Bicep (duo)

Bicep are an electronic music duo from Belfast, Northern Ireland, consisting of Andy Ferguson and Matt McBriar.[1][2]

History

Bicep was formed in 2009 as a production and DJing pair in London, UK. The duo, childhood friends,[3] created a blog called "Feel My Bicep" and posted lost and forgotten Disco, Chicago house, Detroit Techno and Italo edits.[4][5]

They released tracks on labels Throne of Blood, Traveller Records and Mystery Meat before joining Will Saul's Aus Music and setting up their own label Feel My Bicep in September 2012.[6][7] That year the pair were awarded DJ Mag's 'Best of British Breakthrough DJ' award. Also in 2012, a collaborative EP with Will Saul including tracks "You" and "Don't" hit number one in the Juno Charts.

In 2013, two of Bicep's EP releases, "$tripper", "Vision of Love", as well as the track "Mixxmaster 88" on Wolf Music's self-titled EP, all rose to number one in the Juno Charts.

The FMB004 EP hit number one in the Juno Charts in 2014. That year the pair moved into a new studio in Shoreditch.[8]

In 2015, the duo performed live for the first time at the AVA festival in Belfast, with the added pressure of also being recorded by Boiler Room.[9]

After signing to Ninja Tune in 2017, Bicep released their long-awaited debut album Bicep, which went in at number 20 in the UK Album Charts[10] and received positive reviews on its release, with support from publications such as Pitchfork, The Guardian, Resident Advisor and Mixmag.

Live performances

In recent years, Bicep have become a regular fixture on the international circuit, touring extensively around the World.[11]

Between 2017-2018, the duo embarked on an extensive live headline world tour to sell-out venues across the US, Japan and Europe. Back in the UK, they sold out shows at Electric Brixton[12], Roundhouse[13] and three consecutive dates at Printworks[14] in London.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

TitleLabelYear
Silk EPThrone of Blood2011
You/Don't EPAus Music2012
Stash EPAus Music2013
Circles EPAus Music2014
Just EP AUS Records 2015
Aura Ninja Tune 2017
Glue Ninja Tune 2017
Vale Ninja Tune 2017
Rain Ninja Tune 2018

Singles

TitleLabelYear
Darwin (12")Throne of Blood2010
313 / The Winter (12")Traveller Records2010
Vision of Love (12", 180)Feel My Bicep2012
Bicep / Unknown Artist - Make Love In Public Places (12", Ltd)Love Fever Records2012
Vision of LoveKMS2013
Satisfy (12", 180)Feel My Bicep2013
Simian Mobile Disco & Bicep - Sacrifice (12")Delicacies2013
Bicep & Midland - D-Mil (Club & Dub) (12", Ltd, Han)Feel My Bicep2014
Bicep, Hammer - Lyk Lyk (12", 180)Feel My Bicep2014
Satisfy Remixes (12", 180))Feel My Bicep2014
Bicep, Hammer - Dahlia Feel My Bicep 2015
JustAUS Records2015[16]
AuraNinja Tune2017
GlueNinja Tune2017
ValeNinja Tune2017

References

  1. ↑ "Bicep interview". Time Out London, Oliver Keens, 7 May 2013
  2. ↑ "BICEP". Freq, 2 March 2013
  3. ↑ "Q&A with Bicep". Anthem Magazine, Cooper Saver, 22 October 2012
  4. ↑ "Bicep’s Essential Mix debut is a must-listen for house heads". In the Mix, 29 September 2014, Krystal Rodriguez
  5. ↑ "Bicep: the bloggers who became house music heroes". The Guardian, Sam Richards, 12 August 2016
  6. ↑ "Bicep Interview: Fit to flexBicep Interview: Fit to flex". Skiddle, Becca Frankland, 13 January 2016
  7. ↑ "FEEL MY BICEP". FEEL MY BICEP. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  8. ↑ "Bicep: The retro-loving party taskforce invite us into their cluttered beat laboratory". Crack Magazine, 12 August 2014
  9. ↑ "Nialler9's New Irish Music: Rosa Nutty, Katie Kim and Overhead, The Albatross". The Irish Times, 26 August 2015, Niall Byrne
  10. ↑ "Bicep | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  11. ↑ "Bicep to release debut album on Ninja Tune". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  12. ↑ Advisor, Resident. "Bicep - Live + Special Guests". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  13. ↑ "BICEP (LIVE) -". www.roundhouse.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  14. ↑ Advisor, Resident. Resident Advisor https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/1145518. Retrieved 29 August 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ Wilson, Scott (15 June 2017). "Bicep to release debut album on Ninja Tune". Fact. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "INTERVIEW: Bicep". The Quietus, Eden Tizard , June 10th, 2016
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