CirKus
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| CirKus | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Years active | 2005 – present | |
| Associated acts |
Massive Attack, Tricky, Neneh Cherry | |
| Members | ||
| Cameron McVey ("Burt Ford") Neneh Cherry Lolita Moon Matt Kent ("Karmil") |
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CirKus is a trip-hop band formed by Burt Ford, Karmil, Lolita Moon and Neneh Cherry.
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[edit] History
DJ and producer Matt Kent, best known as Karmil, was recruited by famous producer Cameron McVey (Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky, Neneh Cherry...) as a record engineer assistant. They began to work on their own material at Karmil's home studio, in London. McVey was singing, and he chose a new nickname : Burt Ford. Karmil's girlfriend, Lolita Moon, was asked to sing on some tracks. Eventually, McVey's wife, Neneh Cherry, joined the team and performed rapped/sung vocals. McVey and Karmil convinced Cherry to move to Sweden and settle in McVey-Cherry's country house near Malmö. They are currently based in Stockholm.
In 2006 they released their debut album laylow.
[edit] Members
- Burt Ford, a.k.a. Cameron McVey, a.k.a. Boogabear : keyboards, programming, vocals
- Karmil : deejaying, guitar, programming, keyboards
- Lolita Moon : keyboards, vocals
- Neneh Cherry : vocals
With additional live members
- Thomas Nordström : Drums
- Anschul : Bass, Melodica, keyboards
[edit] Discography
- September 2006 : laylow album release
- May 2006 : Starved (first single)
- 24th November 2006 : Is What It Is (feat. Martin Jondo) (single)
- 8th December 2006 : Is What It Is (single)
- 9th March 2007 : Laylow Limited Edition (album)
[edit] Trivia
- Karmil used to live only in his bedroom during a long time, because he suffered from Chronic fatigue syndrome
- CirKus is about family affair, because McVey and Cherry are married, and Karmil and Moon are involved in a relationship.
- During the making of the album, they lived together at McVey-Cherry's house in Malmö, Sweden.
- Karmil declared he wanted to run away from London to cure his addiction to marijuana, which he was using as a self-medication.
