Bondax

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Bondax
Origin Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Genres Future garage, electronic
Years active2011–present
LabelsJustus Recordings, Super Recordings, Relentless Records
MembersAdam Kaye
George Townsend

Bondax is an electronic music duo consisting of English musicians Adam Kaye (born 1 April 1994) and George Townsend (born 17 September 1993). The group gained prominence primarily as a result of BBC Radio, initially through BBC Introducing Lancashire before receiving BBC Radio 1 airtime from the a range of DJs including Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac. [1] Bondax's sound has often been described as genre-transcending; Moses Wiener of Dazed details the band's sound as "the aural equivalent of sipping an ice-cold Pimms on the balcony of your council estate flat.". [2]

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Kaye and Townsend studied at QES (Queen Elizabeth School) Kirkby Lonsdale.

In 2012, Bondax started their own record label, Just Us Recordings. The first release on the label was a track by fellow producer Karma Kid entitled "It's Always". [3]

In 2013, the duo performed at a number of festivals across Europe, including Bestival, [4] Creamfields, [5] and Beacons. [6]

Discography

Singles

TitleYear
"Enter / You're So"2012
"Baby I Got That"2012
"Gold"2013
"Giving It All"2013
"Wet Summer"2013
"Fires"2013
"All I See"2014
"Let Me Be"2014
"Temptation"2015
"Unlimited Endurance"2016
"Neo Seoul"2018
"Real Thing"2018
"Deeper"2018

Extended plays

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