Banco de Gaia

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About Banco de Gaia

Official Site: http://banco.co.uk/


Inspired to enter the field of electronic music by Britain's acid house explosion of the late '80s, Toby Marks took quite a different spin on electronica with his recordings as Banco de Gaia, introducing elements of Eastern and Arabic music, sampling similarly exotic sources, and tying the whole to ambient-dub rhythms. Marks began releasing cassette-only albums in the early '90s, distributed through a network of clubs and artists known as Planet Dog. When Planet Dog became a record label as well (later the home of Eat Static and Timeshard), Banco de Gaia debuted on disc with the Desert Wind EP, released in November 1993. Early the following year, Marks released his first album, Maya. For 1995's Last Train to Lhasa, Marks concerned himself with the plight of occupied Tibet. The following year brought a rare concert recording, Live at Glastonbury, with Big Men Cry appearing in 1997, followed by The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia two years later. In late 2000, Marks returned with Igizeh through Six Degrees Records, a label with which he decided to stay for 2004's You Are Here and 2006's Farewell Ferengistan. ~ John Bush, Rovi

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  • Mammoth/Planet Dog
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  • Jun 21 Friday
    Moscow, Russian Federation Unknown venue
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  • Jun 29 Saturday
    Tokyo, Japan Unknown venue
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  • Jul 5 Friday
    Lancashire, UK Unknown venue
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  • Aug 1 Thursday
    Casalnuovo di Napoli, Italy Unknown venue
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  • Aug 5 Monday
    Budapest, Hungary Ozora Festival
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  • Aug 9 Friday
    Somerset, UK Unknown venue
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  • Aug 16 Friday
    Honiton, UK Unknown venue
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Discography

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  • Memories Dreams Reflections (2009)
    Banco de Gaia
    Memories Dreams Reflections (2009)
    Geko
  • Farewell Ferengistan (2006)
    Banco de Gaia
    Farewell Ferengistan (2006)
    Six Degrees
  • You Are Here (2004)
    Banco de Gaia
    You Are Here (2004)
    Six Degrees
  • Igizeh (2000)
    Banco de Gaia
    Igizeh (2000)
    Six Degrees
  • The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia (1999)
    Banco de Gaia
    The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia (1999)
    Six Degrees
  • Big Men Cry (1997)
    Banco de Gaia
    Big Men Cry (1997)
    Six Degrees
  • Live at Glastonbury (1996)
    Banco de Gaia
    Live at Glastonbury (1996)
    Mammoth
  • Last Train to Lhasa (1995)
    Banco de Gaia
    Last Train to Lhasa (1995)
    Six Degrees
  • Maya (1994)
    Banco de Gaia
    Maya (1994)
    Six Degrees
  • Apollo
    Banco de Gaia
    Apollo
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