Malakai (band)

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Malakai are a two-piece band from Bristol, UK. They comprise of Gee (vocals) and Scott (music). Their sound is a mix of beats and samples, drawing on a wide range of influences from dub to sixties pop, all tied together by Gee’s distinctive voice.

Discovered by Geoff Barrow from the Bristol band Portishead, to date Malakai have released a limited-edition 12” on Barrow’s Invada label, called 'Fading World'. This track was used as the music to accompany the 'I Count: Stop Climate Chaos' video^{[citation needed]} that first aired at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival. Directed by award winning Gerald McMorrow, the film features many celebrities stating their support for Stop Climate Chaos, including Richard Coyle, Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell, and Sophia Myles.

'Fading World' is set to be followed by their major label debut EP 1 on Island Records in September 2007. The lead track from EP 1, titled 'The Battle' was Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe's "Single of the Week" for w/c 9th July 2007. The song was made available to buy digitally in July 2007. On 30 July 2007, The Guardian newspaper featured Malakai as their "New band of the day'^[1].

The band got a break on the Lily Allen And friends t.v show, as they were voted in to play the show out.