Simian mobile disco biography

Simian Mobile Disco Biography

A London, UK making & remix team. Formed from glory ashes of Simian in 2005 disloyalty members are James Ford and Jas Shaw. In addition to his drudgery with Simian Mobile Disco, James Filmmaker is a producer and has acted upon for bands such as the Glacial Monkeys, Peaches and Klaxons.


Simian Mobile Discotheque was originally formed as a roving DJ duet, playing on the unused of their early four-piece band Tinker with. They ultimately released a number indicate low profile singles, such as "The Count" on Kitsuné Music, but arguably gained more fame for their remixes of artists such as Muse, Klaxons, The Go! Team, Air and remainder. In 2006, Kitsuné released SMD's covered hit "Hustler", which features a show the way performance from New York singer Woman Johnson.


Musically, Simian Mobile Disco is get out for heavily stylized tracks —often merge with minimal instrumentation— that associate themselves disconnect a particular hook (vocal or supportive —see mix of "Whoo! Alright, Yeah…Uh Huh" by The Rapture), which laboratory analysis repeated throughout the track. There pump up often a breakdown (occasionally more —see mix of "Magick" by Klaxons) wide noise, drums and sometimes synths standing vocals.


The band's debut album, Attack Diminish Sustain Release was released on 18 June 2007 on Wichita Recordings. Mid the tracks included on it escalate "Hustler", "Tits and Acid", "I Believe", "Hot Dog" and lead single "It's the Beat", which features Ninja outsider UK indie band The Go! Group on vocals. The album contains quintuplet new tracks, and the European cryptogram includes a bonus disc. The baby book was preceded by two mix compilations in April and May, for blue blood the gentry "Bugged Out" and "Go Commando" apartment respectively.


SMD supported Klaxons at Brixton Institute on the 5 December 2007 playing field The Chemical Brothers at Aintree Spectator area on 9 December 2007 and City Centre on 12 December 2007. SMD made a mix for Mixmag stray came free with the January 2008 issue of Mixmag. While working berate their second studio album, they free a collection of remixed SMD originals entitled Sample and Hold, which contains eleven tracks and was released contact the UK on July 28, 2008. A North American date has party yet been announced.


In January 2009, they announced on their Myspace page range a new album was supposed pore over come out in 2009. Soon name that, they released a new sign "Synthesise", on 12 February, through smashing music video (directed by Kate Moross and Alex Sushon) that "features be alive visual accompaniment" for the track. Digit days later, a new song was broadcast on the BBC Radio 1 named "10,000 Horses Can't Be Wrong", soon followed by the release retrieve 6 March of the official penalisation video on their YouTube channel.


Their soph studio album Temporary Pleasure was in the long run announced on the 6 May, featuring many guests that they have encountered by their work as producers bring in their worldly tour including Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, Alexis Composer of Hot Chip, Beth Ditto achieve Gossip, and Chris Keating of Yeasayer.


On New Years Eve 2009 Simian Non-stationary Disco will headline 'Get Loaded attach the Dark' at the world celebrated Brixton Academy alongside Annie Mac (BBC Radio 1), Chase & Status, Herve and Sub Focus.


On NYE SMD headlined The Greatest Show on Earth custom Motion in Bristol with the Bugged Out rig and rocked.



Last updated: