London Elektricity Explained

London Elektricity
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Birth Date:28 April 1961
Origin:London, England
Genre:Drum and bass, liquid funk, electronica, breakbeat, acid jazz
Years Active:1996–present
Label:Hospital Records
Associated Acts:Peter Nice Trio, Dwarf Electro, Orkestra Galactica, E.S.T., Funky N.A.S.A, Izit, Future Homosapiens, Landslide
Current Members:Tony Colman (production, keyboards)
Past Members:Chris Goss (production, keyboards, guitar)
Liane Carroll (vocals, keyboards)
Jungle Drummer (drums)
Andy Waterworth (bass)
Landslide (drum pads)
Robert Owens (vocals)
Diane Charlemagne (live vocals)[1]
Stamina MC (rapping)
SP MC (rapping)
MC Wrec (rapping)

Tony Colman (born 28 April 1961), better known by his stage name London Elektricity, is an English electronic musician and the co-founder and CEO of Hospital Records.

History

The first incarnation of London Elektricity was the duo Tony Colman and Chris Goss.[2] Founders and backbone of Hospital Records, they also pursued parallel projects under the monikers Peter Nice Trio and Dwarf Electro,[3] but it was their tune "Song in the Key of Knife" under the guise London Elektricity that first gained them widespread recognition.[4] In 1999, they released their debut album Pull the Plug on Hospital Records.[5] Although session musicians contributed a wide range of live instruments (double bass, electric guitar, brass section, flute, strings), and jazz singer Liane Carroll provided vocals on two tracks, the LP was essentially a studio work, under the control of producer/DJ duo Colman and Goss.

In 2002, Chris Goss departed to concentrate on managing Hospital Records, leaving it a solo project of Tony Colman.[6] The second album Billion Dollar Gravy was released in 2003.[7] During the making of the album, the session musicians began to coalesce into a band, and Colman decided to take the band live.[8] The line-up included Colman, Andy Waterworth, Landslide, MC Wrec, the Jungle Drummer, Liane Carroll and Robert Owens, amongst others.[9] In 2004 they released a live DVD entitled London Elektricity: Live Gravy, which was recorded in October 2003 at the Jazz Café.[10]

2005 saw the release of their third album, Power Ballads, using the same line-up as the live band.[11] London Elektricity announced at Pressure (the University of Warwick's drum and bass event) on 2 December 2005 that they had no plans to play live in future. They were joined on stage for the announcement by former member Chris Goss. Tony Colman now produces and DJs drum and bass solo under the name of London Elektricity.[12]

Colman presents the Hospital Records podcast. It generally features many releases from Hospital Records, and a wide spectrum of drum and bass from around the globe. The podcast recently won 'Best Podcast' at the BT Digital Music Awards, and has over 30,000 downloads a show.[13] The podcast regularly involves special guests who are signed to Hospital records such as Logistics. Colman also hosted the Forza Horizon series' in-game Hospital Records radio station, alongside Goss, in Forza Horizon 2, 3,4 and 5 .[14] [15] [16]

In 2007, London Elektricity won the BBC 1Xtra Xtra Bass award for best live act.[17] [18] London Elektricity's fourth album, Syncopated City was released in September 2008.[19] The month before this marked his Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1.

London Elektricity's fifth album, Yikes! was released in April 2011,[20] [21] followed by "Are We There Yet?" in November 2015.[22]

Influences

According to his MySpace page, Tony Colman's influences include a large array of musicians, such as Talking Heads, Fela Kuti, Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Led Zeppelin, and others. Jazz, soul, Latin, dub, rock, and punk[23] are present in many of London Elektricity's songs, such as "Rewind", "Attack Ships on Fire", "South Eastern Dream", "Do You Believe" (and its Dub version, "Dub You Believe"), "Main Ingredient", "Remember the Future", "Round the Corner", and "Song in the Key of Knife" (featuring an acoustic bass line).

