Infinity Ink is a London-based vocal/music production/DJ duo made up of Italian Luca Cazal and British

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. They have released music through

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, Crosstown Rebels and, most recently,

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Early career

Originally they formed the duo The

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, playing 1960s and 1970s folk rock-inspired music on acoustic guitar. The name of the duo Infinity Ink came when the duo were playing in Moldova on their tour. They noticed a nearby factory that was called 'Infinity Inc'. So they adopted the name changing the "c" to a "k", giving it a completely new twist. Infinity Ink found fame through two tracks released in 2012. First was "Games" on the

label followed by the single "

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" on Crosstown Rebels. Infinity was sampled by "Flo Rida" in his 2013 single "Can't Believe It". The same year, the duo secured a residency for

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paradise party at

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in Ibiza, a slot that they still play to this day.

Hot Natured

Luca Cazal and

later joined

and

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to form the live act

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, who along with

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released a string of hits including "

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" and "Reverse Skydiving". They sold out their debut gig live at Brixton Academy and were the first electronic music act to do so since

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in 1996. Their debut album ''Different Sides of the Sun'' was released in 2013 via

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and

. Singles "Benediction" and "Reverse Skydiving" both charted with the former reaching number 40 on the

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and the latter reaching number 56.

Live shows

In 2016, Infinity Ink launched their live show, debuting at 'Elrow Presents Hot Creations' at The Rainbow Venues in Birmingham. The performance incorporated live vocals from Ali Love whilst Luca programmed the drum machines and DJs. The performance at The Rainbow Venues was the start of a full tour spanning the summer festival season.

Present day

Infinity Ink originally signed to

Different Recordings Different Recordings is an electronic music label owned by the PIAS, an international independent music company. After a three year hiatus, the label returned in 2015 with a family of new signings from Claptone, Anna of the North, Vessels, KLLO ...

, the electronic imprint of

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, for their debut album but instead released four singles with them before parting ways. 2019 has seen the pair sign to

, the recently revived dance label owned by

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with plans to release the debut album originally planned for 2016. "Rushing Back" is the first single from the album and features vocals from singer/songwriter and

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host, Yasmin.

Discography

Singles

* 2011: "Games" * 2012: "

" * 2016: "The Rush" (with Mr.V) * 2016: "House of Infinity" * 2016: "Too strong" * 2016: "Full Vapacity" * 2016: "How Do I Love You" (with Yasmin) * 2016: "Till the Light " (with

) * 2017: "Alienation" * 2019: "Don't Give Up" * 2019: "Tomorrow Never Comes" * 2019: "Rushing Back" (with Yasmin)

Albums

* 2019: ''House of Infinity'' * 2019: ''The Remixes''

Music videos

* 2012: "Infinity" * 2012: "Infinity (Skream's 99 Remix)" * 2016: "Full Capacity" * 2019: "Rushing Back" (with Yasmin)

References

External links

Infinity Ink SoundCloud

Infinity Ink Discogs

Infinity Ink Resident Advisor

Infinity Ink Beatport

Infinity Ink raxsource
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