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Banco de Gaia is an electronic music band from England, formed in 1989 by Toby Marks (born 1964, South London).
The music of Banco de Gaia is best categorized as ambient dub, but Marks works to cross genres, often using Arabic and Middle Eastern samples against a bass heavy reggae, rock, or trance rhythm to produce deeply textured tracks that progress layer upon layer.
In 1978, Marks began his musical career as a drummer in a heavy metal band.
Marks moved to Portugal in 1986 and played Beatles music for tourists. He first delved into electronic music in 1989, when he bought a digital sampler. The first tune he recorded on it was called "Maxwell House."
Having cut his teeth on the early 90s Ambient Dub compilations, in 1994 he released his first studio album Maya on Planet Dog records, which was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize on its release. It was followed in 1995 by the critically acclaimed Last Train to Lhasa. Both albums reached No1 in the UK independent charts and featured in the national album chart top 40. In the following decade Banco De Gaia released Live at Glastonbury, Big Men Cry, The Magical Sounds of Banco De Gaia, Igizeh and You Are Here.
Toby is a popular male name in many English speaking countries. The name is from the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה Toviah, which translates to Good is Yahweh. Yahweh is the name of the Jewish god. Tobit is also an alternate form of Tobias.
It is also used as a contraction of Tobin, an Irish surname now also used as a forename.
" when women go wrong, men go right after them."
Written and produced by Toby Marks Based around a generative, self-composing programme created by Toby Marks. Recorded in Bruton banco.co.uk From 'Strange-Eyed Constellations' Released by Disco Gecko Recordings on September 4th 2015 Available from https://discogecko.bandcamp.com/
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Produced by London's own "Toby Marks", "Lonye Marie" of Georgia presents "falling further" featuring Chicago's very own "YL". This is a very good collab and anybody going thru relationship problems could relate to it. Support these young artists and watch for new releases. Follow them on twitter LONYE MARIE - https://twitter.com/ImThtPrettyGirl YL - https://twitter.com/Dreamchaser_YL
Vines rocks
Banco De Gaia Bruton Dub Club 14/3/15 Live Set Thanks to all who made it a possible classic gig
Banco de Gaia filmed live at Megadog, Brixton Academy, London in 1995 Taken from a short Planet Dog Records promotional video.
16.7.2016 Sea Dance Festival, Main Stage Jaz Beach, Budva, Montenegro
Banco de Gaia - Live @ Zu Studios 12.04.2013
Taken from my forthcoming album inspired by nine responses to love, ’Burn the Witch’ is not a cover version of the recent Radiohead song of the same name but a contemplation inspired by an old girlfriend of mine. The title came about as when we met she had been dressed as a witch for a fancy dress party and I had charmingly chased her around the gathering chanting ‘Burn the Witch’. Visuals by the awesome Patrick Dunn
http://radiozora.fm/banco-de-gaia-returns-exclusive-show-on-thursday BANCO DE GAIA RETURNS: EXCLUSIVE SHOW Another pioneer on radiOzora: Banco de Gaia returns after 7 years with a new album and exclusive show! The first new full-length studio album of legendary electronic music producer Banco de Gaia is finally out after 7 years and it's called Apollo. For this occasion and to ease the waiting for his live performance in Ozora, Toby Marks surprises the radiOzora listeners with an exclusive show presenting some of his favorite tunes and the new album material on 13th June Thursday, 8pm CET. Toby Marks aka Banco de Gaia started to blend acoustic and electronic sounds in his music already two and a half decades ago and is redefining electronic world music ever since. Before entering the field...
From the DVD "Two Thousand And 4" (2005). Original version on the album "Last Train to Lhasa" (1995). More info: http://www.banco.co.uk/tibet
Time for something different... 1995 - some Goa / Tribal / Ambient with definite deep, electronica roots This is the 3cd version of Last Train to Lhasa. The first song on this album is a stone cold classic I first heard on Sasha/Digweed's Northern Exposure. It's so easy to lose track of time listening to this. 1. Last Train to Lhasa 2. Kuos [11:43] 3. China (Clouds Not Mountains) [18:40] 4. Amber [00:26:10] 5. Kincajou [00:33:45] 6. White Paint [00:40:32] 7. 887 (Structure) [00:46:38] 8. Kuos (Gnomes Mix) [01:00:56] 9. Kincajou (Duck! Asteroid) [01:12:15] 10. Eagle (Small Steppa Mix) [01:48:25] 11. China (Follow the Red Brick Road) [02:00:59] 12. Amber (Insect Intelligence) [02:10:29] 13. 887 (Darkside Return) [2:20:52] Rendered from flac source.
