John Samels, better known by his stage name Paper Tiger, is a

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producer and DJ from

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, who is currently based in

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. He is a founding member of the

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History

Paper Tiger released the 7-inch vinyl single, ''Cloquet'', in December 2009. His first solo album, ''Made Like Us'', was released in July 2010. It features vocal contributions from

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and Maggie Morrison of Digitata. Chris Riemenschneider of ''

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'' described the album as "a moody, sometimes dark but also surprisingly elegant and cinematic collection, recalling

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's best stuff." He released ''Summer EP'' in August 2012 and ''Beat Tape'' the next month. ''Prefix'' premiered the track "Gold Pass" and '' 89.3 The Current'' premiered a video for the track "The Fortunate Wayfarer." In 2016, Paper Tiger released ''In Other Words Part One'' in April and ''In Other Words Part Two'' in July, with each containing four songs. It features vocals from Dessa and Aby Wolf. In 2024, Paper Tiger released ''All Over The Place.'' Samels is also a founding member of the Doomtree project SHREDDERS, as well as Cloquet, an indie electronic music project with J.Gundersen. In addition to artistic music output Samels creates the original music score for film and television including the HBO documentary Rock and a Hard Place. Besides producing, Samels also works as a Designer / Art Director in Brooklyn, New York.

Discography

Solo albums

* ''Made Like Us'' (2010) * ''In Other Words (Album)'' (2017) * ''ALL OVER THE PLACE'' (2024)

Doomtree albums

* ''Doomtree (Self Titled)'' (2008)—(Game Over, Liver Let Die) * ''P.O.S (Never Better)'' (2009) (Low Light Low Life) * ''Dessa (Parts of Speech)'' (2013) (Call Off Your Ghost, Warsaw, The Lamb)) * ''Doomtree (All Hands)'' (2015) (My Own Nation, .38 AIRWEIGHT, GRAY DUCK, 80 on 80, Cabin Killer, Generator, Off in the Deep, Marathon) * ''Sims (More Than Ever)'' (2016) (A Bad Flying Bird, Icarus, Flash Paper, Gosper Island) * ''Shredders (Dangerous Jumps)'' (2018) * ''Shredders (Great Hits)'' (2019)

Cloquet albums

* ''Cloquet (Self Titled)'' (2018) * ''Cloquet (New Drugs)'' (2020)

EPs

* ''False Hopes 11: Paper Tiger'' (2007) * ''Summer EP'' (2012) * ''Beat Tape'' (2012) * ''In Other Words Part One'' (2016) * ''In Other Words Part Two'' (2016) * ''In Other Words Part Three'' (2017)

Singles

* ''Cloquet'' (2009)

Mixtapes

* ''Doomtree Standards Mixtape'' (2010)

Productions

- "551" from '' False Hopes'' (2005) *

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- "Dreamsleep" and "No Homeowners" from ''

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'' (2005) * P.O.S - "Low Light Low Life" from ''

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'' (2009) * Sims - "Pay No Mind Redo" from ''False Hopes XIV'' (2009) * Dessa - "The Chaconne," "Go Home," "The Bullpen," "Crew," and "Alibi" from '' A Badly Broken Code'' (2010) *

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- "Dwnsze" from '' Snaxxx'' (2012) * F.Stokes - ''Fearless Beauty'' (2013) * Dessa - "Warsaw", "Call Off Your Ghost", and "The Lamb" from ''

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'' (2013) * F. Stokes - "Can't Call It" and "Summer Coldest" from ''Liquor Sto' Diaries'' (2014) * Sims - "A Bad Flying Bird", "Icarus", "Flash Paper", and "Gosper Island" from More Than Ever (2016)

Remixes

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- "Chain My Name (Paper Tiger Remix)" (2013) *

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- "Dimitri Mendeleev (Paper Tiger remix)" (2014) * GAYNGS - "COLOGNE & WATER (PAPER TIGER REGRIND)" (2011) *

- "Prizefight (Paper Tiger Remix)" (2009) * Sun Gods to Gamma Rays - "You Thought You Had It All (Paper Tiger Remix)" (2014) * J.Gundersen - "Balcony (Paper Tiger Remix)" (2014)

References

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