Gorgon City

Gorgon City
Origin	North London, England
Genres	House electronic UK garage
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Priority Virgin EMI Black Butter Positiva Realm
Members	Kye "Foamo" Gibbon Matt "RackNRuin" Robson-Scott
Website	gorgoncity.com

Gorgon City are an English electronic music production duo consisting of two North London producers Kye "Foamo" Gibbon and Matt "RackNRuin" Robson-Scott.^[1] Their 2014 singles "Ready for Your Love" and "Here for You" reached the top 10 in the UK. They are currently signed to the UK-based record label Positiva Records which is a division of Universal Music Group.

Music career

2012–2013: Real EP

Main article: Real (Gorgon City EP)

The duo's first collaboration The Crypt EP, featuring Navigator, Rubi Dan, and Janai, was released on 27 February 2012. One year later, on 17 February 2013, they collaborated with Yasmin for the lead track of the Real EP.^{[citation needed]} The song peaked at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart and number 7 on the UK Indie Chart.

2013–2014: Sirens

Main article: Sirens (Gorgon City album)

On 12 May 2013, they released "Intentions", featuring Clean Bandit. On 26 January 2014, they released "Ready for Your Love" featuring MNEK. The song is their highest-charting song to date, entering the UK Singles Chart at number four. On 23 March 2014, they released "There Is No Other Time", a collaborative single with indie rock group Klaxons.^[2] On 26 May 2014, they released "Here for You", the third single from their debut studio album. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number seven. They produced Jess Glynne's single "Right Here", which was released on 6 July 2014. They remixed the song "Back 2 the Wild" by Basement Jaxx in August 2014 for the album Junto. The fourth single from their debut studio album, "Unmissable", premiered on MistaJam's 1Xtra show on 21 July 2014. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number nineteen. The album, Sirens was released on 6 October 2014 and peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart.^[3] A compilation album alongside Pete Tong, entitled All Gone Pete Tong and Gorgon City Miami 2015, was released on 22 March 2015. The compilation features two exclusive tracks from Gorgon City: "Sky High" and "The Terminal".^[4]

2015–present: Escape

Escape is Gorgon City's second studio album, released on 10 August 2018. Revealed collaborations on the album were to be Vaults, Duke Dumont, Naations, Kamille, Ghosted, and D Double E.

At the beginning of 2015, shortly after releasing the last single from their debut studio album Sirens, "Go All Night" featuring vocals from Jennifer Hudson, they released a new single, which was called "Saving My Life", featuring vocals from musician Romans. This sparked much interest about the pair making more material for a second studio album.

A year later, in April 2016, they released the official audio of the lead single "All Four Walls", featuring vocals from British band Vaults. After releasing the single, the pair confirmed that their second studio album is to be titled Escape. Afterwards, "Impaired Vision", featuring vocals from Tink and Mikky Ekko was released. In between releasing the singles, promotional singles were also released: "Blue Parrot", "Doubts", and "Smoke". "Zoom Zoom" was released, featuring vocals from Wyclef Jean.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		UK [5]	UK Dance [6]	BEL (Fl) [7]
Sirens	Released: 6 October 2014 Format: Download, LP, CD Label: Virgin EMI, Black Butter	10	1	112	BPI: Gold[8]
Escape	Released: 10 August 2018[9] Format: Download, LP, CD Label: Virgin EMI	45	4	—
Olympia	Released: 25 June 2021[10] Format: Download, LP, CD Label: Virgin EMI	26	1	—
Salvation	Released: 21 July 2023 Format: Download, LP, CD Label: Positiva, EMI	—	1	—
Reverie	19 July 2024 Format: Download, LP, CD Label: Positiva, EMI	—	1	—
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Extended plays

Title	EP details
The Crypt	Released: 27 February 2012 Format: Digital download Label: Black Butter
Real	Released: 17 February 2013 Format: Digital download, CD Label: Black Butter
Money	Released: 27 May 2016 Format: Digital download Label: Crosstown Rebels
Grooves on the Vinyl	Released: 1 December 2017 Format: Digital download Label: A Realm Records
Realm[11]	Released: 4 December 2020 Format: Digital download Label: A Realm Records

