Catching Flies (musician)
| Catching Flies | |
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 Photo by Nathan Greenwood. London, 2014, by Nathan Greenwood | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Electronica, trip hop, downtempo |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Catching Flies is a 23-year-old musician, DJ and record producer from London, England. He has self-released two EPs and done numerous remixes for artists like Wilkinson and Rainy Milo.[1] His sound has been described as sitting on the "smooth, mellow side of electronic music" somewhere "between Flying Lotus and Bonobo".[2][3]
Releases
Catching Flies first came to prominence in October 2012, when his remix of Mt. Wolf's track "Life Size Ghosts" began to get hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube[4] and he got praise from scores of music blogs. Consequently the track raced to the number one spot on the Hype Machine.[5]
This was followed by the release of his first EP, The Stars, which included 3 tracks of original music, plus the Mt. Wolf remix. The EP was released by Catching Flies for free on Bandcamp and received thousands of downloads.[6]
Support from blogs continued and official remix requests from labels like Virgin EMI Records and Ram Records (UK) started to come through.[1]
June 2013 saw the release of The Long Journey Home EP, again comprising three original tracks and one remix. This was self-released through his own label, Indigo Soul, on Bandcamp. Both EPs were officially released on iTunes in November 2013.[7]
Catching Flies collaborated with vocalist and producer Ifan Dafydd in August 2013 on the track "Don't Know How" which was released via Bandcamp as part of Push & Run's Tings in Boots Volume 2 compilation.[8]
It is likely that some new original Catching Flies material is on the horizon, as in April 2014, Bonobo included the as-yet unreleased Catching Flies track 'Mama's Wisdom' in his Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1.[9]
Performances
Catching Flies has played a number of DJ shows throughout Europe over the past two years, including at Soundwave Festival in Croatia.[10] He has done online mixes for the likes of Earmilk, Oki-Ni and Mixmag.[11]
In March 2014 he debuted his new solo live show as the support act on Bonobo's European Tour, playing to audiences of thousands.[10] At around this time he also joined the Primary Talent Agency, on Michael-Harvey Bray's roster.[12]
Discography
EPs
- The Stars EP (No Label, 2012)
- The Long Journey Home EP (Indigo Soul, 2013)
Collaborations
- Catching Flies & Ifan Dafydd – 'Don't Know How' (Push & Run, 2013)
Remixes
- Mt. Wolf – 'Life Size Ghosts' (Unofficial, 2012)
- Jill Scott – 'Golden' (Unofficial, 2012)
- Louis M^tters – 'War With Heaven' (Virgin EMI Records, 2013)
- Rainy Milo – 'Rats' (Virgin EMI Records, 2013)
- Wilkinson – 'Too Close' (Ram Records, 2013)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Catching Flies (2) Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ "Catching Flies- The Stars Ep (Free) - Broken Culture | Uk Hip Hop, D&B and Underground Music". Broken Culture. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ "Interview: Catching Flies | The Find Magazine". Thefindmag.com. 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ "Mt. Wolf - Life Size Ghosts (Catching Flies Remix)". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ Zach Gambill (2012-10-28). "Catching Flies - The Stars EP". Soundisstyle.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ "The Stars EP | Catching Flies". Catchingflies.bandcamp.com. 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - The Long Journey Home - EP by Catching Flies". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ "Tings in Boots Vol. 2 | Push & Run". Pushandrunmusic.bandcamp.com. 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 1 - BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix, Bonobo". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Catching Flies Gigography, Tour History". Songkick. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ "Download: Catching Flies". Mixmag. 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ "Primary Talent International". Primarytalent.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.