Formed during 2002 by three musicians from Western Australia with similar
visions and musical backgrounds, Pendulum’s mission has always been to pull
together their production resources, ideas and influences from various styles
of music, to create a new sound that they felt was missing from dance music.
The individual members behind Pendulum have been active in Perth’s live music
scene for several years: producer / vocalist / keyboardist Rob Swire and
producer / bassist Gareth McGrillen played together in the acclaimed Perth band
Xygen, while Paul ‘El Hornet’ Harding had been a veteran of the Perth DJ
scene.The initial result of the collaboration was the seminal 'Vault', released
on the highly respected 31 Records. 'Vault' went on to become one of the biggest
anthems of 2003. This was confirmed when the track received the much sought
after Knowledge Magazine award for 'Best Single of 2003'. ‘Vault’ was followed
by a series of brilliant tracks including 'Trail of Sevens', 'Spiral' and
'Ulterior Motive', 'Back to You' and 'Still Grey' and a remix of 'Tonite' by
Concord Dawn. Two heavyweight DJs that have supported the Pendulum sound ever
since its creation were the legendary Adam F and the renowned DJ Fresh who
asked Pendulum to join their recently formed Breakbeat Kaos label in order to
form a tight crew of like minded musicians. This was a once in a lifetime
opportunity; as a result towards the end of 2003 the trio relocated to the UK
and have been touring the world extensively ever since in an attempt to generate
further awareness around their unique sound. Pendulum’s debut single for
Breakbeat Kaos, the epic 'Another Planet' backed with 'Voyager' exceeded any
prior expectations. The single made its debut at #1 in the UK’s National Dance
Chart and even went Top 40 in the mainstream chart.2005 saw Pendulum release
their debut artist album on Breakbeat Kaos, the highly acclaimed ‘Hold Your
Colour’ that went on to sell in excess of 300,000 copies and spawned their
first Top 30 hit in the shape of the single ‘Slam / Out Here’. The band’s full
live experience (which adds guitarist Peredur ap Gwynedd, drummer Kodish and MC
Verse to the core trio) also became an exciting prospect with a defining
headline performance at Glastonbury’s Dance Stage being a particular highlight.
By now the biggest artist on the underground, Pendulum aimed to continue their
rise by signing a new deal with Warner Bros. Records / Ear Storm.Listen song here:YouTube
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