Taken from Live at Glastonbury Originally released 29 July 1996 Available from http://bancodegaia.bandcamp.com/
Time for something different... 1995 - some Goa / Tribal / Ambient with definite deep, electronica roots This is the 3cd version of Last Train to Lhasa. The first song on this album is a stone cold classic I first heard on Sasha/Digweed's Northern Exposure. It's so easy to lose track of time listening to this. 1. Last Train to Lhasa 2. Kuos [11:43] 3. China (Clouds Not Mountains) [18:40] 4. Amber [00:26:10] 5. Kincajou [00:33:45] 6. White Paint [00:40:32] 7. 887 (Structure) [00:46:38] 8. Kuos (Gnomes Mix) [01:00:56] 9. Kincajou (Duck! Asteroid) [01:12:15] 10. Eagle (Small Steppa Mix) [01:48:25] 11. China (Follow the Red Brick Road) [02:00:59] 12. Amber (Insect Intelligence) [02:10:29] 13. 887 (Darkside Return) [2:20:52] Rendered from flac source.
For nearly two and a half decades, Banco de Gaia has been consistently redefining world electronica, with his music leaving an indelible footprint on the global scene, sparking many a dancefloor and inspiring countless musicians to follow. His sound has been at the forefront of blending acoustic and electronic sounds, integrating themes and techniques from cultures and traditions the world over. Apollo is Banco's first new studio album in 7 years and brings together heavy dub beats, powerful vocal arrays, and lilting melodies, drawing inspiration from both old and new schools of sonic artistry, and in doing so blending the subtle flavours of the act's historical sound with modern day techniques and ideas. Исполнитель: Banco De Gaia Диск: Apollo Дата релиза: 08 April 2013 Лейбл: Disco ...
Mixed by me using good old vinyl!. Ambient tunes basically; banco de gaia,, Last Train to Lhasa, meets Cafe del Mar in the mix.... including some original ambient breakdowns of my own (listen out for the whales and the school yard..) Recorded in 1998 on to Cassette - hence the time of around 48 mins (half a C90), and the raw sound.
Taken from "Last Train To Lhasa" (Planet Dog - BARKCD011). http://bancodegaia.bandcamp.com/album/last-train-to-lhasa https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/last-train-to-lhasa/id414310537 http://www.discogs.com/artist/935-Banco-De-Gaia
Banco De Gaia - Echoes http://bancodegaia.bandcamp.com/album/memories-dreams-reflections
Ello, Second edition of Divine Interventions. Still staying in Egypt with Horus. 0:00 Kalya Scintilla - Kamakshi Devi - Merkaba 2:45 Banco de Gaia - Last Train to Lhasa (Astropilot remix) - Self-Released 8:05 Balance - Stopped Time - Maia Brasil 16:50 Harmonic Frequency - Frations of Time - Psyderweb 23:30 Cydelix - Cinnamon Insence - Cosmicleaf 30:23 Kaya Project - Firedance - Interchill 36:49 Dhamika - Energy Flow - Altar 41:58 Eat Static - UFO Over Trenchtown - Interchill 47:55 Vonoom - Pluto - Mind Experience 54:05 Maluns - Afterburner (In Orbit) - Cosmicleaf 59:42 Miktek - Ominous Ride (Album edit) - Ultimae All rights are reserved by the artists and respective labels. Source of pic is once again unknown. If someone knows the artist, let me know, I will credit him. http://www.fac...
http://radiozora.fm/banco-de-gaia-returns-exclusive-show-on-thursday BANCO DE GAIA RETURNS: EXCLUSIVE SHOW Another pioneer on radiOzora: Banco de Gaia returns after 7 years with a new album and exclusive show! The first new full-length studio album of legendary electronic music producer Banco de Gaia is finally out after 7 years and it's called Apollo. For this occasion and to ease the waiting for his live performance in Ozora, Toby Marks surprises the radiOzora listeners with an exclusive show presenting some of his favorite tunes and the new album material on 13th June Thursday, 8pm CET. Toby Marks aka Banco de Gaia started to blend acoustic and electronic sounds in his music already two and a half decades ago and is redefining electronic world music ever since. Before entering the field...
