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{{Short description|British drum and bass act}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Calyx
| name = Calyx
| image =
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| background = group_or_band
| origin = UK
| origin = [[UK]]
| genre = [[Drum and bass]], [[hardstep]], [[techstep]], [[neurofunk]], [[darkstep]]
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| years_active = 1998–present
| genre = [[Drum and bass]], [[techno-DNB]], [[techstep]], [[darkstep]]
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| label = [[Moving Shadow]]<br/>[[Metalheadz]]<br/>Momentum Recordings<br/>Subtitles Recordings<br>[[Ram Records (UK)]]
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| years_active = 1998 - Present
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| website = [https://www.facebook.com/larrycalyx Facebook]<br/>[https://www.myspace.com/calyxuk MySpace]
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| label = [[Moving Shadow]]<br/>[[Metalheadz]]<br/>[[Momentum Recordings]]<br/>[[Subtitles Recordings]]<br>[[Ram Records (UK)]]
| current_members = Larry Cons
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| website = [http://www.facebook.com/larrycalyx Facebook]<br/>[http://www.myspace.com/calyxuk MySpace]
| current_members = Larry Cons
| past_members = Chris Rush
}}
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'''Calyx''' is a [[United Kingdom|UK]] based [[drum and bass]] act, specialising in the [[techstep]] style. Previously the duo Larry Cons and Chris Rush (both of [[London]]), it is now a solo project of Larry Cons.
'''Calyx''' is a British [[drum and bass]] act, specialising in the [[techstep]] and [[neurofunk]] styles. It was previously the duo of Larry Cons and Chris Rush (both of [[London]]), it is now a solo project of Larry Cons.


Their first release was in 1998 for [[Moving Shadow]] sublabel Audio Couture, which was in the game [[Grand Theft Auto 3]]. Most of their releases have been for Moving Shadow, including their debut album ''No Turning Back'' (2005), with a few appearances for [[Metalheadz]] and [[Renegade Hardware]]. Many of Calyx hits has been featured in the [[video game]] [[Midnight Club 3]].
Their first release was in 1998 for [[Moving Shadow]] sublabel Audio Couture. Most of their releases have been for Moving Shadow, including the debut album ''No Turning Back'' (2005), with a few appearances for [[Metalheadz]] and Renegade Hardware. Many of Calyx hits has been featured in the [[video game]] ''[[Midnight Club 3]]''. Track ''Quagmire'' is featured in ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''.


In September 2007 he released an album called 'Anatomy' which was a joint project with fellow drum 'n' bass artist and long term collaborator [[Teebee]]. Calyx and [[Teebee]] went on to release a second collaborative album ''All or Nothing'' in November 2012 under [[Ram Records (UK)]].
In September 2007 he released an album called ''<nowiki/>'Anatomy'<nowiki/>'', a joint project with fellow drum 'n' bass artist and long-term collaborator [[Teebee]], under their own label Momentum Music.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calyx + Teebee - Anatomy |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/29834-Calyx-Teebee-Anatomy |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=Discogs.com}}</ref> Calyx and Teebee went on to sign exclusively to [[Ram Records (UK)]] as a duo and would release collaborative albums ''<nowiki/>'All or Nothing'<nowiki/>'' (2012)'', '1x1'<nowiki/>'' (2016), and ''<nowiki/>'Plates''' (2022).


As of 2023, Calyx is now signed on [[Critical Music]], with 2022 seeing his first solo release in 16 years "Tempest / You Want It All"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calyx - Tempest / You Want It All |url=https://criticalmusic.com/releases/calyx-tempest-you-want-it-all/ |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=Criticalmusic.com}}</ref> followed by "Pull Up / Feel The Sway" in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calyx - Pull Up / Feel the Sway · Critical Music · Underground Sonics Since 2002 |url=https://criticalmusic.com/releases/calyx-pull-up-feel-the-sway/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=Critical Music |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Performances==


==Music career==
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*{{rolldabeats artist|artist=calyx|name=Calyx}}
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London-based jungle/drum 'n' bass production team Calyx began as guitarist Larry Cons, who previously led a jazz-funk band called Octane, and former drummer Chris Rush. The two met at Oxford Brookes University before starting work together and launching their own recording studio in Streatham, South London.