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Certifications	Album
		UK [5][12]	UK Dance [13]	BEL [7]	GER [14]	IRE [15]	NL [16]	SCO [17]	US Dance Club [18]	US Dance Elec. [19]
"Real" (featuring Yasmin)	2013	44	9	30	—	—	—	—	—	—		Sirens
"Intentions" (featuring Clean Bandit)		—	—	138	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Ready for Your Love" (featuring MNEK)	2014	4	2	52	58	41	98	7	—	—	BPI: Platinum[8]	Sirens
"Here for You" (featuring Laura Welsh)		7	2	62	48	86	—	7	—	—	BPI: Silver[8]
"Unmissable" (featuring Zak Abel)		19	5	71	—	—	—	16	—	—
"Go All Night" (featuring Jennifer Hudson)		14	2	72	—	—	—	13	1	15	BPI: Silver[8]
"Imagination" (featuring Katy Menditta)	2015	194	39	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[8]
"Saving My Life" (featuring RØMANS)		92	22	97	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"All Four Walls" (featuring Vaults)	2016	85	21	—	—	—	—	—	10	29	BPI: Silver[8]	Escape
"Real Life" (with Duke Dumont featuring Naations)	2017	31	9	67	—	70 [20]	—	31	—	—	BPI: Gold[8]
"Go Deep" (with Kamille and Ghosted)	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hear That" (featuring D Double E)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"One Last Song"[21] (featuring JP Cooper and Yungen)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Let It Go"[22] (featuring Naations)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Go Slow"[23] (with Kaskade and Roméo)	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	22		Non-album singles
"There for You" (with MK)[24]		99	19	—	—	—	—	—	1	14	BPI: Silver[8]
"Baggage" (with Gryffin and AlunaGeorge)[25]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32		Gravity
"Nobody" (with Drama)[26]	2020	—	—	93	—	—	—	—	—	—		Olympia
"House Arrest" (with Sofi Tukker)[27]		—	—	72	—	—	88	—	—	21
"Free Myself" (with Yousef featuring Evabee)[28]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Burning" (featuring Evan Giia)[29]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Olympia
"Alive"[30] (with Pax)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"You've Done Enough" (with Drama)[31]	2021	70	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	BPI: Silver[8]	Olympia
"Foolproof" (with Hayden James and Nat Dunn)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Tell Me It's True"[32]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Never Let Me Down" (with Hayley May)[33]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dreams" (with Jem Cooke)[34]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Voodoo"	2023	87	33	—	—	—	—	×	—	—	BPI: Silver[8]	Salvation
"Lost & Found" (with Drama)[35]		—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—	—
"Biggest Regret" (featuring Bbyafricka)	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—	—		Reverie
"You Know It"		—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—	—
"All That You Need" (featuring Caroline Byrne)		—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—	—
"One New Change"		—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—	—
"Breathe You In" (featuring North)		—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—	—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Dance Club [18]
"The Crypt" (featuring Navigator and Rubi Dan)	2012	—	Non-album single
"Lover Like You" (featuring Katy B)	2014	—	Sirens
"Blue Parrot"	2016	—	Non-album singles
"Impaired Vision" (featuring Tink and Mikky Ekko)		—
"Doubts"		—
"Smoke"		—
"Zoom Zoom" (featuring Wyclef Jean)		—
"Smile" (featuring Elderbrook)		35
"Primal Call"	2017	—
"Motorola"	2018	—
"Lick Shot"	2019	—
"Delicious"		—
"Elizabeth Street"		—	Realm
"Roped In"		—

Production credits

Song	Year	Artist	Album
"Right Here"	2014	Jess Glynne	I Cry When I Laugh
"Blood on My Hands"	2015	Chris Brown	Royalty International – EP
"Nothing Really Matters"	2020	Tiesto, Becky Hill	The London Sessions

Remixes

Song	Year	Artist
"Get By"	2012	Delta Heavy
"We've Only Just Begun"		Michael Woods (featuring Ester Dean)
"For My Sins"		Jess Mills
"Nightingale"		Clean Bandit
"Back 2 the Wild"	2013	Basement Jaxx
"First Day"		Walden
"Hideaway"	2014	Kiesza
"Knock You Out"		Bingo Players
"Say You Love Me"		Jessie Ware
"Hopelessly Coping"	2015	Wilkinson (featuring Thabo)
"Sacred Dance of the Demon"	2016	Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons
"I Would Like"		Zara Larsson
"Blame"	2017	Zeds Dead & Diplo (featuring Elliphant)
"Blackbird"		Joeski
"Know My Ting"		Ghetts (featuring Shakka)
"Say Less"		Dillon Francis (featuring G-Eazy)
"Hell to the Liars"		London Grammar
"Feel My Needs"	2018	Weiss
"Poseidon"	2019	Local Dialect
"Deeper"		Todd Edwards and Sinden
"Lie Machine"		Davi
"Moving Blind"[36]	2020	Sonny Fodera and Dom Dolla
"Lie For You"[37]		Snakehips (featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Davido)
"So Hooked on Your Love"[38]		Selace
"Sacrifice"[39]	2021	Bebe Rexha
"Cosmic Kiss"[40]		Pax
"Somebody To Love"[41]	2022	Ben Kim
"State Of Mind"[42]		Mephisto
"Where You Are"[43]	2023	John Summit and Hayla

