Saturday, 28 June 2008
Mira Calix
Artist: Mira Calix
Genre(s):
Dance
Pop
Experimental
Rock: Punk-Rock
Industrial
Electronic
Discography:
Eyes Set Against the Sun
Year: 2007
Tracks: 10
3 Commissions
Year: 2007
Tracks: 6
Skimskitta
Year: 2003
Tracks: 21
Nunu
Year: 2003
Tracks: 1
Prickle
Year: 2001
Tracks: 2
Peel Sessions
Year: 2000
Tracks: 5
One On One
Year: 2000
Tracks: 18
We Are Reasonable People
Year: 1998
Tracks: 12
Pin Skeeling
Year: 1998
Tracks: 4
A impresario, DJ and formerly a publiciser at Warp Records, Mira Calix was signed to her possess Warp squeeze in 1996 to record abstract ambience that relies on a full variety of sound sources, organic or differently. Born and raised in South Africa, she stirred to London in 1991 and began working at the Ambient Soho fund on Berwick St., spell DJing and throwing parties with her flatmate, Solid Steel mixer Strictly Kev. She began working at Warp, and recorded a single ("Llanga," featuring a Gescom co-production credit) and an EP (Pin Skeeling) before making her full-length debut with 2000's One on One. The fruits of her low gear Peel Session appeared later that year, and second LP Skimskitta followed in early 2003. Calix has often teamed up with Andrea Parker and Mark Clifford (ex-Seefeel) for productions.