Various, or
Various Production, is an English
dubstep/
electronic music duo formed in 2002. The group blends
samples, acoustic and electronic instrumentation, and singing from a revolving cast of vocalists. Its members, Adam and Ian, purposefully give very little information about the group or themselves, and tend to do little in the way of
self-promotion. Nevertheless, the group began winning critical acclaim with its
single releases in 2005 and 2006, with singers Rachel Thomas Davies and Nicola Kearey. Their full-length for
XL,
The World is Gone, arrived in July 2006. They have released a large number of vinyl EPs and 7" records, as well as digital exclusives for
Rough Trade,
iTunes, and
Boomkat. They have released remixes of a large variety of artists (sometimes uncredited) such as
Thom Yorke,
Adele,
Virus Syndicate,
Dave Cloud,
Cat Power,
Emma Pollock and
Ian Brown and participated with one track on the
Vexille Movie Soundtrack.
