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Catching Flies – aka multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ George King is the very model of a modern musician. He blurs the boundaries between mainstream and underground, and between electronic and real music, as easily as the biggest and the best. His music is a bass heavy yet melodic mesh of broody electronics and intricate rhythms, containing shades of everything from hip-hop to house, from soul to jazz. He has released music on the likes of Ninja Tune, Anjunadeep, and Cercle.
Catching Flies debut album Silver Linings contained shades of everything from hip-hop to house, from soul to jazz, and was hailed as a soundtrack to Summertime by the 405 – and was awarded album of the month by Future Music who described it as a brilliantly eclectic record a moving journey that will last long in the memory. Clash Magazine praised the LPs killer beats and artfully orchestrated introspection, whilst London In Stereo praised its exceptional production. Other press coverage for the album included The Guardian, Complex, Nowness, Mixmag, iD Magazine, Dazed & Confused, The Line of Best Fit and more. He has received radio support from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Pete Tong, Benji B, Annie Mac, Lauren Laverne, Mary Anne Hobbes & Huw Stephens. Artist support for Silver Linings has come from the likes of Diplo, Bonobo, Caribou, Loyle Carner, The Blessed Madonna, Keinemusik, Rufus Du Sol, George Fitzgerald and Lane 8. He toured the album performing headline Live shows throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and North America, as well as DJ shows at Bonobos OUTLIER event series in Europe and North America.
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