Babe Rainbow (musician)

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This article is about the Canadian EDM musician. For the Australian psychedelic rock band, see The Babe Rainbow.

Babe Rainbow
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresIndie electronic
Hip hop
Electronic
Ambient
Experimental
Instrumental
Downtempo
Dubstep
Years active2008–present
LabelsWarp Records, Slow Release, Ghostly International, INgrooves, 1080p Collection
Associated actsGrimes, How To Dress Well, G-Side, CFCF, Clams Casino
MembersCameron Reed

Babe Rainbow is the moniker of Canadian musician Cameron Reed. Reed first came to prominence following the release of two records as Babe Rainbow on the UK-based Warp Records, Shaved EP in 2010 and Endless Path EP in 2011.[1] Mixing the genres of Dubstep, ambient, hip-hop, and Noise music, Babe Rainbow's early Post-dubstep[2] material was described as "creating "overcast, suffocating sonic landscapes"[3] that evoke a sound "like living in a haunted house".[4]

In addition to providing official remixes for artists such as Grimes, Midnight Juggernauts, and Jokers of the Scene, Reed has provided production to up-and-coming rappers[5] and occasionally releases free EPs of demos and works-in-progress.[6]

In 2012, Reed briefly joined the backing band for Domino Records-signed R&B artist How To Dress Well[7] before going on to release an EP of minimalist piano compositions titled Minnesota Winter EP, and Falling Apart EP which Pitchfork Media called "a momentous, sometime triumphant gloom that recalls a range of other electronic experimentalists".[2]

Reed has been active in the Canadian music industry since the early-2000s as a music writer, concert promoter, and a festival organizer.[8] In 2013, Reed joined the marketing department at the record label Arts & Crafts Productions, home to artists such as Broken Social Scene, Gord Downie, and Feist.[9]

Studio Releases[]

Year Release Details
2010 Shaved EP
  • Released: February 8, 2010
  • Label: Warp Records
2011 Endless Path EP
  • Released: June 11, 2011
  • Label: Warp Records
2014 Minnesota Winter EP
  • Released: September 26, 2014
  • Label: Slow Release
2014 Falling Apart EP
  • Released: July 14, 2014
  • Label: Slow Release
2018 Neglected Ambient Works Vol. 1 (as Cameron Reed)
  • Released: Nov. 16, 2018
  • Label: Slow Release

Remixes & Singles[]

Year Release Details
2010 Babe Rainbow I Can Try To Run (Stuck)
2010 Midnight Juggernauts This New Technology (Babe Rainbow Remix)
  • Label: Acephalé
2010 You Say Party Dark Days (Babe Rainbow Remix)
2011 Porcelain Raft Talk To Me (Babe Rainbow Remix)
  • Label: Acephalé
2011 Grimes Crystal Ball (Babe Rainbow Remix)
  • Label: Not On Label
2011 Main Attrakionz Who Am I (Prod. by Babe Rainbow)
  • Label: Not On Label
2011 Babe Rainbow Give You Time (feat. Ashley Webber)
2012 Jokers of the Scene Killing Jokes (Babe Rainbow Remix)
2012 Babe Rainbow & 5kinAndBone5 Did You Knock
  • Label: Unknown To The Unknown
2015 Babe Rainbow Don't Tell Me I'm Wrong

References[]

  1. ^ "Babe Rainbow discography at Discogs.com".
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Pitchfork Review | Babe Rainbow, Falling Apart".
  3. ^ "Pitchfork Review | Babe Rainbow, Shaved EP".
  4. ^ "The Fader: Let Me Buy U, Anne Drank Vol. 2".
  5. ^ "Babe Rainbow Winds Down 'Endless Path' With 'Chopped and Screwed' Beats".
  6. ^ "Exclaim: Babe Rainbow 'One Morning' (beat tape)".
  7. ^ "How to Dress Well Announces North American Dates, Nabs Babe Rainbow, Aaron Read as Live Backing Band".
  8. ^ "Music Waste aims to make Vancouver fun again". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Cameron Reed Explains HIs Return As Babe Rainbow".
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