No. Title Artist Length 1. "πr²" Clint Mansell 00:00 2. "P.E.T.R.O.L." Orbital 01:29 3. "Kalpol Introl" Autechre 07:51 4. "Bucephalus Bouncing Ball" Aphex Twin 11:21 5. "Watching Windows" (Ed Rush & Optical remix) Roni Size 17:23 6. "Angel" Massive Attack 23:58 7. "We Got the Gun" Clint Mansell 30:08 8. "No Man's Land" ...
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Toazted talked to Banco de Gaia at Sea Dance festival 2016 about forming Banco de Gaia, Brexit and the effect on touring, the struggle to bring albums on vinyl and all about their latest album released in October. Subscribe for more Awesome here: bit.ly/22yW3BI Want to keep up with our new interviews or have a great idea or artist we should check out? Get in touch! Facebook: https://goo.gl/uLQNgY Twitter:https://goo.gl/F4hFEF Instagram:https://goo.gl/PmPdZa Toazted is the home of great music interviews. We care about art and artists, since our formation in 1993 we have chatted to everyone from The Ramones to Beyonce to Childish Gambino. Covering every genre you can ever imagine including metal, pop, rock and rap. We are dedicated to bringing you the best artists around the world an...
Watch full interview below https://youtu.be/MV4TivPN_jw Toazted talked to Banco de Gaia at Sea Dance festival 2016 about forming Banco de Gaia, Brexit and the effect on touring, the struggle to bring albums on vinyl and all about their latest album released in October. Subscribe for more Awesome here: bit.ly/22yW3BI Want to keep up with our new interviews or have a great idea or artist we should check out? Get in touch! Facebook: https://goo.gl/uLQNgY Twitter:https://goo.gl/F4hFEF Instagram:https://goo.gl/PmPdZa Toazted is the home of great music interviews. We care about art and artists, since our formation in 1993 we have chatted to everyone from The Ramones to Beyonce to Childish Gambino. Covering every genre you can ever imagine including metal, pop, rock and rap. We are dedic...
Banco de Gaia filmed live at Megadog, Brixton Academy, London in 1995 Taken from a short Planet Dog Records promotional video.
Art by April O'Connor :: http://apriloconnor.com/ The song was released in 1997 by Planet Dog Records and licensed to Mammoth Recordings.
Drum Club Interview 1993 Megadog Tour This was for a project called Vibrant video magazine which was part of the Freedom Rave lads in Scotland. These tapes have travelled literally around the world and have spent 20 years in storage. Today's date stamp is the 1st public viewing. Thanks go out to Jason the interviewer and me Steve Wilson the cameraman. Sunday 11 July 1993 Orbital Venue The Arches, Glasgow Orbital System 7 Drum Club DJ Charlie Hall
Taken from Live at Glastonbury Originally released 29 July 1996 Available from http://bancodegaia.bandcamp.com/
2 min. trailer for the 46 & 25 min. versions of Grant Wakefield's 4k FullDome production ANCIENT SKIES. The first ever large format production to explore the history and legacy of the Neolithic civilisation of Europe, imagery in the dome surrounds the viewer 360 degrees horizontally and 180 degrees vertically, with 5.1 surround sound. Combining motion controlled timelapse, CGI, and interviews with some of the most respected archaeologists and astronomers of our generation, ANCIENT SKIES presents a case that far from being the "...illiterate barbarians..." that 18th and 19th century historians described them as, the people of the Neolithic period in Europe were highly intelligent. Prior to the invention of the written word, they devoted enormous amounts of time and effort to the construc...
