Carbon/Silicon is a Garage Rock duo consisting of two punk rock legends: Mick Jones formerly of The Clash and former Generation X member Tony James. The band formed around 2002 [1].
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Career
Similar in many respects to Jones' earlier work in Big Audio Dynamite, Carbon/Silicon aims to break the traditional approach to rock and roll. The band was described by critic Alan McGee as "...the Stones jamming with a laptop," as they made extensive use of samples in their recordings and live shows. However, they have given up doing it in recent years. The formation of the band was catalyzed by the internet and peer to peer file sharing. The first song written by Jones and James was entitled "MPFree," in which they expressed their willingness to embrace the technology of the internet and file sharing, in the interest of spreading music, rather than profit. The band still makes live bootlegs and recordings freely available through their own website, and the popular fansite – carbonsilicon.info. [as of October7, 2007, this site is defunct.] Carbon/Silicon recorded four demo CDs: Sample This, Peace; Dope Factory Boogie; The Grand Delusion and The Homecoming. The band's first officially released album, A.T.O.M (A Twist of Modern) debuted on the band's website on 28 July 2006. The next album Western Front followed soon after on October 14, 2006 and included re-recorded versions of their earlier songs. The group's third album, The Crackup Suite was released in March 2007 and is now available for download on their website. The same month it was announced that Leo "Eazykill" Williams, former bandmate of Jones with BAD would play bass for the group, and that Dominic Greensmith formerly of Reef would take up the drum slot. It has also been announced that Carbon/Silicon will play the 2007 Isle of Wight Festival.
Touring members
- Leo "Eazykill" Williams - bass guitar (2007-)
- Dominic Greensmith - drums (2007-)
- William Blake - bass guitar (2004-2005)
- Danny The Red - drums (2004-2005)
Discography
Demo recordings
- Sample This, Peace (2003)
- Dope Factory Boogie (2003)
- The Grand Delusion (2004)
- The Homecoming (2004)
Studio albums
- A.T.O.M (2006)
- Western Front (2006)
- The Crackup Suite (2007)
- The News EP (2007) #59 UK Singles Chart
- The Magic Suitcase EP (2007) #7 UK Indie Chart
- The Last Post (2007)
