Set a Day: The Bays

2005-05-05 One Music Session, London UK Day two brings yet another Radio show, this one recorded for Rob Da Bank’s show on Radio 1. I mentioned yesterday that The Bays are well known for extended moody intros, and picked this set to showcase one of those. Lasting about 5 minutes, it sets a mid-tempo pace early on, accented with elegant electronic washes. The jam picks up the pace a little bit towards the end, before fading out to start the meat of the set. A couple of squelching techy noises start to fill the space where the intro jam left...

Welcome to the first in a series of 30 articles intended to build hype for The Bays first USA appearance at Camp Bisco in August. If you are not familiar with The Bays, they are a four piece band based out of the UK. The Bays have a mantra that says “The Performance is the Product,” and as such they will not try to sell you anything other than a ticket to the show. The lineup is Andy Gangadeen on drums, Chris Taylor on bass, Simon Richmond on keys/synths and Jamie Odell on samplers, pads and effects. While The Bays...