Maribou State

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Maribou State
OriginHertfordshire, England
GenresElectronica
Years active2011—present
LabelsCounter Records
Members
  • Chris Davids
  • Liam Ivory
Websitemariboustate.co.uk

Maribou State are an English electronic music duo consisting of Chris Davids and Liam Ivory. To date, they have released eight EPs and two studio albums, Portraits (2015) and Kingdoms in Colour (2018).[1] Besides their own material, the two producers have also done remixes for the likes of Alpines and Lana Del Rey.[2] The duo perform internationally and are signed to Counter Records, an imprint of UK independent label Ninja Tune.[3]

History[edit]

Originally from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire in southern England, Davids and Ivory met at school, where they first developed an interest in music.[4] After writing music and being in local bands for a number of years, they were offered the opportunity to create a remix for the band Hadouken! at the age of 16.[4] They made their debut as Maribou State in 2011 with the five-track EP Habitat on FatCat Records.[5] They released several EPs and singles on Norman Cook's Southern Fried Records in 2012 and 2013, and did a number of remixes for Fatboy Slim, Lana Del Rey, Ultraísta, Kelis, and others.[6] Their 2013 EP Truths featured vocals by Jimi Nxir, Holly Walker, and Nubiya Brandon.[7]

While the duo were preparing their first full-length album, their former record-company FatCat Records released the compilation Beginnings, which contained eight tracks and seven remixes by other artists.[8] In June 2015, Maribou State released their debut album Portraits,[9] under the Ninja Tune imprint Counter Records, preceded by the single "The Clown" featuring North Downs (Pedestrian).[4] The song "Midas", featuring Holly Walker, was certified Silver by the BPI in 2022.[10]

In 2018, the band returned with Kingdoms in Colour, which included the track "Feel Good" featuring Khruangbin; vocals from long-standing collaborators Holly Walker, (who previously sang on "Midas", "Steal", and "Tongue"); a collaboration with North Downs (Pedestrian); and the standout single "Turnmills" (named after the London club which closed in 2008).

The record earned them a #25 spot on the UK album charts (and #4 on the UK Record Store chart), was BBC 6 Music's 'Album of the Day', and received huge support from Annie Mac, Nick Grimshaw, Gilles Peterson, Tom Ravenscroft, Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq, Pete Tong, Nemone, and many more, with the band also performing live on Lauren Laverne’s show. Press support came from the likes of NME, Complex, GQ, and Crack Magazine, with Mixmag naming them as one of their 'Artists of the Year' in 2018.

In 2019, Maribou State completed a sold-out UK & EU tour, which included a show at London’s O2 Brixton Academy, with the 5-piece band joined on stage by a string quartet and choir. They have also played to sold-out crowds in cities across Europe and North America, with shows in Manchester, Bristol, Cologne, Berlin, Prague, Warsaw, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Zurich, and Brussels. They also played a run of sold-out North American shows in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland. The group will play the Snowbombing festival in Austria in April 2022,[11] the Junction 2 Festival in London in June,[12] and the SWF (Straf Werk) Festival in Amsterdam in August.[13] They will also perform a DJ set at the Paradise City Festival in Belgium in July 2022.[14]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

  • Portraits (2015)
  • Kingdoms in Colour (2018)
  • Fabric Presents Maribou State (2020)

EPs[edit]

  • Habitat (2011)
  • Got Me Down (Remixes) (2011)
  • Olivia (2012)
  • Olivia (Remixes) (2012)
  • Scarlett Groove (2012)
  • Collections (2013)
  • Tongue (2013)
  • Truths (2013)

Remix albums[edit]

  • Portraits Remixed (2015)
  • Kingdoms in Colour Remixed (2019)

Compilations[edit]

  • Beginnings (2012)

Singles[edit]

  • "Native" (2012)
  • "Mask" (2013)
  • "Rituals" (2015)
  • "The Clown" (2015)
  • "Portraits Outtakes" (2016)
  • "Turnmills" (2018)[15]
  • "Feel Good (feat. Khruangbin)" (2018)
  • "Mother" (2020)
  • "Blackoak" (2023)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "RA: Maribou State". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Maribou State Interview & Exclusive Download". The Ransom Note.
  3. ^ "Maribou State". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Georgieva, Nadezhda (13 May 2015). "Exclusive Interview With Maribou State". deephouseamsterdam.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Maribou State — Habitat EP [Fat! Records] :: Beatport". pro.beatport.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Maribou State Biography". allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  7. ^ Lester, Paul (22 October 2013). "Maribou State (New band of the day No 1,623)". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Debut Transmission: Maribou State - Beginnings LP". 14 February 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. ^ Suntharasivam, Josh (11 June 2015). "Album Review: Maribou State - Portraits". drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  10. ^ "British single certifications – Maribou State Ft Holly – Midas". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Snowbombing 2022 Adds Fatboy Slim, Maribou State & More - Festicket Magazine". Festicket. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Junction 2 festival reveals new location, dates and line-up". Mixmag. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  13. ^ "SWF maakt line-up bekend met o.a. Tomàn, Bob Moses en Maribou State | Nieuws op Festivalinfo". Festivalinfo (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  14. ^ Thomas, Katie (8 February 2022). "Belgian festival Paradise City reveals first names for 2022". ra.co. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Turnmills – Maribou State". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

External links[edit]

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