Galaxy 2 Galaxy is a live
electronic and
jazz music collective featuring members of
Underground Resistance.
The name comes from an EP created by
Mike Banks in 1993. Fame in the
techno community rose from the release of ''A High Tech Jazz Compilation'' in 2005.
History
Jeff Mills and
Mike Banks had an idea that
jazz music and musicians could operate with the same "man machine"
doctrine that was seen in
Kraftwerk's music.
This was presaged by early experiments with
synthesisers and jazz by artists including
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he help ...
,
Stevie Wonder
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,
Weather Report,
Return to Forever,
Larry Heard and
Lenny White
Leonard "Lenny" White III (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. White has been called "one of the founding fathers of jazz fusion". He has won ...
's
Astral Pirates
Astral may refer to:
Concepts of the non-physical
* Astral body, a subtle body posited by many religious philosophers
* Astral journey (or ''astral trip''), the same as having an ''out-of-body experience''
* Astral plane (AKA astral world), a pl ...
. This pointed them in this direction and led to the first "hi-tech jazz release on
UR which was
Nation 2 Nation in 1990. Mike Banks subsequently released the ''Galaxy 2 Galaxy'' EP on UR in 1993.
This EP was an example of "hi-tech jazz" which was a style of music pioneered by UR and named after the track on this EP. Subsequently, the tracks "Journey of the Dragons" and "Hi-Tech Jazz" have appeared on a number of compilations by artists including
Danny Krivit and
Laurent Garnier. On these compilations, rather than credit Banks, the tracks were attributed to Galaxy 2 Galaxy.
Having created this EP, Mike Banks did not use the name Galaxy 2 Galaxy again. However, from 2005 to commemorate the
Tsunami Disaster Relief, the name was used as a name for various members of Underground Resistance playing live, using the same concept as
Timeline. This live band includes such notables from the UR stable as
Esteban Adame
Esteban Adame is an East Los Angeles DJ who emerged from the Chicano/Latino rave or party scene in the 1990s. He started DJing at the age of 15. In 2004, he was asked by "Mad" Mike Banks of Underground Resistance to join the music collective in D ...
,
Santiago Salazar
Santiago Roberto Salazar Peña (born November 2, 1974) is a Peruvian retired football defender.
Club career
He had three spells with Peruvian First Division club Sport Boys, playing as a center back
In the sport of association football, a defe ...
,
DJ Dex,
Gerald Mitchell,
Raphael Merriweathers Jr. and Mike Banks.
Discography
Track list
A1 Hi-Tech Jazz (The Science)
A2 Hi-Tech Jazz (The Elements)
B1 Journey Of The Dragons
B2 Star Sailing
C1 Astral Apache (Star Stories)
C2 Deep Space 9 (A Brother Runs This Ship)
D1 Rhythm Of Infinity
D2 Metamorphosis
Other
Disc 1
1 Metamorphosis (3:26)
2 Transition (6:23)
3 The Theory (Mind Mix) (2:25)
4 Return Of The Dragons (7:14)
5 Big Stone Lake (4:18)
6 Sometimes I Feel Like (6:14)
7 Body And Soul (5:32)
8 Nation 2 Nation (5:19)
9 303 Sunset (3:25)
10 A Moment In Time (3:09)
11 Jupiter Jazz (4:30)
12 Amazon (4:36)
13 Astral Apache (5:20)
14 Deep Space 9 (5:46)
Disc 2
1 Hi-Tech Jazz (5:37)
2 Star Sailing (6:31)
3 Windchime (6:09)
4 Timeline (6:35)
5 First Galactic Baptist Church (7:11)
6 Inspiration (6:31)
7 Momma's Basement (7:09)
8 Afro's, Arps And Minimoogs (12" Mix) (6:48)
References
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Detroit techno
Livetronica music groups