Dusky
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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| Associated acts | Janai |
| Website | duskymusic |
| Members | Alfie Granger-Howell Nick Harriman |
Dusky is an electronic music duo from London consisting of Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman. Formed in 2011, they have released on labels such Anjunadeep, Simple Records, Dogmatik Records, Aus Music and Naked Naked, before setting up their own label 17 Steps in July 2014 with the release of the Love Taking Over EP.
Dusky's house and techno sound is influenced by jazz, classical, and avant-garde electronica. Their music has been played by DJs such as Pete Tong, Maya Jane Coles, Boddika, Mark Knight, and Laurent Garnier.
Before the formation of Dusky, the duo made music under the name of Solarity.
The duo were voted as DJ Magazine Best British Producers in 2013.
Their debut album Stick By This was named by Pete Tong as "one of the albums of the year" in 2011 and picked up BBC Radio 1 play from Rob Da Bank, Toddla T, Zane Lowe and Pete Tong himself.
Dusky’s track "Careless" reached No.1 on the Beatport Top 100 [] Chart, remaining at the top spot for over 3 weeks. It also reached No. 1 on the Beatport Top 100 Chart. The track was part of the four track Careless EP, which was released on Will Saul's Aus Music label and followed their previous Beatport top 10 success "Nobody Else" on the label.
In 2014, Dusky released their Love Taking Over EP, the first on their 17 Steps label. The track was debuted by a Special Delivery on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show and picked up further support across the station from Pete Tong, Danny Howard, MistaJam, B. Traits and Rob Da Bank among others.
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