Realistic is the guise of sound collage artist, electronic musician, and graphic designer James Towning.
In 1998 the Realistic album "Maidenhead" was co-released by Negativland's Seeland Records and Realistic's Black Music label. Towning described it as "seventeen retarded children lined-up and displayed for the whole world to hear." Following that were a 12" EP, "Smells Like Teen Disco", and a full-length album, "Private Moments", both on Illegal Art. A remix album titled "Toilet Parts" was released shortly after "Private Moments" and is a good example of Realistic's tracks often having several versions and permutations beyond the official release.
Realistic's third album "Perpetual Memory Loss" (Illegal Art 114) features sixteen tracks of intricate sample-based compositions.

"This is psychedelia done right, and for modern ears." -Resonance Magazine

"Incorporating a myriad of samples from rock to self-help records, Realistic has set a new template for eerie downtempo." -XLR8R

"…a beautifully sophisticated celebration of found sound, recorded media, technology, and electronic composition." -Parasites and Sycophants

"Towning demonstrates a knack for unconventional looping, sonic accumulation, and a good joke." -All Music Guide

"Everything is so well blended that even recognizable samples don't stand out until after repeated listening…" -The Phoenix

"If using these samples is wrong, who wants Realistic to be right?" -CMJ