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Malcolm Catto is an English drummer and record producer. He is the co-founder and producer of the English psychedelic/jazz/experimental music group The Heliocentrics.[1] They have so far released four of their own albums but have also issued collaborations with DJ Shadow, Mulatu Astatke, Lloyd Miller, Orlando Julius and Melvin Van Peebles.

Apart from his work with The Heliocentrics, Catto has taken part as a drummer in many projects including MRR-ADM,[2] Madlib, DJ Shadow, Connie Price and the Keystones, Quantic, The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Redback, J. Rocc, M. Chop and The Poets of Rhythm. He has also previously released a solo album under the name Popcorn Bubblefish on the Mo Wax label in 2001.

Along with all The Heliocentrics' releases, Catto has produced albums for Anthony Joseph, Family Atlantica, Hannah Williams & the Affirmations,[3] Vanishing Twin[4] and recorded the Black Focus LP from Yussef Kamaal at his vintage analog studio the "Quatermass Sound Lab" in the Dalston area of London.

Discography

References

  1. ^ Vinnicombe, Chris (18 December 2020). ""It was pretty fucking heavy": Barrie Cadogan and Malcolm Catto talk recording Quartermass Seven". Guitar.com | All Things Guitar. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ Orr, Gillian (23 October 2011). "My fantasy band: Sam Kilcoyne, S.C.U.M". The Independent. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ Widdowson-Jones, Jai (27 September 2019). "This is what happened when our song was sampled by Jay-Z". MusicRadar. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ Spice, Anton (12 March 2019). "Vanishing Twin lament lost futures on astral new album The Age Of Immunology". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ Sawle, Chris (27 October 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: Little Barrie and Malcolm Catto – 'Quatermass Seven': deep psych; turn on, compadre". Backseat Mafia. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

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