DJ Olive

DJ Olive
Born
Gregor Asch

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
GenresHip hop, instrumental hip hop, turntablism, ambient, illbient, electronic, acid jazz, nu-jazz, jazz, free improvisation, experimental, avant-garde
OccupationsDisc jockey, producer, turntablist, artist
InstrumentsTurntables, analog synthesizers, programming
Years activeEarly 1990s (with We), 1991-present (as DJ Olive)
LabelsAsphodel Records, The Agriculture, Room40, Sub Rosa, SYR Records
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DJ Olive (born Gregor Asch) is an American disc jockey and turntablist. He is known for producing music generally in the electronic genre, with strong influences of dub, and free improvisation styles. He is widely credited with coining of the term "Illbient" in 1994. He was a founding member of the immersionist group Lalalandia Entertainment Research Corporation in 1991.

DJ Olive is a member of We, Lunchbox and Liminal. He has also collaborated with Kim Gordon, Ikue Mori, William Hooker, Zeena Parkins, Uri Caine, Medeski Martin and Wood, Dave Douglas, and various others.

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