Calyx debuted in February 1998 with "Cubic" / "Narcosis" released on Moving Shadow's sister label Audio Couture.
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London-based jungle/drum 'n' bass production team Calyx began as guitarist Larry Cons, who previously led a jazz-funk band called Octane, and former drummer Chris Rush. The two met at Oxford Brookes University before starting work together and launching their own recording studio in Streatham, South London.


In 2000, after releasing the ''Catapult EP'', Chris Rush decided to leave the duo to pursue a non-musical career, and since then Larry Cons continued Calyx as a solo project. Since that time Larry has released a number of tracks, including the ''Downpour EP'', his debut on Metalheadz "Leviathan" / "Mindfold" and another EP for [[Moving Shadow]], the ''Wasteground EP''. He collaborated with [[Dom & Roland]] on the release "Pneumatix (Sledgehammer)" / "See The Light"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dom-vs-Calyx-Pneumatix-Sledgehammer-See-The-Light/release/171872|title=Dom* vs. Calyx - Pneumatix (Sledgehammer) / See The Light|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=2020-07-06}}</ref> He released his debut album ''No Turning Back'' on [[Moving Shadow]].
Calyx debuted in early-1998 with 'Cubic.' - Which was also the first release on Moving Shadow's sister label Audio Couture. They then followed it up with 'Techtonic' which made it into the Top 20 in the CIN Dance Single charts.

They went on to further releases such as 'Double Zero/The Root', 'Megalomania/Whole Tone', 'Morphology/Schitzoid' (on Doc Scott's 31 Records) and 'Distopia/Octane' - which gained airplay on MTV.

In 2000, after releasing the 'Catapult EP' Chris Rush decided to leave the duo to pursue a non-musical career, and as such Larry Cons has been carrying the Calyx moniker forward solo since Chris left.

Since that time, Larry has released a number of tracks, including the 'Downpour EP', his debut on Metalheadz 'Leviathan/Mindfold' and another EP for [[Moving Shadow]], the 'Wasteground EP'. The title track from the Wasteground EP was chosen by Grooverider to close out his Fabriclive CD.

Larry's profile kept rising as he joined forces with fellow Moving Shadow artist Dom & Roland for a set of dcollaborations ('Pneumatix'/'See The Light') - following it up with the 'Killa EP' - meanwhile, Metalheadz picked up more of his tunes, firstly a collaboration with Kontrol on the MDZ.03 album and then a 2x12" release, the 'Dark Nights' EP - featuring collaborations with Kontrol + OB-1.

The debut Calyx album on [[Moving Shadow]]; ‘No Turning Back’ was hailed by many as the highlight of 2005. Featuring 6 solo tracks, 4 collaborations (with [[Teebee]], Gridlok, and ill.skillz), and remixes by Dom & Roland and Hive & Gridlok (remixing together for the first time), every track gained massive DJ support and the album was in such high demand that three represses had to be made in the first 6 months following its release. Given Larry’s well-established reputation and strengths as a DJ, the release of the album was followed by a deluge of bookings for an album world tour that continued for the rest 2005; two U.S. tours, two Australian tours, and countless European dates ensured that the Calyx sound spread far and wide.

2007 saw the launch of a new label from Calyx & TeeBee, marking its first release with not just a 12’ or an E.P., but with an entire album of Calyx & TeeBee collaborations released on 4-piece vinyl and CD. The Anatomy LP topped sales charts for weeks on end and was followed by a massive album World Tour of back-to-back Calyx & Teebee sets.

In 2012 Calyx & Teebee signed an exclusive deal with Andy C's [[Ram Records (UK)]] and delivered their sophomore album in the same year.

[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Calyx http://www.discogs.com/artist/Calyx]

[http://www.myspace.com/calyxuk http://www.myspace.com/calyxuk]


==Discography==
==Discography==
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*Calyx – ''No Turning Back'' (2005)

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'''Calyx - No Turning Back (2005)'''

#Illusions (5:56)
#Illusions (5:56)
#Follow The Leader (feat. [[Teebee]]) (6:24)
#Follow The Leader (feat. [[Teebee]]) (6:24)
#Are You Ready? ([[Hive (record producer)|Hive]] and [[Gridlok]] Remix) (5:30)
#Are You Ready? (Hive and Gridlok Remix) (5:30)
#Dead Ringer (feat. Gridlok) (6:52)
#Dead Ringer (feat. Gridlok) (6:52)
#Killa ([[Dom & Roland]] Remix) (6:53)
#Killa ([[Dom & Roland]] Remix) (6:53)
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#Get Myself To You (7:32)
#Get Myself To You (7:32)


