Subgiant is a UK electro trio founded in London, consisting of Olly Maw, Dan Hayes, and Tushar Joshi, formed in 2000. Subgiant have made appearances at festivals such as

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and

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as well as various clubs worldwide.

History

Olly Maw and Dan Hayes met as bassist and DJ (respectively) in 2000, and formed what, in its early days, was a dub act. In 2004 Tushar Joshi joined on electro drums after a chance encounter at

festival 2003. The band then concentrated on the live performance of

electro music Electro (also known as electro-funk, and sometimes referred to as electro-pop)
Gl ...

-orientated music. Dale Titus joined the band as its vocalist, specialising in rap. Lizzy Munro was the last to join the band as their saxophone player but had to leave in 2018 due to moving away. The band soon found themselves breaking on to the UK festival scene, with appearances at

in 2004,

in 2005, and

. This was soon followed by the band's first album in 2005, ''Advances in Twig Technology'', on Blissfields Records.

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booked the band for three consecutive years at the

on the

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, and this was followed by appearances at The Levellers`

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, and the Larmer Tree Festival. In 2013 the band headlined the Maker Sunshine Solstice Festival on the Rame Peninsular. As of 2024, Subgiant continue to play the festival circuit.

Musicology

The band play many genres of dance music through their gigs and mainly concentrate on Electro,

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and

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Discography

Albums

*''Advances in Twig Technology'' (Blissfields Records, 2005) *''Global Control'' (Blissfields Records, 2006) *''This'' (2008) *''Mayday'' ( Nomansland 2017)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control British electronic music groups British house music groups Musical groups established in 2000