Milwaukee Banks

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Milwaukee Banks
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Years active2013-present
Labels Dot Dash
Members
  • Edo (producer)
  • Dyl Thomas (vocals)

Milwaukee Banks are an electronic hip-hop duo from Melbourne, Australia. The members are Edo (producer) and Dyl Thomas (vocals).They emerged in late 2013 with the release of their first song, Pluto Bounce, [1] which premiered on Interview Magazine [2]

Contents

In June 2014, Milwaukee Banks released their debut EP, The Rose Water. This was followed up with a remix EP, featuring remixes by Australian artists of all the songs from Rose Water.

In late 2014, they released a pair of collaborative tracks, produced by Australian artists Andrei Eremin and Rat & Co. [3]

In 2014, the group was nominated for Best Emerging Artist in the Music Victoria Awards of 2014. [4] [5] In 2015, Milwaukee Banks won a competition through Triple J Unearthed to perform at the St. Jeromes Laneway Festival. [6]

In March 2016, Milwaukee Banks released their debut album, Deep into the Night. [7]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Deep into the Night

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Rose Water
  • Released: 13 June 2014 [9]
  • Label: Milwaukee Banks
  • Format: CD, DD
Rose Water Remixes
  • Released: 5 November 2014 [10]
  • Label: Milwaukee Banks
  • Format: CD, DD

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Pluto Bounce" [11] 2014Rose Water
"Sweater Made of Gold" [12]
"Van Gogh" / "Monitor" [13] non album singles
"Faded" [14] 2015
"Reincarnated" [15] 2016
"The City" [16] 2017No Time
"Lights Down" (featuring Sophiegrophy) [17]
"Carried Away" (with KLP) [18] 2018non album single
"Coming for You" [19] No Time

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2017 [20] [21] Deep into the NightBest Independent Hip Hop/Urban AlbumNominated
2019 [22] No TimeBest Independent Hip Hop/Urban AlbumNominated

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. [4] [5]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2014 themselvesBest Emerging ArtistNominated

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  2. ↑ "Discover Milwaukee Banks". interviewmagazine. 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Milwaukee Banks x Rat & Co – "Monitor"". The Needle Drop. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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  5. 1 2 "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Laneway line-up expands with triple j Unearthed winners | Music News | triple j". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Deep Into The Night, by Milwaukee Banks". Milwaukee Banks. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
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  10. ↑ "Rose Water (DD)". Apple Music. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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