London Elektricity
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Drum and bass, liquid funk, electronica, breakbeat, acid jazz |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Hospital Records |
| Associated acts | Peter Nice Trio, Dwarf Electro, Orkestra Galactica, E.S.T., Funky N.A.S.A, Izit, Future Homosapiens, Landslide |
| Website | londonelektricity |
| Members | Tony Colman (production, keyboards) |
| Past members | Chris Goss (production, keyboards, guitar) Liane Carroll (vocals, keyboards) Jungle Drummer (drums) Andy Waterworth (bass) Landslide (drum pads) Robert Owens (vocals) Diane Charlemagne (live vocals) Stamina MC (rapping) SP MC (rapping) MC Wrec (rapping) |
Tony Colman, better known by his stage name London Elektricity, is a drum and bass producer and DJ. Colman is also the co-founder and CEO of Hospital Records.
The first incarnation of London Elektricity was the duo Tony Colman and Chris Goss. Founders and backbone of Hospital Records, they also pursued parallel projects under the monikers Future Homosapiens, Dwarf Electro, Funky N.A.S.A. and Orkestra Galactica, but it was their tune "Song In The Key Of Knife" under the guise London Elektricity that first gained them widespread recognition. In 1999, they released their debut album Pull the Plug on Hospital Records. Although session musicians contributed a wide range of live instruments (double bass, electric guitar, brass section, flute, strings), and jazz singer Liane Carroll provided vocals on two tracks, the LP was essentially a studio work, under the control of producer/DJ duo Colman and Goss.
In 2002, Chris Goss departed to concentrate on managing Hospital Records, leaving it a solo project of Tony Colman. The second album Billion Dollar Gravy was released in 2003. During the making of the album, the session musicians began to coalesce into a band, and Colman decided to take the band live. The line-up included Colman, Andy Waterworth, Landslide, MC Wrec, the Jungle Drummer, Liane Carroll and Robert Owens, amongst others. In 2004 they released a live DVD entitled London Elektricity: Live Gravy, which was filmed in October 2003 at the Jazz Café.
2005 saw the release of their third album, Power Ballads, using the same line-up as the live band. London Elektricity announced at Pressure (the University of Warwick's drum and bass event) on 2 December 2005 that they had no plans to play live in future. They were joined on stage for the announcement by former member Chris Goss. As of 2006[update] Tony Colman now produces and DJs drum and bass solo under the name of London Elektricity.
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