- Subgiant (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Subgiant
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Background = group_or_band
Origin =Salisbury ,UK
Genre = electronic
Years_active = 2000 - present
Label = Blissfields Records
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Also Known As =
URL = http://www.subgiant.co.uk
Current_members = Olly Maw
Dan Hayes
Tushar Joshi
Past_members =
Notable_instruments =Subgiant are
Olly Maw ,Dan Hayes andTushar Joshi , a livedance music band from theUK formed in2000 .History
Olly Maw (previously withSouth London grunge bandSpire ) andDan Hayes met as bassist and dj (respectively) in 2000 and formed what in its early days was a dub act with two further members Steve Barnes (guitar ) and Bren O'Donnell (drums). One gig was performed under this line-up and the band promptly folded. Within 6 months Maw and Hayes took up the project as an electronic duo and started music production and live gigging. in 2004Tushar Joshi joined onelectro drums and the band concentrated on thelive performance oftrance orientated music.The band soon found themselves on the UK
festival circuit, with appearances at the infamousKingston Green Fair theAmbient Green Picnic and theBig Green Gathering . Their acceptance into thefestival scene led them to a high profile slot at theGlastonbury Festival in the Summer of2004 . This was soon followed by the bands first album 'Advances inTwig Technology ' onBlissfields Records .BBC Radio 1 DjRob Da Bank booked the band for two consecutive years at theBestival on theIsle of Wight and this was followed by appearances at the The Levellers own festivalBeautiful Days (festival) and theLarmertree Festival . The band continue to play at many festivals in the summer months, and at clubs up and down the country throughout the year.Musicology
Although most often associated with the
breaks genre, the band actually span almost all forms of dance music, including trance,techno , dub and somedrum and bass .As of 2008, Subgiant continue to tour their live act.
Discography
CD
*Advances in Twig Technology (
Blissfields Records 2004 )
*Global Control (Blissfields Records 2006 )Other projects
Olly Maw is also webmaster for the
Media Lens project and is an active protester againstClimate Change and forHuman Rights .Tushar Joshi is a founder member ofLonix , theLondon Unix user group and also drums with London BandStrange Mutant Virus External links
* [http://www.subgiant.co.uk www.subgiant.co.uk] - official website
* [http://www.myspace.com/subgiantband Subgiant's MySpace site]
* [http://www.frusion.co.uk www.frusion.co.uk] - live agent
* [http://www.blissfieldsrecords.co.uk www.blissfieldsrecords.co.uk] - record label
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