Calyx (artist)
Encyclopedia
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
.
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
Calyx & Teebee - Anatomy (2007)
Most of the Time He Performs With Teebee
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
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
United Kingdom
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based drum and bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
act, specialising in the techstep style. Previously the duo Larry Cons and Chris Rush (both of London
London
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), it is now a solo project of Larry Cons.
Their first release was in 1998 for Moving Shadow
Moving Shadow
Moving Shadow was a UK-based jungle/drum and bass record label that was started in 1990 by Rob Playford. Alongside such labels as Suburban Base, Formation Records, D-Zone, Reinforced, and Metalheadz, Moving Shadow grew to become one of the best-regarded and longest-lived labels in its genre,...
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
Metalheadz
Metalheadz is a pioneering drum and bass record label based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1994 by Kemistry & Storm and Goldie, it has been home to some of the drum and bass scene's brightest talent and is notable for the high quality of its back catalogue....
and Renegade Hardware
Renegade Hardware
Renegade Hardware is one of the major record labels in the drum and bass music industry.-History:Creatively born in 1995 Renegade Hardware has without question cemented itself as one of the most pioneering Drum & Bass labels in the world....
. 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
Teebee
Teebee or DJ Teebee is a Norwegian DJ and producer of drum and bass. Real name Torgeir Byrknes, Teebee began DJing in 1990 and released his first record in 1996...
.
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
Moving Shadow
Moving Shadow was a UK-based jungle/drum and bass record label that was started in 1990 by Rob Playford. Alongside such labels as Suburban Base, Formation Records, D-Zone, Reinforced, and Metalheadz, Moving Shadow grew to become one of the best-regarded and longest-lived labels in its genre,...
, 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
Teebee
Teebee or DJ Teebee is a Norwegian DJ and producer of drum and bass. Real name Torgeir Byrknes, Teebee began DJing in 1990 and released his first record in 1996...
and one with frequent-collaborator Kontrol.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Calyx
http://www.myspace.com/calyxuk
Discography
No Turning Back (2005)- Illusions (5:56)
- Follow The Leader Featuring - Teebee (6:24)
- Are You Ready? (HiveHive (record producer)Hive is the stage name of Michael Petrie , a San Francisco-based DJ, producer, and record label owner who has contributed to dozens of recordings in the drum and bass musical genre...
& GridlokGridlokRyan Powell, also known as Gridlok, is an American drum and bass producer and DJ.- Music career :Gridlok was raised in the Tampa Bay area of Florida and trained as a classical violinist. He soon found himself edging away from the constraints of a traditional musical education...
Remix) (5:30) - Dead Ringer Featuring - Gridlok(6:52)
- Killa (Dom & Roland Remix) (6:53)
- Tearing Us Apart (6:02)
- Thru Your Eyes Featuring - Ill.SkillzIll.SkillzIll.Skillz is a drum and bass group formed in Vienna, Austria in 2001. The group is composed of David "D.Kay" Kulenkampff and Philipp "Raw.Full" Roskott who met in 1999 while they were both involved in event promotion with the crew.-LPs:-EPs:-Singles:...
(6:42) - Cyclone Featuring - Teebee(5:36)
- Chasing Shadows (5:36)
- Get Myself To You (7:32)
Calyx & Teebee - Anatomy (2007)
- The Divide (6:05)
- Dual Processed Featuring - MC Verse (Ben MountBen MountBenjamin Mount, also known as Verse, Ben the Verse, The Verse and Pendulum Man, is an English rapper, producer and record label owner best known as the MC in Australian drum and bass group Pendulum.- Biography :...
)*[Rap] (5:22) - Make Your Choice (5:21)
- All That Remains (5:50)
- Warrior (6:05)
- Ultimatum (5:22)
- Telepathy (6:06)
- Enygma (7:06)
- Confession (5:39)
- 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 EditionMidnight Club 3: DUB Edition
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition is a racing game, developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games, and is the third game in the Midnight Club series. Like previous installments in the series, the game is an arcade-style racer and focuses on wild, high-speed racing, rather than...
Tour dates
Here's A Short List Of Performances By Calyx .Most of the Time He Performs With Teebee
Teebee
Teebee or DJ Teebee is a Norwegian DJ and producer of drum and bass. Real name Torgeir Byrknes, Teebee began DJing in 1990 and released his first record in 1996...
2007
29.june.2007 20:00Hermann'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 20:00Sydney 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