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(M.I.A. + Air) รท (Massive Attack + Gorillaz) x (Thievery Corporation/Air) = K.I.A. and Shinjuku Zulu
You'll love our music if you like ...
Gorillaz, Buddha Bar, Groove Armada, Cafe Del Mar, M.I.A., Air, Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation, Zero 7, Six Degrees, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Portishead, Boards of Canada, Nightmares on Wax, St. Germain, Moby, Mylo, DJ Shadow
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Cities we've lived: L.A., Tokyo, Toronto, Calgary
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Shinjuku Zulu
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Writer/producer Kirby Ian Andersen records as Shinjuku Zulu as well as K.I.A., and brings in rappers, toasters, and singers of all sorts: blues, jazz, pop, soul, choir, opera, etc. to spin into his pop electronic mix. Vocalists: Caryn Green, Shawn Skeir, Shankhini, MC General, Larissa Gomes, Prince I, Sydney White, Courtney Farquhar, Sarah Daye, Giancarlo Pecchia
PRESS QUOTES:
"Breaks,house,reggae, exotic vocals...a cd that warrants repeated listens" -MONTREAL GAZETTE; "Sheer brilliance, haunting vocals...top ten CDs of the year" -GLOBE & MAIL; "Top five hit-list" -TORONTO STAR "Good dubby house, good electronic dancehall...minimalistic, melancholly..." -EXCLAIM!; "Like Kevin Yost spinning Everything But the Girl with Mad Professor remixes...a master at aural collage" -THE HERALD. "...really f**king good...brilliant" -YOUTH (remixer/producer U2, the Orb, etc)
CD DISCOGRAPHY:
as Shinjuku Zulu:
"Various Chimeras" feat. the songs Shanghai Masai, Da Riddim Griffin, Dirty Liar, We Do Supersonic
"Shinjuku Zulu" feat. the songs "That Groove", "Segue"
as K.I.A.:
"Sonorous Susurrus" feat the songs Be My DJ, Nevermine, Howdydaomaori
"Adieu Shinjuku Zulu" feat. the songs Mrs. Major Tom, Eyeah!, Box the Gnat