzk Memorial Service (for Goop Week - 6/26/22)". YouTube. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
Further reading
- https://pitchfork.com/news/jane-remover-shares-two-new-songs-listen/
- https://www.thefader.com/2022/11/17/song-you-need-jane-remover-contingency-song
- https://www.stereogum.com/2191489/jane-remover-royal-blue-walls-cage-girl/music/
- https://www.insider.com/dltzk-frailty-hyperpop-dariacore-digicore-soundcloud-rap-internet-musician-osquinn-2021-11