Maribou State are an English

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duo consisting of Chris Davids and Liam Ivory. To date, they have released eight EPs and two studio albums, ''Portraits'' (2015) and ''Kingdoms In Colour'' (2018). Besides their own material, the two producers have also done remixes for the likes of

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Biography

Originally from

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, Hertfordshire in southern England, Davids and Ivory met at school, where they first developed an interest in music. After writing music and being in local bands for a number of years, they were offered the opportunity to create a remix for the band Hadouken! at the age of 16. They made their debut as Maribou State in 2011 with the five-track EP ''Habitat'' on

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, and others. Their 2013 EP ''Truths'' featured vocals by Jimi Nxir, Holly Walker, and Nubiya Brandon. While the duo were preparing their first full-length album, their former record-company FatCat Records released the compilation Beginnings, which contained eight tracks and seven remixes by other artists. In June 2015, Maribou State released their debut album ''Portraits'', under the

imprint Counter Records, preceded by the single "The Clown" featuring North Downs (Pedestrian). The song "Midas", featuring Holly Walker, was certified Silver by the BPI in 2022. In 2018, the band returned with ''Kingdoms in Colour'', which included the track "Feel Good" featuring

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; vocals from long-standing collaborators Holly Walker, (who previously sang on "Midas", "Steal", and "Tongue"); a collaboration with North Downs (Pedestrian); and the standout single "Turnmills" (named after the

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which closed in 2008). The record earned them a #25 spot on the UK album charts (and #4 on the UK Record Store chart), was BBC 6 Music's 'Album of the Day', and received huge support from

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, and many more, with the band also performing live on

’s show. Press support came from the likes of

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, with

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naming them as one of their 'Artists of the Year' in 2018. In 2019, Maribou State completed a sold-out UK & EU tour, which included a show at London’s

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, with the 5-piece band joined on stage by a string quartet and choir. They have also played to sold-out crowds in cities across Europe and North America, with shows in Manchester, Bristol, Cologne, Berlin, Prague, Warsaw, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Zurich, and Brussels. They also played a run of sold-out North American shows in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland. The group will play the

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festival in Austria in April 2022, the Junction 2 Festival in London in June, and the SWF (Straf Werk) Festival in Amsterdam in August. They will also perform a DJ set at the Paradise City Festival in Belgium in July 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Portraits'' (2015) * ''Kingdoms in Colour'' (2018) * ''Fabric Presents Maribou State (2020)''

EPs

* ''Habitat'' (2011) * ''Got Me Down (Remixes)'' (2011) * ''Olivia'' (2012) * ''Olivia (Remixes)'' (2012) * ''Scarlett Groove'' (2012) * ''Collections'' (2013) * ''Tongue'' (2013) * ''Truths'' (2013)

Remix albums

* ''Portraits Remixed'' (2015) * ''Kingdoms in Colour Remixed'' (2019)

Compilations

* ''Beginnings'' (2012)

Singles

* "Native" (2012) * "Mask" (2013) * "Rituals" (2015) * "The Clown" (2015) * "Portraits Outtakes" (2016) * "Turnmills" (2018) * "Feel Good (feat.

)" (2018) * "Mother" (2020)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maribou State English electronic music duos Club DJs Musical groups established in 2011 Remixers 2011 establishments in England Counter Records artists