Karl Francis, also known as Dillinja, is a British

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DJ and

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Biography

Dillinja is a prolific producer and artist within the

and

scene. Since 1991, Dillinja has produced a number of tracks under both that and other aliases such as Suburban Knight, Cybotron, Trinity, Capone, Basic Influence, and The Specialist. He set up his sound system and

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Valve Recordings with long-time producing partner Lemon D in 2001 and it made its debut at

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nightclub in London, and subsequently travelled across the UK and Worldwide. With the re-release of his track ''Twist Em Out'' (featuring MC Skibadee) he reached number 35 in the

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in June 2003.

Discography

Albums

*''Cybotron'' (as Cybotron) ( Valve Recordings/

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, 2001) *''Big Bad Bass'' (with Lemon D) (Valve Recordings, 2002)

Mixes/compilations

*''My Sound (1993-2004)'' ( Valve Recordings, 2004) *''Spectrum'' (with Lemon D) (Valve Recordings, 2004)

Selected singles/EPs

*''Dillinja EP'' (Tough Toonz, 1993) *''Sinewave'' (as Cybotron) (Cybotron, 1993) *''From Beyond/Ride It Hard'' (as Cybotron) (Cybotron, 1993) *''Steal The Way/Forever Fierce'' (as Cybotron) (Cybotron, 1993) *''Lock Me Out/Dark Influence'' (as Capone) (Cybotron, 1993) *''Test 2 EP'' (Wave Form, 1994) *''3:01 in the Morning/Catch The Vibe'' (with Mr E) (IQ Records, 1994) *''Chapter 19 & 20 EP'' (as Trinity) (

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, 1994) *''Deadly Ceremonies/Sovereign Melody'' (Deadly Vinyl, 1994) *''Deadly Deep Subs/Calculus Beats'' (Deadly Vinyl, 1994) *''Deep Love (Remix)/Moods'' (Logic Productions, 1994) *''In My Soul/South Side Riffin/Stompers Delight'' (Dillinja, 1994) *''Lion Heart/Art of Control'' (with Berty B) (Lionheart, 1994) *''Majestic B-Line EP'' (Deadly Vinyl, 1994) *''Steelers Anthem/Sax into The Night'' (IQ Records, 1994) *''You Don't Know (The Remix)/Heavenly Bass'' (Logic Productions, 1994) *''As It Grooves/State of Art'' (as Suburban Knights) (IMC, 1994) *''Gangsta/I Selassie I'' (as Trinity) ( Philly Blunt, 1995) *''Soldier/Massive'' (as Capone) (Hard Leaders, 1995) *''Tear Down (Da Whole Place)/Believe the Bass'' (Conqueror Records, 1995) *''The Angels Fell EP'' (

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, 1995) *''Jah VIP/Deadly Deep Subs'' (Remixes) ( Razors Edge, 1995) *''Paradise/Voice'' (as Capone) (Hard Leaders, 1996) *''Still Waters/Rainforest'' (as Basic Influence) (Hard Leaders, 1996) *''Twisted Amen/Garbage DJ'' (as The Specialist) ( Dread Recordings, 1996) *''Deep And Rolling/Drop It On the One'' (as The Specialist) (Dread Recordings, 1996) *''Friday/Alaska'' (as Capone) (Hard Leaders, 1997) *''Tronik Funk/Thugs'' (Test Recordings, 1998) *''Dillinja/Lemon D Doublepack EP'' (with Lemon D) ( Valve Recordings, 2001) *''The Grimey EP'' (

, 2002) *''Twist Em Out/Remixes'' (Trouble On Vinyl, 2003) *''Fast Car/No Future'' (Valve Recordings, 2003) *''This Is A Warning/Super DJ'' (Valve Recordings, 2003) *''All The Things/Forsaken Dreams'' (Valve Recordings, 2004) *''In The Grind/Acid Trak (Lemon D Remix)'' (Valve Recordings, 2004) *''Thugged Out Bitch (Adam F & DJ Fresh Remix)/Rainforest'' (Valve Recordings, 2004) *''Feel My Pain/In The Grind VIP'' (Valve Recordings, 2005) *''The Dillinja EP'' (Valve Recordings, 2006) *''Diggin' In Ya Crates EP'' (Valve Recordings, 2007) *''Grimey (Clipz Remix)/Sky (Zero T Remix)'' (

, 2008) *''Soul Control/Unexplored Terrain'' (V Recordings, 2008)

References

External links

Official website
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