Discography

Studio albums

DJ Mixes

Live albums

Compilation albums

Remix albums

Singles and EPs

External links

Interviews

Notes and References

  1. Friction's Radio 1 Show: London Elektricity and Loadstar . 2 November 2015 . 6 November 2015 . Friction . Friction (English musician) . . Friction's BBC Radio 1 Show: London Elektricity and Loadstar. (35 minutes in)
  2. Web site: London Elektricity: Live and loud . Patrikios . Adoni . 15 May 2006 . inthemix . 14 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Judge Jules VS. London Elektricity: The Interview. Big Shot Magazine. 25 January 2013. 2014-09-16. Jules. Judge.
  4. Web site: We examine Hospital Records. BBC. 4 July 2003. 2014-09-16. Paul. Clarke. https://web.archive.org/web/20030811201638/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A1096517. 11 August 2003. dead.
  5. Web site: Classic album: London Elektricity on Pull The Plug. Music Radar. 26 February 2016. 13 August 2016. Future Music.
  6. Web site: Q&A: Chris Goss, Hospital Records . Cooke . Chris . 24 October 2012 . Complete Music Update . 14 June 2017.
  7. Web site: 2 November 2012 . Bass Drop presents London Elektricity feat. Dynamite MC at Factory Theatre . 13 August 2016 . Resident Advisor.
  8. Web site: In the Spotlight: London Elektricity. hospitalitydnb.com. 26 January 2015. 13 August 2016. Hospitality.
  9. Web site: Plug in London Elektricity for 50,000 Watts of pure funk!. Spinscience.org.uk.. 20 August 2007. 2012-12-13. Laurent. https://web.archive.org/web/20070820105113/http://www.spinscience.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=84&Itemid=49. 20 August 2007. dead.
  10. Web site: London Elektricity – Live Gravy. Discogs. 13 August 2016. Discogs.
  11. Web site: Dusting Off... London Elektricity's Power Ballads. HMV. 15 May 2015. 13 August 2016. James.
  12. Web site: London Elektricity: Learning to change nappies. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826185219/http://inthemix.junkee.com/london-elektricity-learning-to-change-nappies/6500. dead. 26 August 2016. inthemix. 8 January 2007. 13 August 2016. Nic. Toupee.
  13. Web site: Stories from a Pro: London Elektricity. iZotope. 16 September 2014. iZotope. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140720044355/https://www.izotope.com/en/community/artists/recording-artists/london-elektricity/. 20 July 2014.
  14. Hospital Records Radio on Forza Horizon 2 . Hospital Records . 14 October 2018. 2 September 2014. Our station features the familiar voices of London Elektricity and Hospital M.D. Chris Goss, as you race round Europe and the Horizon music festival with Hospital Records and Med School Music as your soundtrack..
  15. Hospital Records Radio returns for Forza Horizon 3 . Hospital Records . 14 October 2018. 27 September 2016. Back by popular demand! We’ve joined forces with Microsoft and Playground Games once again to bring Hospital Records Radio to your virtual radio, hosted by co-founders London Elek and Chris Goss..
  16. Web site: Putting the Force in Forza: Soundtracking a Hit Game . Amsterdam Dance Event . 2018-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181014231145/https://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/program/2018/putting-the-force-in-forza-soundtracking-a-hit-game/12909231/ . 2018-10-14 . Featuring as an in-game radio station in a Forza Horizon game for the third time, [...t]he in-game, un-lockable Hospital Records radio station is hosted by label co-founders Tony Colman (London Elektricity) and Chris Goss[...].
  17. Web site: BBC - 1Xtra - XtraBass Awards 2007. BBC. 2007. 2014-09-16. BBC.
  18. Web site: London Elektricity - Faux. Faux. 23 September 2011. 2014-09-16. Daniel. Willis.
  19. Web site: RA Reviews: London Elektricity - Syncopated City. Resident Advisor. 22 October 2008. 2014-09-16. Karl. Tryggvason.
  20. Web site: London Elektricity Interview. Kmag. 11 May 2011. 2014-09-16. Kmag. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702125544/http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/london-elektricity-interview-0411.html. 2 July 2015. dead.
  21. Web site: Interview with London Elektricity. Radio Monash. 29 May 2011. 2014-09-16. Radio Monash. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129042649/http://www.radiomonash.net/2011/05/29/interview-with-london-elektricity/. 29 November 2014.
  22. Web site: London Elektricity - Are We There Yet? - Shop - Hospital Records. 22 December 2016.
  23. http://www.hospitalrecords.com/artists/londonelektricity/ Hospital Records – London Elektricity

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