Babe Rainbow (musician) explained

Babe Rainbow
Origin:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genre:Indie electronic
Hip hop
Electronic
Ambient
Experimental
Instrumental
Downtempo
Dubstep
Years Active:2008–present
Label:Warp Records, Slow Release, Ghostly International, INgrooves, 1080p Collection
Associated Acts:Grimes, How To Dress Well, G-Side, CFCF, Clams Casino

Babe Rainbow is the moniker of Canadian musician Cameron Reed. Reed first came to prominence following the release of two records as Babe Rainbow on the UK-based Warp Records, Shaved EP in 2010 and Endless Path EP in 2011.[1] Mixing the genres of Dubstep, ambient, hip-hop, and Noise music, Babe Rainbow's early Post-dubstep[2] material was described as "creating "overcast, suffocating sonic landscapes"[3] that evoke a sound "like living in a haunted house".[4]

In addition to providing official remixes for artists such as Grimes, Midnight Juggernauts, and Jokers of the Scene, Reed has provided production to up-and-coming rappers[5] and occasionally releases free EPs of demos and works-in-progress.[6]

In 2012, Reed briefly joined the backing band for Domino Records-signed R&B artist How To Dress Well[7] before going on to release an EP of minimalist piano compositions titled Minnesota Winter EP, and Falling Apart EP which Pitchfork Media called "a momentous, sometime triumphant gloom that recalls a range of other electronic experimentalists".[8]

Studio releases

YearRelease Details
2010Shaved EP
2011Endless Path EP
2014Minnesota Winter EP
  • Released: September 26, 2014
  • Label: Slow Release
2014Falling Apart EP
  • Released: July 14, 2014
  • Label: Slow Release
2018Neglected Ambient Works Vol. 1 (as Cameron Reed)
  • Released: Nov. 16, 2018
  • Label: Slow Release

Remixes and singles

YearRelease Details
2010Babe Rainbow I Can Try To Run (Stuck)
2010Midnight Juggernauts This New Technology (Babe Rainbow Remix)
  • Label: Acephalé
2010You Say Party Dark Days (Babe Rainbow Remix)
2011Porcelain Raft Talk To Me (Babe Rainbow Remix)
  • Label: Acephalé
2011Grimes Crystal Ball (Babe Rainbow Remix)
  • Label: Not On Label
2011Main Attrakionz Who Am I (Prod. by Babe Rainbow)
  • Label: Not On Label
2011Babe Rainbow Give You Time (feat. Ashley Webber)
2012Jokers of the Scene Killing Jokes (Babe Rainbow Remix)
2012Babe Rainbow & 5kinAndBone5 Did You Knock
  • Label: Unknown To The Unknown
2015Babe Rainbow Don't Tell Me I'm Wrong

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Babe Rainbow discography at Discogs.com.
  2. Web site: Pitchfork Review Babe Rainbow, Falling Apart.
  3. Web site: Pitchfork Review Babe Rainbow, Shaved EP.
  4. Web site: The Fader: Let Me Buy U, Anne Drank Vol. 2.
  5. Web site: Babe Rainbow Winds Down 'Endless Path' With 'Chopped and Screwed' Beats.
  6. Web site: Exclaim: Babe Rainbow 'One Morning' (beat tape).
  7. Web site: How to Dress Well Announces North American Dates, Nabs Babe Rainbow, Aaron Read as Live Backing Band.
  8. Web site: Pitchfork Review Babe Rainbow, Falling Apart.