" when women go wrong, men go right after them."
Written and produced by Toby Marks Based around a generative, self-composing programme created by Toby Marks. Recorded in Bruton banco.co.uk From 'Strange-Eyed Constellations' Released by Disco Gecko Recordings on September 4th 2015 Available from https://discogecko.bandcamp.com/
My vines again
Mad isco goal i shagged a polar bear
b
My vines
Produced by London's own "Toby Marks", "Lonye Marie" of Georgia presents "falling further" featuring Chicago's very own "YL". This is a very good collab and anybody going thru relationship problems could relate to it. Support these young artists and watch for new releases. Follow them on twitter LONYE MARIE - https://twitter.com/ImThtPrettyGirl YL - https://twitter.com/Dreamchaser_YL
Vines rocks
Available from http://mcthfg.bandcamp.com/ Hardware :: Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 / Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 UW+ / Nervous Squirrel Circuit Bent Roland TR-707 / Diabolical Circuit Bent Alesis HR-16 / Roland SH-101 / Roland MKS-50 / Kurzweil KR2500r Software :: Avid Pro Tools / Native Instruments Reaktor / Arturia Jupiter-8 / Arturia ARP2600 / Arturia Minimoog V _____________________________________________________ credits released 09 December 2014 Written by mcthfg Mastered by Toby Marks Special thanks to 김 진 숙, and Podosong-i
A family tribute.
Took friend and colleague Toby Marks up for a local flight around the skies of Cambridgeshire on Saturday. The weather was OK but the visibility wasn't that good. Still, it was nice to be up in the air again after the winter.
Showcasing my geocoin collection.
Scraps of footage accumulated over the years and never before published.
http://radiozora.fm/banco-de-gaia-returns-exclusive-show-on-thursday BANCO DE GAIA RETURNS: EXCLUSIVE SHOW Another pioneer on radiOzora: Banco de Gaia returns after 7 years with a new album and exclusive show! The first new full-length studio album of legendary electronic music producer Banco de Gaia is finally out after 7 years and it's called Apollo. For this occasion and to ease the waiting for his live performance in Ozora, Toby Marks surprises the radiOzora listeners with an exclusive show presenting some of his favorite tunes and the new album material on 13th June Thursday, 8pm CET. Toby Marks aka Banco de Gaia started to blend acoustic and electronic sounds in his music already two and a half decades ago and is redefining electronic world music ever since. Before entering the field...
The pilot episode. This is a compilation of videos featuring my brother, the Frozard Man. None of these were shot by me. Most of these are his, but not all. In particular I would like to recognize the following folks whose YouTube videos I borrowed. Derek Leger, for the Extreme Powderpuff Wrasslin clips and commentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owECdMzDYMA Droptine1973 for the promo vid from the 2011 Frog Festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYq7c6b-4cs Benoit760 for the Frog Festival frog toss competition footage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjAftfJCnWw&feature;=youtu.be Håkan Ehn for the unbelievable harmonica track used at the beginning and end of the video. Take a listen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8opVQ_MJgE
Damian talks on camera at Mark Ronson's studio with George Shilling about everything from getting your credits sorted to working on analogue. Visit http://www.RecordProduction.com for 500 more producer and studio features.
At the board meeting, a very angry boss unveils some terrible news... ---Credits--- 00:00 - “Graphical Error” Directed by Ross Bollinger Animated by Josh Palmer Music by Brendan Cooney Sound Design by Ryan Boone Voices by Oswald Garrington Compositing by Francis Florencio Assistant Production by Cameron Jones 03:06 - "Soda Machine" (Pencilmation #49) Directed by Ross Bollinger Animated by Kirun Kunju Music by Adam J. Eros Shadow by Francis Florencio 04:53 - "Affair Thee Well" (Pencilmation #30) Animated by Ross Bollinger Animation Assistance by Francis Florencio Music "Djangology" Arrangement by David Naiditch Voices by Alkaizer, Apatheria, and ATheatricalSongbird 05:59 - “Line and Dine” Directed by Ross Bollinger Animated by James Orman Music by Brendan Cooney Sound Design by Ryan Boo...