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Maribou State are set to hit the big time
House | Friday 3rd April 2015 |
Hertfordshire-based duo Maribou State have been quietly building up a solid fanbase over the past three years. Their soft, downbeat, multilayered indie-house has always been popular amongst bloggers, critics, and DJs, but now that they’ve been snapped up by Counter (Ninja Tune’s sub-label), they look set to see their success skyrocket.
Their debut album Portraits is due out this summer, and the first single to be teased has been a runaway success; 'Rituals' has had over 300,000 plays on SoundCloud in just two weeks, and dance music legend Sasha is a fan, dropping the edit to great effect at LEAF.
They’ve even developed a new live show to bring a new dimension to their slick productions. We dropped by their very first live performance at Oslo, Hackney, and found a completely back-to-back packed dance floor filled with anticipation. Not only did they have the synth pads, but both Liam and Chris played the old school guitar and keyboard, and were accompanied by a drummer. Even more interestingly, they brought a brilliant female vocalist onto the stage to debut some new tracks from the upcoming album; 'Wallflower' and 'Steal' were all real standouts with the potential to become very commercially successful thanks to Holly Walker’s input.
We can’t wait to hear the full finished album!
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Photo credit: William Cooper James
