Biography
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Years Active
2010 – present (14 years)
Using only drums and processed cassettes, and incorporating many elements of avant-garde music and sound art in their realisation; Sly & The Family Drone are a primal orchestra of drum rhythms and radiophonic noise from the UK. They forge tribal noise workouts in the vein of Black Dice, Shit & Shine and Crash Worship.
Sly's reductionist take on music is literal, they split their drum kit to it's singular base units, passing individual drums to the audience who maintain the beat while they free themselves for more noise and freestyle mayhem, ultimately eliminating any boundaries between spectator and performer. By the end of their set their drums and equipment are scattered, the remains of their music lying bare across the floor.
"Their live shows are becoming legendary. Things usually get broken. There will be more than likely blood. A must see live experience. No gig by Sly & The Family Drone is ever the same." Club Velocity 2011
There is no place for guitars within this band.
The ampersand is a must.
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