Icarus

Created by brothers Tom and Ian Griffiths in 2013, Icarus certainly are a Bristol, U.K.-centered duo whose tuneful, shimmering tracks mix components of deep house, U.K. garage area, progressive home, and other designs. Inspired by past due-’90s dance titans such as for example Basement Jaxx as well as the Chemical substance Brothers, aswell as drum’n’bass suppliers like LTJ Bukem and soundtrack composers such as for example Hans Zimmer, the duo strives to produce songs that are eclectic and do not match easy categories. In addition they prefer melodic, intensifying songs over repetitive golf club fodder, and also have remixed tunes by popular performers furthermore to incorporating vocals and track structures to their songs. The duo started releasing music on-line shortly after developing in 2013, quickly getting BBC Radio 1Xtra perform aswell as garnering interest from Skrillex, who released the duo’s Take sunlight EP on OWSLA sublabel Nest that Oct. Icarus also remixed Bastille’s track “Of the night time” that 12 months. In 2014, Icarus remixed songs by OWSLA designer Phonat and French maker Watermät, and released materials on SubSoul and their personal Travel Boy label. The duo finished the successful 12 months by putting your signature on with Parlophone/FFRR, and soulful singles “Don’t Cry Wolf” and “Trip This Teach” made an appearance in 2015. Pursuing support from sites and night clubs, radio airplay from DJs such as for example Pete Tong and Annie Mac pc, festival times, and a U.K. tour, Icarus released “House” (offering Norwegian vocalist Aurora) in early 2016.