Bing Ji Ling

Biography

Quinn Lamont Luke, also known as Bing Ji Ling (Chinese for "ice cream"), is a New York City-based producer/musician. Luke has released six full-length albums of original material as a solo artist, as well as numerous singles, collaborations, and remixes. He is a former member of Phenomenal Handclap Band.

Biography

As well as Phenomenal Handclap Band, Luke has also been involved in several other collaborative projects. As Incarnations, Luke joined friends Bart Davenport and Daniel Collas, to create an organic and original album in 2 weeks at a remote studio in the south of Spain for Lovemonk Records. As Coppa, a duo composed of Luke and Groove Merchant's Chris Veltri, Luke has produced a series of 12-inch singles. As Q&A (formerly Expanding Head Band), an instrumental, psychedelic-dance music duo with Alexis Georgopoulos, Luke has releases on DFA Records, Smalltown Supersound, and Lo Recordings. Luke is also a constant member of Tommy Guerrero's group.
Luke has worked in a collaborative project with Paul "Mudd" Murphy under the name Paqua, on Murphy's Claremont 56 label out of London. Their album "Akaliko" was released in June 2014, and they toured Europe promoting it at places such as Glastonbury Festival (U.K.) and The Garden festival (Croatia).
In the Fall of 2014, Luke released a solo/acoustic/covers record, entitled "Sunshine For Your Mind×Sunshine For Your Mind9 September 2014 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Anotherloverholenyohead (Prince)3:262Misty (Errol Garner)2:193Twilight (Maze)3:534If You Should Fall (Ned Doheny)3:165I Like It (DeBarge)4:266The Captain of Her Heart (Double)4:157Hangin' On A String (Loose Ends)4:108Kiss Of Life (Sade)3:509Club Lonely (Lil Louis)3:5710Love To Love You Baby (Donna Summer)3:1511Ideas As Oplates (Tears For Fears)3:48."
In 2015 a 12" release of "See Me Through" and a Romanowski remix of "Thought Our Love Was Strong" on Coyote's Über label were released. Both songs were from previous Bing albums. A Lexx remix of "Hangin' On A String," was released on his Phantom Island label. Other songs, such as Luke's collaboration with Cantoma (a.k.a. Phil Mison) "Alive," and his collaboration with Alex From Tokyo "Don't Move" were featured on various compilations.
The beginning of 2016 saw the release of a new collaboration with Alex from Tokyo, on his new World Famous label entitled "Not My Day." His version of Lil Louis' "Club Lonely" and a Tokyo Blackstar remix are also included. The late summer saw the first release under Bing's given name Quinn Lamont Luke on Aficionado Recordings and Tommy Guerrero's Too Good label, entitled "Temporadas." This release is Luke's first instrumental effort, with songs recorded at home, on a 4 track, one song per season. We also saw a new 12" release of and Idjut Boys remix of "Won't Wait For Yesterday," and a Tim "Love" Lee remix of "Everybody."
In the spring of 2017, Luke released a new single entitled "Different Aspriations."

Albums

"doodle loot doot doodle a doo×Doodle Loot Doot Doodle a DooJuly 2003 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Do What I Gotta Do2Put Your Hand in Mine3Can't Say Much4So Natural5Use a Hand6Money in the Meter7Where Is Your Love?8You9Seen That Look10Circular Situation11Time to Breathe" (2004)
"Fire & Ice Cream" (2006)
"June Degrees In December×June Degrees In December4 March 2008 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Kathalina3:142June Degrees in December3:103Be Here With You3:104This Song Is for You2:565Home6:03" (2008)
"So Natural" (2009)
"Shadow To Shine×Shadow to Shine22 March 2011 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Move On2:582Bye Bye3:483Hold Tight4:044Sunshine Love4:075A Little Love3:236Interlude/Welcome1:077Like We Used to Do2:358Hypnotized3:449Dreamin'6:0010Some Things Never Change3:2211Where Am I Gonna Go3:51" (2011)
"Por Cada Nube...×Por Cada Nube...5 December 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1I Don't Wanna Lose You5:082Every 1's a Winner3:583Won't Wait for Yesterday4:184By and By3:075See Me Through3:166You Could Have Been a Lady4:307Stranger in the City3:498Waitin Around3:09" (2013)
"Sunshine For Your Mind×Sunshine For Your Mind9 September 2014 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Anotherloverholenyohead (Prince)3:262Misty (Errol Garner)2:193Twilight (Maze)3:534If You Should Fall (Ned Doheny)3:165I Like It (DeBarge)4:266The Captain of Her Heart (Double)4:157Hangin' On A String (Loose Ends)4:108Kiss Of Life (Sade)3:509Club Lonely (Lil Louis)3:5710Love To Love You Baby (Donna Summer)3:1511Ideas As Oplates (Tears For Fears)3:48" (2014)

General references

My Spoonful (2011). Retrieved November 17, 2011, from https://web.archive.org/web/20111206223046/http://myspoonful.com/bing-ji-ling
Rolling Stone (2013)