Toydrum
OriginEngland
Spinoff ofUnkle
MembersPablo Clements
James Griffith

Toydrum are an English musical duo formed in 2011 by former Unkle band members and record producers Pablo Clements and James Griffith. The pair work out of their Brighton studio, The Toyrooms,[1] where they wrote and recorded their debut EP, Distant Focus Vol 1 (2014),[2][3][4] and the subsequent Evangelist (2015), with Gavin Clark.[5]

In 2015, the duo composed and produced the score to the film London Fields,[6][7][8][9][10] directed by Mathew Cullen.

Clements and Griffith wrote and produced music for Shane Meadows' series This Is England '90,[11][12][13][14] under the name Evangelist, a project they started with Gavin Clark and Clayhill.

At the end of 2015, Toydrum finished the score to Christopher Smith's Detour.[15] The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on 16 April 2016.[16] The score was shortlisted for a BIFA Award.[17]

In 2016, they also worked with Alice Lowe on the score to her first feature film, Prevenge, which premiered at the Venice and Toronto film festivals.[18][19][20]

Discography

Albums

  • Distant Focus Vol 1 (EP – 2014)
  • Evangelist (2015)
  • My Eye on You (To Reinvision)[21][22] (2017)
  • Fields of Madness (EP – 2018)

Contributions and appearances

Film and television

References

  1. ↑ "How to start your own recording studio in 8 steps with Toy Drum". Thevinylfactory.com. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Geslani, Michelle (13 August 2014). "Listen to 'Void and Form', the new song from UNKLE offshoot TOYDRUM". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "TOYDRUM : Distant Focus Vol. 1 | Has it leaked?". Hasitleaked.com. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Eames, Tom (26 September 2014). "Listen to UNKLE members Toydrum's new song 'I've Got a Future'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Neil McCormick (21 December 2015). "Gavin Clark & Toydrum: Evangelist, album review: 'redemptive'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "London Fields". TIFF.net. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Hunter, Allan (15 September 2015). "'London Fields': Review | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Interview: Mixer/Producer – Chris Allen – Speakhertz – Talk Audio". Speakhertz.com. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Kinsey Lowe (12 September 2015). "'London Fields' Clip: Dark Thriller Stars Amber Heard, Directed By Matthew Cullen – Toronto Film Festival". Yahoo!. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Andrew Barker (15 September 2015). "'London Fields' Review: Martin Amis Novel Becomes a Misbegotten Mess Onscreen". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Christopher Hooton (5 October 2015). "This Is England '90 paid tribute to Gavin Clark in the end credits of its finale | Culture". The Independent. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Listen to Gavin Clark's Never Feel This Young – premiere – Q MagazineQ Magazine". Q. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  13. ↑ Castle, Richard (15 October 2015). "Fans hope This is England '92 comes to their screens". Uttoxeter Advertiser. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Gavin Clark and Toydrum's Evangelist – God Song: exclusive stream". The Guardian. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  15. ↑ British Film Council. "Detour". British Film Council. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  16. ↑ Kimber Myers (25 April 2016). "Tribeca Review: Neo-Noir 'Detour' Starring Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley and Emory Cohen". IndieWire. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  17. ↑ BIFA. "BIFA Outstanding Achievement in Craft 2016 Long List". BIFA. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "'Prevenge': Venice Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  19. ↑ David Rooney (September 2016). "'Prevenge': Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  20. ↑ Guy Lodge. "Film Review: 'Prevenge'". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "My Eye on You (To Reinvision) by Toydrum on Apple Music". iTunes Preview. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  22. ↑ MarkImark. "Toydrum: My Eye On You". hasitleaked.com. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  23. ↑ "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: Where the City Meets the Sky: Chasing Yesterday: The Remixes". PopMatters. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  24. ↑ "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds to release remix EP". NME. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  25. ↑ "Montana".
  26. ↑ "Gavin Clark and Toydrum's Evangelist – God Song: exclusive stream". The Guardian. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  27. ↑ "Listen to the synth-heavy soundtrack for grisly new British horror film Prevenge". 6 February 2017.
  28. ↑ "NICK CAVE & WARREN ELLIS REWORK TOYDRUM TRACK – LISTEN HERE".
  29. ↑ "British Council Film: London Fields". Film.britishcouncil.org. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.


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