'''Calyx & Teebee - Anatomy (2007)'''
*Calyx & Teebee – ''Anatomy'' (2007)

#The Divide (6:05)
#The Divide (6:05)
#Dual Processed (feat. [[Ben Mount|MC Verse]]) (5:22)
#Dual Processed (feat. [[Ben Mount|MC Verse]]) (5:22)
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#Vortex (5:36)
#Vortex (5:36)


'''Calyx & Teebee - All or Nothing (2012)'''
*Calyx & Teebee – ''All or Nothing'' (2012)

#Heroes & Villains (5:37)
#Heroes & Villains (5:37)
#Pure Gold (feat. Kemo) (5:34)
#Pure Gold (feat. Kemo) (5:34)
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#Nothing I Can Say (5:26)
#Nothing I Can Say (5:26)


*Calyx & TeeBee – ''[[FabricLive.76]]'' (2014)
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==Song Usage==
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Tracks Follow the Leader, Thru Your Eyes, Get Myself to You, Chasing Shadows, and Are You Ready are used in the popular racing game [[Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition]]


*Calyx & Teebee – ''1x1'' (2016)
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Track Quagmire is featured in [[Grand Theft Auto III]]
#Nothing Left (4:57)
#Long Gone (3:55)
#Big Tune Again (4:49)
#Cloud 9 (4:39)
#False Alarm (3:48)
#Ghetto Feat. Doctor (3:49)
#Pathfinder (7:09)
#Ghostwriter (4:20)
#Takes One To Know One (3:38)
#Were We Go Feat. Doctor (4:22)
#The Fall Feat. Ayah Marar (4:28)
#Panic Attack (4:54)
#Stray Bullet (5:14)
#A Day That Never Comes (4:09)

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==Song usage==
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Tracks "Follow the Leader", "Thru Your Eyes", "Get Myself to You", "Chasing Shadows", "Illusions", "Collision Course", "Are You Ready" and "Just You" are used in the popular racing game, ''[[Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition]]''.

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"Quagmire" is featured in ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*{{rolldabeats artist|artist=calyx|name=Calyx}}
* [http://www.facebook.com/larrycalyx http://www.facebook.com/larrycalyx]
* [http://www.myspace.com/calyxuk http://www.myspace.com/calyxuk]
* [https://www.myspace.com/calyxuk MySpace]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091217011011/http://www.dogsonacid.com/showthread.php?threadid=297977&mode=article https://web.archive.org/web/20091217011011/http://www.dogsonacid.com/showthread.php?threadid=297977&mode=article]
* [http://www.facebook.com/CalyxTeeBee http://www.facebook.com/CalyxTeeBee]

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* [http://www.dogsonacid.com/showthread.php?threadid=297977&mode=article http://www.dogsonacid.com/showthread.php?threadid=297977&mode=article]
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* [http://www.movingshadow.com/~movingsh/Web_2002/Docs/Shadow/Contents/Biogs/calyx.htm http://www.movingshadow.com/~movingsh/Web_2002/Docs/Shadow/Contents/Biogs/calyx.htm]


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Latest revision as of 14:01, 17 April 2024

Calyx
OriginUK
GenresDrum and bass, hardstep, techstep, neurofunk, darkstep
Years active1998–present
LabelsMoving Shadow
Metalheadz
Momentum Recordings
Subtitles Recordings
Ram Records (UK)
MembersLarry Cons
Past membersChris Rush
WebsiteFacebook
MySpace

Calyx is a British drum and bass act, specialising in the techstep and neurofunk styles. It was previously the duo of Larry Cons and Chris Rush (both of London), it is now a solo project of Larry Cons.

Their first release was in 1998 for Moving Shadow sublabel Audio Couture. Most of their releases have been for Moving Shadow, including the debut album No Turning Back (2005), with a few appearances for Metalheadz and Renegade Hardware. Many of Calyx hits has been featured in the video game Midnight Club 3. Track Quagmire is featured in Grand Theft Auto III.