References

Notes

Sources

1. Gorgon City - About | Facebook
2. "Klaxons have announced some things about their new single". Popjustice. 3 February 2014.
3. "Gorgon City - New Album". Amazon.com. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
4. "All Gone Pete Tong & Gorgon City Miami 2015". Defected Records. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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6. Peak positions for the Dance Albums in the UK:
   • For Sirens: "Chart Archive > October 13, 2014". Official Charts Company.
   • For Escape: "Chart Archive > August 17, 2018". Official Charts Company.
   • For Olympia: "Chart Archive > July 2, 2021". Official Charts Company.
   • For Salvation: "Chart Archive > July 28, 2023". Official Charts Company.
   • For Reverie: "Chart Archive > July 26, 2024". Official Charts Company.
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8. "British certifications – Gorgon City". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 July 2024. Type Gorgon City in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
9. Bein, Kat (10 August 2018). "Gorgon City Keep UK Garage Alive With 'Escape' LP: Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
10. Frey, Tessa (25 June 2021). "Listen to Gorgon City evolve in third album, Olympia". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
11. Frey, Tessa (7 December 2020). "Gorgon City drops new must-listen EP, Realm". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
12. "CHART: CLUK Update 26.03.2016 (wk12)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
13. Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:
    • For "Ready for Your Love": "Chart Archive > February 8, 2014". Official Charts Company.
    • For "Here for You": "Chart Archive > June 28, 2014". Official Charts Company.
    • For "Unmissable": "Chart Archive > October 11, 2014". Official Charts Company.
    • For "Go All Night": "Chart Archive > December 27, 2014". Official Charts Company.
    • For "There for You": "Chart Archive > November 8, 2019". Official Charts Company.
    • For "Voodoo": "Chart Archive > May 26, 2023". Official Charts Company.
14. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Gorgon City". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 14 December 2014.
15. For peak chart positions in Ireland
    • For "Ready for Your Love": "Chart Archive > 30 January 2014". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
    • For "Here for You": "Chart Archive > 19 June 2014". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
16. "Discografie Gorgon City". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
17. Peak positions for the singles in Scotland:
    • For "Ready for Your Love": "Chart Archive > February 8, 2014". Official Charts Company.
    • For "Here for You": "Chart Archive > June 28, 2014". Official Charts Company.
    • For "Unmissable": "Chart Archive > October 11, 2014". Official Charts Company.
    • For "Go All Night": "Chart Archive > December 27, 2014". Official Charts Company.
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19. "Gorgon City Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
20. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
21. Manganiello, Anthony (4 August 2018). "Gorgon City release dancehall-tinged single, 'One Last Song'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
22. "Let It Go (Remixes) by Gorgon City & Naations". Apple Music. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
23. "Go Slow – Single by Gorgon City, Kaskade & ROMÉO". iTunes Store. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
24. "There For You – Single by Gorgon City & MK". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
25. Goldenberg, Ross (19 September 2019). "Gryffin taps Gorgon City and AlunaGeorge for final album single, 'Baggage', shares Gravity, Pt. 2 release date". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
26. "Nobody – Single by Gorgon City & Drama". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
27. "House Arrest – Single by Sofi Tukker & Gorgon City". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
28. "Free Myself (feat. EVABEE) - Single by Yousef & Gorgon City". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
29. Sweeney, Farrell (20 September 2020). "Gorgon City and EVAN GIIA release addictive new single, 'Burning'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
30. Masim, Austria (21 November 2020). "Gorgon City enlist PAX for 'Alive' for REALM return". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
31. Kupfer, Rachel (29 January 2021). "Gorgon City and Drama team up for UK-Chicago House crossover, 'You've Done Enough'". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
32. Rose, Mitchell (21 April 2021). "Gorgon City announce new LP Olympia with single 'Tell Me It's True'". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
33. "Never Let Me Down - Single by Gorgon City, Hayley May on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
34. "Dreams - Single by Gorgon City, Jem Cooke on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
35. Frey, Tessa (5 July 2023). "Gorgon City reveal new album, drop stunning new single "Lost & Found"". EDM.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
36. Sani, Niko (21 August 2020). "Gorgon City rework Sonny Fodera and Dom Dolla's 'Moving Blind'". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
37. "Lie for You (Gorgon City Remix) [feat. A Boogie wit da Hoodie & Davido] - Single by Snakehips & Jess Glynne on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
38. "So Hooked on Your Lovin (Gorgon City Remix) - Single by Selace on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
39. "Sacrifice (Gorgon City Remix) - Single by Bebe Rexha". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
40. "Cosmic Kiss (Gorgon City Remix) - Single by PAX & Gorgon City on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
41. Somebody To Love (Gorgon City Remix) - Single by Ben Kim, 21 January 2022, retrieved 27 August 2023
42. Ali, Mike (3 June 2022). "Gorgon City Unleash Nasty New Tech House Remix of Mephisto's "State of Mind"". This Song Is Sick. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
43. Where You Are (Gorgon City Remix) - Single by John Summit, Hayla & Gorgon City, 9 June 2023, retrieved 27 August 2023

External links

• Official website