Pendulum Biography

Far and away one of the most popular drum'n'bass acts of the early 21st century, Pendulum is an Australian group based in the United Kingdom who rose up from the underground quickly with a diverse style of drum'n'bass that is anything but generic. Formed in Perth in 2002, the group was originally comprised of producers Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen in tandem with Paul "El Hornet" Harding, a local DJ. In 2003 one of their initial releases, Vault, became a sensation amid the drum'n'bass community, benefitting greatly from high-profile placement at the beginning of J Majik's FabricLive (2003) mix album. The track was also licensed for placement on several other CDs, including Adam F and DJ Fresh's Breakbeat Kaos (2003) mix album for Ministry Of Sound. Other early productions such as 'Spiral' (2003) and 'Another Planet' (2004) - released by Adam F and DJ Fresh on their Breakbeat Kaos label - were also well-received in the drum'n'bass community.

In 2005 'Pendulum made their full-length album debut, 'Hold Your Colour', featuring the singles 'Tarantula' and 'Slam'. Also in 2005 the group scored its biggest hit to date with a remix of the Prodigy classic 'Voodoo People', which broke into the Top 20 of the UK singles chart. All of this success in 2005 culminated with an 'Essential Mix' for BBC Radio 1 late in the year. Following a couple one-off singles - 'Painkiller' (2006; featuring the Freestylers) and 'Blood Sugar' (2007) - Pendulum signed to Warner Music and made their major-label debut with 'Granite' (2007), a Top 30 hit. 'Propane Nightmares' (2008), their second release on Warner, was an even bigger hit, breaking into the Top 20 and setting the stage for their second full-length album, 'In Silico' (2008).