Xilent

Xilent
Kowalczyk in 2009
Background information
Born
Eryk Jerzy Kowalczyk

(1989-07-29) 29 July 1989
Warsaw, Poland
Genres
Occupation
InstrumentDigital audio workstation
Years active2010–present
Labels
Websitexilent.com

Eryk Jerzy Kowalczyk (born July 29 1989), better known by his stage name Xilent, is a Polish electronic musician. He is best known for his work in dubstep, electro house, and drum and bass genres. Xilent has released two albums, We Are Virtual in 2015 on AudioPorn Records, and We Are Dust in 2019 on Monstercat.

Xilent has appeared on UKF Dubstep on multiple occasions.[1] In addition to his home country of Poland, Xilent has also been based in the United Kingdom. As of 2015, he resides in Warsaw.[1]

Career

Kowalczyk's first experience with music creation occurred when he obtained his first personal computer at the age of eight, using the ReBirth RB-338 synthesizer.[2] He was a drummer in a Polish punk band during his adolescence. His experience with the band led him to use Guitar Pro and later Cubase to programme his drums. Kowalczyk moved from Poland to the United Kingdom to study software engineering in Edinburgh in 2008,[2][3] although he has not completed his degree as of 2015 due to his music career. By the late 2000s, Kowalczyk was a frequent user of MySpace and uploaded his drum and bass tracks to the website.

Kowalczyk's early output as Xilent was primarily in the drum and bass genre and its subgenre of neurofunk.[2] His first release on AudioPorn Records was the extended play Choose Me, which included two versions of the title track and was released in 2011. Xilent would mainly release under AudioPorn Records until the mid-2010s, including his debut album, We Are Virtual, in 2015.

The track "Beyond" was featured on BBC Radio 1's Hottest Record in 2012, described by Zane Lowe as a hybrid between dubstep and drum and bass.[4]

In 2014, Xilent collaborated with American artist Seven Lions on the electro house track "The Fall".[5]

In 2015, Xilent produced a remix of Breathe Carolina & Shanahan’s "Moon & Stars", which was described by UKF as having influences from trance music and complextro.[1] In 2016, Xilent released a remix of I Remember U by Cartoon and Jéja on NoCopyrightSounds.[6] Xilent made his debut on Monstercat in 2015 with "Edge of the World", a collaboration with Italian producer Razihel.

Xilent debuted on Never Say Die Records with the track "Ultimate" in 2016, which was featured on the compilation Never Say Die Vol. 4.[7] He later released the three-track extended play Your System on the label.[8] In 2018, Xilent collaborated with British musician Chime on the track "Twinkle", which was released on Pilot, a record label operated by UKF.

Xilent released his second album, We Are Dust, on Canadian electronic music label Monstercat in 2019. The album was preceded by the single "You Rise", described by EDM.com as having an uplifting melody that gives way to "gritty, relentless bass growls" and punchy drums.[9] Following the release of We Are Dust, Xilent collaborated with Justin OH for the single "Assemble", also released on Monstercat.[10]

Xilent performed at a virtual reality concert in 2019.[11] American music producer Cyazon has cited Xilent as an inspiration.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
We Are Virtual[13]
We Are Dust[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c Jenkins, Dave (18 February 2016). "Xilent: New Year – New Sound". UKF. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  2. ^ a b c published, Future Music (12 May 2015). "Xilent on crossing genre boundaries and working with some of the biggest names in pop". MusicRadar. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  3. ^ Steven, Colin (17 September 2014). "Xilent Guest Mix". Kmag. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  4. ^ "BBC - Zane Lowe's Hottest Records blog: Hottest Record - Xilent - Beyond". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  5. ^ Team, The News (3 December 2014). "Seven Lions & Xilent Collaborate For Dreamy Track "The Fall"". Dance Music NW. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  6. ^ I Remember U (feat. Jüri Pootsmann) [Xilent Remix] - Single by Cartoon & Jéja on Apple Music, 28 April 2016, retrieved 31 May 2026
  7. ^ Never Say Die Vol. 4 by Various Artists on Apple Music, 22 January 2016, retrieved 31 May 2026
  8. ^ Your System - Single by Xilent on Apple Music, 9 May 2016, retrieved 31 May 2026
  9. ^ Scilippa, Phil (4 April 2019). "Xilent's Latest, "You Rise," is Out Now on Monstercat". EDM. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  10. ^ Scilippa, Phil (24 September 2019). "Xilent and Justin OH Team Up on New Single, "Assemble"". EDM. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  11. ^ "Xilent performs first real-time VR DJ set". DJ Mag. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  12. ^ "Meet Cyazon: Electronic Music Artist/DJ – SHOUTOUT LA". shoutoutla.com. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  13. ^ "We Are Virtual". audiopornrecords.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  14. ^ "We Are Dust". monstercatmedia.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
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