In September 2007 he released an album called 'Anatomy', a joint project with fellow drum 'n' bass artist and long-term collaborator Teebee, under their own label Momentum Music.[1] Calyx and Teebee went on to sign exclusively to Ram Records (UK) as a duo and would release collaborative albums 'All or Nothing' (2012), '1x1' (2016), and 'Plates' (2022).

As of 2023, Calyx is now signed on Critical Music, with 2022 seeing his first solo release in 16 years "Tempest / You Want It All"[2] followed by "Pull Up / Feel The Sway" in 2023.[3]

Music career

[edit]

London-based jungle/drum 'n' bass production team Calyx began as guitarist Larry Cons, who previously led a jazz-funk band called Octane, and former drummer Chris Rush. The two met at Oxford Brookes University before starting work together and launching their own recording studio in Streatham, South London.

Calyx debuted in February 1998 with "Cubic" / "Narcosis" released on Moving Shadow's sister label Audio Couture.

In 2000, after releasing the Catapult EP, Chris Rush decided to leave the duo to pursue a non-musical career, and since then Larry Cons continued Calyx as a solo project. Since that time Larry has released a number of tracks, including the Downpour EP, his debut on Metalheadz "Leviathan" / "Mindfold" and another EP for Moving Shadow, the Wasteground EP. He collaborated with Dom & Roland on the release "Pneumatix (Sledgehammer)" / "See The Light"[4] He released his debut album No Turning Back on Moving Shadow.

Discography

[edit]
  • Calyx – No Turning Back (2005)
  1. Illusions (5:56)
  2. Follow The Leader (feat. Teebee) (6:24)
  3. Are You Ready? (Hive and Gridlok Remix) (5:30)
  4. Dead Ringer (feat. Gridlok) (6:52)
  5. Killa (Dom & Roland Remix) (6:53)
  6. Tearing Us Apart (6:02)
  7. Thru Your Eyes (feat. Ill.Skillz) (6:42)
  8. Cyclone (feat. Teebee) (5:36)
  9. Chasing Shadows (5:36)
  10. Get Myself To You (7:32)
  • Calyx & Teebee – Anatomy (2007)
  1. The Divide (6:05)
  2. Dual Processed (feat. MC Verse) (5:22)
  3. Make Your Choice (5:21)
  4. All That Remains (5:50)
  5. Warrior (6:05)
  6. Ultimatum (5:22)
  7. Telepathy (6:06)
  8. Enygma (7:06)
  9. Confession (5:39)
  10. Vortex (5:36)
  • Calyx & Teebee – All or Nothing (2012)
  1. Heroes & Villains (5:37)
  2. Pure Gold (feat. Kemo) (5:34)
  3. Skank (4:38)
  4. We Become One (feat. Craze and Foreign Beggars) (5:03)
  5. Elevate This Sound (5:20)
  6. We Fall Away (4:30)
  7. Scavenger (5:07)
  8. Strung Out (3:29)
  9. You'll Never Take Me Alive (feat. Beardyman) (4:16)
  10. Starstruck (5:00)
  11. Back & Forth (4:41)
  12. Nothing I Can Say (5:26)
  • Calyx & Teebee – 1x1 (2016)
  1. Nothing Left (4:57)
  2. Long Gone (3:55)
  3. Big Tune Again (4:49)
  4. Cloud 9 (4:39)
  5. False Alarm (3:48)
  6. Ghetto Feat. Doctor (3:49)
  7. Pathfinder (7:09)
  8. Ghostwriter (4:20)
  9. Takes One To Know One (3:38)
  10. Were We Go Feat. Doctor (4:22)
  11. The Fall Feat. Ayah Marar (4:28)
  12. Panic Attack (4:54)
  13. Stray Bullet (5:14)
  14. A Day That Never Comes (4:09)

Song usage

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Tracks "Follow the Leader", "Thru Your Eyes", "Get Myself to You", "Chasing Shadows", "Illusions", "Collision Course", "Are You Ready" and "Just You" are used in the popular racing game, Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition.

"Quagmire" is featured in Grand Theft Auto III

References

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  1. ^ "Calyx + Teebee - Anatomy". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Calyx - Tempest / You Want It All". Criticalmusic.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Calyx - Pull Up / Feel the Sway · Critical Music · Underground Sonics Since 2002". Critical Music. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Dom* vs. Calyx - Pneumatix (Sledgehammer) / See The Light". Discogs.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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