Badmarsh & Shri: Difference between revisions
m Robot: Changing Category:Asian Underground artists |
per User talk:Cyde/Ref converter#An article which doesn't work - the convertor apparently has a problem to read the "&" sign in article titles. Fed it with "Badmarsh_%26_Shri" which worked fine. |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
== Formation == |
== Formation == |
||
Prior to their formation, Badmarsh (whose name means 'rascal' in [[Hindi]]) worked at the [[reggae]] studio Easy Street; which was hiring PA equipment to a nightclub called Labyrinth. After a visit to Labyrinth, he became interested in DJing, and almost immediately went out to buy DJ turntables and records; he later secured a residency position at the club, where he remained for five years. [[Shri (Musician)| Shri]], on the other hand, had spent five years touring with [[Nitin Sawhney]], who later produced his debut solo album ''Drum the Bass''. The album was well received in Europe. |
Prior to their formation, Badmarsh (whose name means 'rascal' in [[Hindi]]) worked at the [[reggae]] studio Easy Street; which was hiring PA equipment to a nightclub called Labyrinth. After a visit to Labyrinth, he became interested in DJing, and almost immediately went out to buy DJ turntables and records; he later secured a residency position at the club, where he remained for five years. [[Shri (Musician)| Shri]], on the other hand, had spent five years touring with [[Nitin Sawhney]], who later produced his debut solo album ''Drum the Bass''. The album was well received in Europe. |
||
| Line 10: | Line 9: | ||
== ''Signs'' == |
== ''Signs'' == |
||
| ⚫ | In [[2001]], Badmarsh & Shri released their second album, ''Signs'' through Outcaste Records. A continuation of their ''musical migration''<ref name="woth">[http://www.triphop-music.com World of Trip-hop]</ref>, the album was considered panoramic dance music by the record's publishers, switching between dancefloor music, and a more sensuous, chilled style. |
||
| ⚫ | |||
<blockquote> |
<blockquote> |
||
"We wanted to make music that moved you on the dancefloor as well as at home. Everything had to be emotive, whether it made you angry or made you swoon. But it also had to [[Funk music|funk]]. We wanted it to be about feeling rather than thinking - that was our vision," |
"We wanted to make music that moved you on the dancefloor as well as at home. Everything had to be emotive, whether it made you angry or made you swoon. But it also had to [[Funk music|funk]]. We wanted it to be about feeling rather than thinking - that was our vision," |
||
</blockquote> |
</blockquote> |
||
<div align="right">''Badmarsh and Shri'' |
<div align="right">''Badmarsh and Shri''<ref name="outcaste">[http://www.outcaste.com/index.cfm?do=viewArtist&artistID=3 Badmarsh and Shri on Outcaste]</ref></div> |
||
The duo drew their inspiration from their respective backgrounds of [[dancehall reggae]] and hip-hop, as well as funk, [[Latin music|Latin]] and African rhythms. They also made use of strings, synthesizers and flute, along with the vocal talents of [[UK Apache]], who is also considered an integral part of live shows. |
The duo drew their inspiration from their respective backgrounds of [[dancehall reggae]] and hip-hop, as well as funk, [[Latin music|Latin]] and African rhythms. They also made use of strings, synthesizers and flute, along with the vocal talents of [[UK Apache]], who is also considered an integral part of live shows. |
||
== Albums == |
== Albums == |
||
* ''[[Dancing Drums]]'' (Outcaste, [[1998]]) |
* ''[[Dancing Drums]]'' (Outcaste, [[1998]]) |
||
* ''[[Signs (album)|Signs]]'' (Outcaste, [[2001]]) |
* ''[[Signs (album)|Signs]]'' (Outcaste, [[2001]]) |
||
== See also == |
== See also == |
||
* [[Nitin Sawhney]] |
* [[Nitin Sawhney]] |
||
* [[Outcaste Records]] |
* [[Outcaste Records]] |
||
| Line 32: | Line 28: | ||
== References == |
== References == |
||
<references /> |
|||
# {{Note|WoTH}} [http://www.triphop-music.com World of Trip-hop] |
|||
# {{Note|Outcaste}} [http://www.outcaste.com/index.cfm?do=viewArtist&artistID=3 Badmarsh and Shri on Outcaste] |
|||
{{UK-electronic-band-stub}} |
{{UK-electronic-band-stub}} |
||
| Line 40: | Line 34: | ||
[[Category:British electronic music groups]] |
[[Category:British electronic music groups]] |
||
[[Category:Trip hop groups]] |
[[Category:Trip hop groups]] |
||
[[Category:Asian Underground musicians]][[be:Badmarsh & Shri]] |
[[Category:Asian Underground musicians]] |
||
[[be:Badmarsh & Shri]] |
|||
Revision as of 10:09, 27 October 2006
Badmarsh & Shri are an electronic/trip hop duo from London, UK.
Formation
Prior to their formation, Badmarsh (whose name means 'rascal' in Hindi) worked at the reggae studio Easy Street; which was hiring PA equipment to a nightclub called Labyrinth. After a visit to Labyrinth, he became interested in DJing, and almost immediately went out to buy DJ turntables and records; he later secured a residency position at the club, where he remained for five years. Shri, on the other hand, had spent five years touring with Nitin Sawhney, who later produced his debut solo album Drum the Bass. The album was well received in Europe.
The duo came together through Shabs, head of Outcaste Records, who thought that the pair's individually different sounds would complement each other in a group. The duo released their debut album Dancing Drums in 1998, which contained a culmination of drum and bass, hip hop, Indian classical music and jazz.
Signs
In 2001, Badmarsh & Shri released their second album, Signs through Outcaste Records. A continuation of their musical migration[1], the album was considered panoramic dance music by the record's publishers, switching between dancefloor music, and a more sensuous, chilled style.
"We wanted to make music that moved you on the dancefloor as well as at home. Everything had to be emotive, whether it made you angry or made you swoon. But it also had to funk. We wanted it to be about feeling rather than thinking - that was our vision,"
The duo drew their inspiration from their respective backgrounds of dancehall reggae and hip-hop, as well as funk, Latin and African rhythms. They also made use of strings, synthesizers and flute, along with the vocal talents of UK Apache, who is also considered an integral part of live shows.
Albums
- Dancing Drums (Outcaste, 1998)
- Signs (Outcaste, 2001)
See also
References
 | This article on a United Kingdom electronic music band is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |