Populated from the centre to the suburbs with brand new killer London Elektricity's fourth studio album "Syncopated City" is an intense metropolis of songs and soundscapes with foundations underpinned by concrete beats and basslines.
Coming to prominence at the turn of the 21st century "London Elektricity"
was initially a musical partnership between Hospital Records founding
fathers Tony Colman & Chris Goss as a vehicle for their twisted loungecore
D&B creations. The oldskool classic "Pull The Plug" was the first Long
Player to bear the LE moniker and was released to great critical acclaim.
Tony took the LE mantle on solo around 2003 and released the seminal
"Billion Dollar Gravy" LP before the birth of the London Elektricity live
show. Another classic album "Power Ballads" and two live DVDs followed off the back of a hectic touring schedule. Having remixed the likes of
Underworld, Nitin Sahwney and Hard Fi London Elektricity is a production
force to be reckoned with - the original exponent of "fast soul music" Tony
Colman manages to combine heartfelt soul, with a level of musical literacy
and emotion unparalleled in D&B.
Syncopated City features the incredible vocals of longtime LE collaborator (and award winning Jazz Legend) Liane Carroll like you've never heard her before - haunting and suspicious on "This Dark Matter", performing vocal
gymnastics over "The Point Of No Return" and "All Hell Is Breaking Loose". Swedish vocalist Elsa Hedberg debuts on the incessantly catchy "Just One Second" while the man himself Tony Colman adds his own vocals and adlibs throughout. With classic LE funk on "Sat Nav" and "All Hell Is Breaking
Loose" to keep the dancefloor rocking, and deeper moodier moments on the
likes of "Uska" and "Bare Religion".
The first of Detonate's London Elektricity album launch dates takes place on Friday 26th September with a huge line up featuring High Contrast, Scratch Perverts and Plasitician. Tickets are flying out for this so don't hang about! The Sheffield date takes place on Friday 21st November at Plug - the line up will be announced shortly but trust me - it's BIG.
Tickets for Nottingham are available
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