About this artist
The lush, colorful music created by London-based duo Bamboo is influenced by Japanese and Korean folk tales as well as art-pop visionaries such as Kate Bush and Yellow Magic Orchestra. On albums such as 2016′s The Dragon Flies Away, Bamboo mix swaying dance rhythms with haunting yet hopeful vocals.
The project was founded in 2014 by vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Rachel Horwood (Trash Kit, Bas Jan) and producer Nick Carlisle (Peepholes, Katy and Nick). Blending swirling electronic textures with banjos, marimbas, and Horwood’s otherworldly vocals, Bamboo’s debut album, Prince Pansori Priestess, was released by Upset! The Rhythm in 2015. The full-length included a cover of “Sangokushi Love Theme,” written by YMO’s Haruomi Hosono. Following the 2016 EP Live at Café OTO (which was included on the CD issue of Prince Pansori Priestess), Bamboo’s more up-tempo second full-length, The Dragon Flies Away, was released on cassette by Crumb Cabin. The album was given a wider release by Upset! The Rhythm the following year. Over a two-year period, Bamboo developed their third album, Daughters of the Sky, a mournful yet optimistic set of songs about liberation, rebirth, and the cycle of life. It was released in June of 2019. ~ Paul Simpson