Rob Overseer

Rob Overseer
Rob Overseer
Background information
Origin	Leeds, UK
Years active	1996 – present
Members	Rob Overseer

Rob Overseer (who publishes his music under just his last name) is a British DJ/producer, born in Leeds probably most well known from his works for soundtracks like Animatrix, Snatch and Any Given Sunday, or video games like Need for Speed: Underground and Stuntman. His songs are also frequently used in TV commercials such as Hairdo for Vodafone which featured his song Velocity Shift or the Endeavor commercial for Mitsubishi, which featured Horndog.

Wreckage

Wreckage was released in the US in 2003 to great critical, if not popular, acclaim. The UK release of this album was plagued with many difficulties that led to a six month delay in its release, prompting Rob to move to new management at the end of 2005.

2006

2006 is set to bring a new Overseer album according to this forum post by Rob. The album is as of yet untitled, but it is expected to contain Skylight, a track that featured on the Blade: Trinity soundtrack.

The current status of this album is spoken about here, the key phrase being "I'm afraid you won't be surprised to learn that things are gonna be held up for a little while"", which does not bode well given previous events (see above).

Genre

Overseer's style is most frequently described as Big Beat or Chemical Breaks, although Never on Wreckage is distinctly Gangsta Rap in style. Overall, Wreckage is a showpiece album that exhibits a wide variety of styles and cannot be bracketed in one single genre.

Discography

Albums

• Wreckage (2003 - Columbia)
• Wreckage (2005 - When)

EPs and Singles

• The Zeptastic (1996) - Soundclash
• Hit the Tarmac (1998) - Soundclash
• Baris/Droppin' It (1998) - Soundclash
• Everything Louder Than Everything Else (2000) - Columbia
• Horndog (2003)
• Screw Up (2005) - iTunes
• Velocity Shift (2005) - iTunes
• Horndog/Doomsday (2005) - When

Remixes

• Adam F. feat. MOP - "Stand Clear" (Overseer Retake) - (2002)
• Kaiser Chiefs - "I Predict A Riot" (Overseer Remix) - (2005)
• Overseer - "Slayed" (Kostas Petropoulos Mix) - (2005)

Compilation appearances

• Blade: Trinity OST (2004) - Silva Screen: Skylight

See also

• Andy Hunter
• The Chemical Brothers
• The Crystal Method
• Fatboy Slim
• Fluke
• The Juan Maclean
• Utah Saints

External links

• Official UK Site
• Official US Site - Not maintained nor controlled by Rob Overseer

References

• A review that mentions the genre of Wreckage
• Forum post from artist confirming new album