Calyx is a British

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act, specialising in the techstep and

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styles. It was previously the duo of Larry Cons and Chris Rush (both of

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), it is now a solo project of Larry Cons. Their first release was in 1998 for

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sublabel Audio Couture. Most of their releases have been for Moving Shadow, including the debut album ''No Turning Back'' (2005), with a few appearances for

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and Renegade Hardware. Many of Calyx hits has been featured in the

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'' Midnight Club 3''. Track ''Quagmire'' is featured in ''

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''. In September 2007 he released an album called '''Anatomy''', a joint project with fellow drum 'n' bass artist and long-term collaborator Teebee, under their own label Momentum Music. Calyx and Teebee went on to sign exclusively to Ram Records (UK) as a duo and would release collaborative albums '''All or Nothing''' (2012)'', '1x1''' (2016), and '''Plates (2022). As of 2023, Calyx is now signed on Critical Music, with 2022 seeing his first solo release in 16 years "Tempest / You Want It All" followed by "Pull Up / Feel The Sway" in 2023.

Music career

London-based jungle/drum 'n' bass production team Calyx began as guitarist Larry Cons, who previously led a jazz-funk band called Octane, and former drummer Chris Rush. The two met at

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before starting work together and launching their own recording studio in Streatham, South London. Calyx debuted in February 1998 with "Cubic" / "Narcosis" released on Moving Shadow's sister label Audio Couture. In 2000, after releasing the ''Catapult EP'', Chris Rush decided to leave the duo to pursue a non-musical career, and since then Larry Cons continued Calyx as a solo project. Since that time Larry has released a number of tracks, including the ''Downpour EP'', his debut on Metalheadz "Leviathan" / "Mindfold" and another EP for

, the ''Wasteground EP''. He collaborated with Dom & Roland on the release "Pneumatix (Sledgehammer)" / "See The Light" He released his debut album ''No Turning Back'' on

Discography

*Calyx – ''No Turning Back'' (2005) #Illusions (5:56) #Follow The Leader (feat. Teebee) (6:24) #Are You Ready? (Hive and Gridlok Remix) (5:30) #Dead Ringer (feat. Gridlok) (6:52) #Killa ( Dom & Roland Remix) (6:53) #Tearing Us Apart (6:02) #Thru Your Eyes (feat. Ill.Skillz) (6:42) #Cyclone (feat. Teebee) (5:36) #Chasing Shadows (5:36) #Get Myself To You (7:32) *Calyx & Teebee – ''Anatomy'' (2007) #The Divide (6:05) #Dual Processed (feat.

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) (5:22) #Make Your Choice (5:21) #All That Remains (5:50) #Warrior (6:05) #Ultimatum (5:22) #Telepathy (6:06) #Enygma (7:06) #Confession (5:39) #Vortex (5:36) *Calyx & Teebee – ''All or Nothing'' (2012) #Heroes & Villains (5:37) #Pure Gold (feat. Kemo) (5:34) #Skank (4:38) #We Become One (feat. Craze and

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) (5:03) #Elevate This Sound (5:20) #We Fall Away (4:30) #Scavenger (5:07) #Strung Out (3:29) #You'll Never Take Me Alive (feat. Beardyman) (4:16) #Starstruck (5:00) #Back & Forth (4:41) #Nothing I Can Say (5:26) *Calyx & TeeBee – '' FabricLive.76'' (2014) *Calyx & Teebee – ''1x1'' (2016) #Nothing Left (4:57) #Long Gone (3:55) #Big Tune Again (4:49) #Cloud 9 (4:39) #False Alarm (3:48) #Ghetto Feat. Doctor (3:49) #Pathfinder (7:09) #Ghostwriter (4:20) #Takes One To Know One (3:38) #Were We Go Feat. Doctor (4:22) #The Fall Feat. Ayah Marar (4:28) #Panic Attack (4:54) #Stray Bullet (5:14) #A Day That Never Comes (4:09)

Song usage

Tracks "Follow the Leader", "Thru Your Eyes", "Get Myself to You", "Chasing Shadows", "Illusions", "Collision Course", "Are You Ready" and "Just You" are used in the popular racing game, '' Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition''. "Quagmire" is featured in ''

References

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