Simian Mobile Disco

Simian Mobile Disco began as a DJ side project for James Ford and Jas Shaw, two members of the London band Simian. Their first album, 'Attack Decay Sustain Release', carried club tracks such as 'Hustler' and 'It's the Beat', and the follow-up 'Temporary Pleasure' brought in a run of guest vocalists. Ford also works as a producer for bands including Arctic Monkeys.

Later records moved toward stripped, hypnotic techno, with albums such as 'Unpatterns' and 'Whorl' built around hardware and modular synthesisers. 'Murmurations' was made with the Deep Throat Choir, setting massed voices against sequenced rhythm. The duo run their own label, Wireblock, and perform without laptops, patching and adjusting their machines on stage.