外文名：Everything Is Recorded 别名：rLr、Richard Russell 国籍：英国 出生地：英国伦敦多利斯山 职业：唱片制作人 生日：1971-03-18 唱片公司：XL唱片 风格：电子、电子缓拍、灵魂乐 简介：Everything ls Recorded is a collaborative project spearheaded byRichard Russell, an influential British producer who runs the highlysuccessful independent label XL Recordings.The collective'srecordings are taken from recording sessions at Russell's Londonrecording studios, featuring a wide range of R&B, hip-hop, indie, andjazz musicians,including XLregulars like Sampha and Giggs, as well asmore surprising guests such as violinist Warren Ellis, saxophonistKamasi Washington, Crass' Penny Rimbaud, and Wu-Tang Clan'sGhostface Killah.While anything is possible within these sessions, theresults often encompass dark trip-hop, vulnerable soul, and broodingrap, spread across the albums Everything ls Recorded by RichardRussell (2018) and Friday Forever (2020). 从艺历程：Russell became the A&R manager for XL in the early'9Os, when thefledgling label was initiallyfocusing on rave music and techno. As partof the duo Kicks Like a Mule, Russell scored a U.K. Top Ten hit with the1992 breakbeat hardcore classic "The Bouncer" While XL earned muchofits early success with dance acts like the Prodigy and SL2, Russell(who had taken full control of the label by the mid-'9Os) helpedbroaden the label's scope, with artists such as indie folk songwriterBadly Drawn Boy, Detroit garage rock duo the White Stripes, andgrime pioneer Dizzee Rascal all releasing landmark recordings on thelabel during the first halfofthe 2000s.Russell continued workingpehind the scenes as a producer and musician -- he produced GilScott-Heron's final album, |'m New Here, and worked with DamonAlbarn on several projects, including DRC Music, Bobby Womack's TheBravest Man in the Universe, and Albarn's Everyday Robots. Russellalso produced lbeyi's self-titled 2015 debut. Soon after, Russell began hosting the studio sessions that would formthe basis ofthe Everything ls Recorded project.A website appeareddocumenting studio and radio sessions, and debut EP Close But NotQuite arrived on XL in Mayof2017, featuring the Sampha-sung titletrackand appearances by Scritti Politti's Green Gartside and London.based rapper Obongjayar, among others.Subsequent singles'Mountains of Gold" (with Sampha, lbeyi, Wiki, and KamasiWashington) and"Show Love" (with Syd and Sampha)appeared laterin the year. Earlyin 2018,"Bloodshot Red Eyes" (featuring Gartside andInfinite) was issued just ahead of the full-length Everything lsRecorded by Richard Russell. Dedicated to Gil Scott-Heron andfeaturing a cover of his "Cane," the album debuted at number 66 onthe U.K. chart in March.A second Everything ls Recorded album, FridayForever, was released in April 2020 with a broader range ofcollaborators including A.K. Paul, Mariah Somerville, and PennyRimbaud, along with Infinite and his father, Ghostface Killah. ltcoincided with the publication of a book written by Russell, LiberationThrough Hearing: Rap, Rave & the Rise of XL Recordings.The followingyear saw Bristol drum'n'bass heavyweight Clipz deliver SaturdaySpecials, a complete remix ofthe group's sophomore LP Friday Forever.