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Biography
nofootnotes|date=December 2010 Banco de Gaia is an electronic music band (music)|band from England , formed in 1989 by Toby Marks (born 1964, South London ).
The music of Banco de Gaia is best categorized as ambient dub , but Marks works to cross genres, often using Arabic and Middle Eastern sampling (music)|samples against a bass guitar|bass heavy reggae , rock music|rock , or trance music|trance rhythm to produce deeply textured tracks that progress layer upon layer.Citation needed|date=January 2008
History
In 1978, Marks began his music al career as a drummer in a heavy metal music|heavy metal band.
Marks moved to Portugal in 1986 and played The Beatles|Beatles music for tourism|tourists . He first delved into electronic music in 1989, when he bought a digital sampler . The first tune he recorded on it was called "Maxwell House."
In 1997, Banco De Gaia put together a five piece band that included Ted Duggan (drums), Ashley Hopkins (bass), Larry Whelan (wind synth, saxophone and ethnic flutes), and Gary Spacey-Foot (percussion and saxophones).
The band reduced in number to just Marks, Duggan, and Hopkins in 1999, and then just Marks and Duggan from 2000 until 2003; when Marks went back to being a solo (music)|solo musician|artist .
On 20September 2009, Banco De Gaia played an album launch show for his album, Memories DreamsReflections at Dingwalls in London . This show was to celebrate twenty years of Banco De Gaia. Marks was joined on stage by three members from the original five piece band, Hopkins, Whelan, and Duggan and vocalist Maya Preece, who sang on the latest album.
Discography
Early cassettes
Medium (World Bank, 1991)
Freeform Flutes and Fading Tibetans (World Bank, 1992)
Deep Live (World Bank, 1992)
These first three albums existed only on tape and are no longer being sold due to copyright issues with several of the sampling (music)|samples used on them.
Albums
Maya (Banco de Gaia album)|Maya ( Planet Dog , 1994) - UK Albums Chart|UK #34& Albums">cite book
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Last Train to Lhasa (Planet Dog, 1995) - UK #31& Albums"/>
Echoes (22-minute version of the Echoes (Pink Floyd song)|Pink Floyd song )
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.banco.co.uk Banco de Gaia Official Page
http://www.polymathperspective.com/? p=1741 Interview with Toby Marks
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p165292|pure_url=yes Banco de Gaia at Allmusic
http://planetdogrecords.com Planet Dog Records website
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