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Calyx
OriginUK
GenresDrum and Bass
Years activeSince 1998
MembersLarry Cons
WebsiteMySpace

Calyx is a UK based drum and bass act, specialising in the techstep style. Previously the duo Larry Cons and Chris Rush (both of London), it is now a solo project of Larry Cons.

Their first release was in 1998 for Moving Shadow sublabel Audio Couture, which was in the game Grand Theft Auto 3. Most of their releases have been for Moving Shadow, including their debut album No Turning Back (2005), with a few appearances for Metalheadz and Renegade Hardware. Many of Calyx hits has been featured in the video game Midnight Club 3.

In September 2007 he released an album called 'Anatomy' which was a joint project with fellow drum 'n' bass artist and long term collaborator Teebee.

Performances

London-based jungle/drum 'n' bass production team Calyx begun as guitarist Larry Cons, who previously led a jazz-funk band called Octane, and former drummer Chris Rush. The two met at Oxford Brookes University before starting work together and launching their own recording studio in Streatham, South London.

Calyx debuted in early-1998 with 'Cubic.' - Which was also the first release on Moving Shadow's sister label Audio Couture. They then followed it up with 'Techtonic' which made it into the Top 20 in the CIN Dance Single charts.

They went on to further releases such as 'Double Zero/The Root', 'Megalomania/Whole Tone', 'Morphology/Schitzoid' (on Doc Scott's 31 Records) and 'Distopia/Octane' - which gained airplay on MTV.

In 2000, after releasing the 'Catapult EP' Chris Rush decided to leave the duo to pursue a non-musical career, and as such Larry Cons has been carrying the Calyx moniker forward solo since Chris left.

Since that time, Larry has released a number of tracks, including the 'Downpour EP', his debut on Metalheadz 'Leviathan/Mindfold' and another EP for Moving Shadow, the 'Wasteground EP'. The title track from the Wasteground EP was chosen by Grooverider to close out his Fabriclive CD.

Larry's profile kept rising as he joined forces with fellow Moving Shadow artist Dom & Roland for a set of dcollaborations ('Pneumatix'/'See The Light') - following it up with the 'Killa EP' - meanwhile, Metalheadz picked up more of his tunes, firstly a collaboration with Kontrol on the MDZ.03 album and then a 2x12" release, the 'Dark Nights' EP - featuring collaborations with Kontrol + OB-1.

Calyx is set to release his debut album 'No Turning Back', a string of high profile productions and remixes - and is setting up two new record labels, one with Norwegian prodigy Teebee and one with frequent-collaborator Kontrol.

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Calyx

http://www.myspace.com/calyxuk

Discography

No Turning Back (2005)

  1. Illusions (5:56)
  2. Follow The Leader Featuring - Teebee (6:24)
  3. Are You Ready? (Hive & Gridlok Remix) (5:30)
  4. Dead Ringer Featuring - Gridlok(6:52)
  5. Killa (Dom & Roland Remix) (6:53)
  6. Tearing Us Apart (6:02)
  7. Thru Your Eyes Featuring - Ill.Skillz(6:42)
  8. Cyclone Featuring - Teebee(5:36)
  9. Chasing Shadows (5:36)
  10. Get Myself To You (7:32)

Calyx & Teebee - Anatomy (2007)

  1. The Divide (6:05)
  2. Dual Processed Featuring - MC Verse (Ben Mount)*[Rap] (5:22)
  3. Make Your Choice (5:21)
  4. All That Remains (5:50)
  5. Warrior (6:05)
  6. Ultimatum (5:22)
  7. Telepathy (6:06)
  8. Enygma (7:06)
  9. Confession (5:39)
  10. Vortex (5:36)

Song Usage

Songs such as Follow the Leader, Thru Your Eyes, Get Myself to You, Chasing Shadows, and Are You Ready are used in the popular racing game Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition

Tour dates

Here's A Short List Of Performances By Calyx .

Most of the Time He Performs With Teebee

2007

29.June.2007 20:00 Hermann's SYDNEY

29.June.2007 20:00 Heat Nightclub PERTH

06.July.2007 20:00 The Espy MELBOURNE

27.July.2007 20:00 St Paul's ADELAIDE

29.June.2007 20:00 Uber BRISBANE

23.nov.2007 20:00 Subtitles @ Hospitality (B2B TeeBee) London

24.nov.2007 20:00 Milton Keynes Milton Keynes

30.nov.2007 20:00 Bristol - Renegade Hardware Bristol

07.dec.2007 20:00 Pressure Kru - Barnstable Barnstable

09.dec.2007 20:00 Metalheadz Sunday Sessions @ Clockwork London, London and South East

14.dec.2007 20:00 Urban Komitet -Iasi Romania

15.dec.2007 20:00 Bristol (TBC) Bristol

29.dec.2007 20:00 29 December - 20 January AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND TOUR B2B TeeBee Aus / NZ

29.dec.2007 20:00 Adelaide - B2B TeeBee Adelaide

31.dec.2007 20:00 Perth - B2B TeeBee Perth

2008

18.Oct.2008 20:00 Sydney B2B TeeBee @ The Glasshouse UTS Sydney

05.jan.2008 20:00 Melbourne B2B TeeBee (TBC) Melbourne

20.jan.2008 20:00

20 January - March 14 ***NO GIGS*** Studio Time London

05.apr.2008 22:00 Renegade Hardware @ The End London

31.May 2008 23:00 

       Digital Dungeon w. Calyx @ K4, Ljubljana, Slovenia

01.aug.2008 22:00 Renegade Hardware @ The End London

16.aug.2008 22:00 Summer of Love, Pardubice (6 Deck & 2 Mixer Set B2B TeeBee) Czech Republic

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