Labi Siffre | zh

2012 Biography: As one of Toronto's truly break-out acts, The Killabits are fast becoming household names in the exploding world of electronic music. Having spent much of 2011 on the road throughout North America and Europe, this dj/producer duo continue to evolve their sound and satisfy their ever growing fan base. Supported by BBC Radio1's Kissy Sell-Out, influential sites like MediaContender.com, J'Aime Le Dubstep, Dubstep.net and peers throughout the industry, 2011 saw The Killabits headlining Belgium's legendary Groove City festival, playing alongside DJ Craze for MEG Festival in Montreal, and selling out shows from coast to coast in North America,...

Matt & Chau first met in 2006 at an underground UFOlogists Anonymous Club meeting in LA. Their fascination with ancient aliens, the space-time fabric, and other paranormal concepts soon blossomed into a passion for cosmic sounds as they scoured for obscure and vintage instruments. After casually collaborating with their ideas up in the mystic, energy-charged Laurel Canyon, by 2008 this had spawned a really cool duo with excessive instrumentation and an over-the-top live show for just 2 people. That pure enjoyment of recreating their songs on stage is what magnetized their fans and led to a publishing deal in Scandinavia...

Ekow Alabi Savage was born in the late fifties in Cape Coast Ghana and began playing drums at the tender age of five years. With friends he founded a school band called "ANABO" and at the age of 16 he was "the small boy drummer", playing with the famous "SWEET BEANS BAND" in Ghana. He played with international known african bands and musicians like Mano Dibango and Fela Kuti. In the late 70´s Ekow moved to Germany, playing with international known artists like George Darko and Pat Thomas. He rejoined his old schoolboy friends to form the internationally revered band...

Self described as polite goats caught in a threshing machine, Calabi Yau are present day practitioners of a polyrythmic, detuned, deconstructed form of rock. Calabi Yau's no wave sound lurks in Charlotte NC amongst the American now-corporate dream. As a three piece band, Calabi Yau uses angular changes that seek to deconstruct the pop norms. They are on a Durham NC label called Din Din records that has emerged in the wake of a growing no wave-political punk-bike punx-collective-decorporating idealism. Influences include Pac-Man Sade Jesus Lizard Charles Ives Arab on Radar Geraldo Rivera Karlheinz Stockhausen Kaiser Soze Fugazi The Minutemen...

Lullabies in the Dark is a Belgian post-disco act formed by Vito De Luca (of Aeroplane) and Jim Adam. Their first 12" will be released on Permanent Vacation and will feature remixes by Aeroplane. .