Madrid is a Canadian psych-tronic band consisting of Adam Perry (guitars, keys, vox), Duncan Christie (bass, keys, vox) and Eric Lightfoot (drums). Their music is a combination of Electro, Shoegaze, and Psychedelia.

Madrid's 2003 debut "Warm Waters" was released on Aporia

Aporia

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 and was featured on the BBC

BBC

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 1. Madrid's followed-up this release with the "First Message EP".

The first single, "Reply (To Everyone)". was featured on Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media

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 2 and also Spinner.com

Spinner.com

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Madrid's unique live performance has seen them share the stage with international artists such as Friendly Fires

Friendly Fires

Friendly Fires are an English band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently signed to XL Recordings. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008 and was announced as one of the shortlisted twelve for the 2009 Mercury Prize on 21 July 2009.-History:Friendly Fires...

 and M83

M83 (band)

M83 is a musical act by French musician Anthony Gonzalez. It is named after a spiral galaxy, Messier 83. The band was founded in 2001 by Gonzalez and former member Nicolas Fromageau in Antibes, France...

. In November 2009, Madrid toured across Canada with DJ Champion & His G-Strings.

Madrid has also had their work remixed by other notable acts such as Ulrich Schnauss

Ulrich Schnauss

-Biography:Ulrich Schnauss was born in the northern German seaport of Kiel in 1977. He became interested in a range of music: My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Tangerine Dream, Chapterhouse, and early bleep & breakbeat tracks...

, vitaminsforyou

Vitaminsforyou

Vitaminsforyou is a Canadian electronic music project led by Bryce Kushnier, a pioneer of the “lo-fi bedroom electronics” genre of music. Originally based in Winnipeg, the band currently operates from Toronto....

, The Cansecos

The Cansecos

The Cansecos is a Canadian electronic band from Toronto, Ontario. The band's debut self-titled album The Cansecos was released in 2003 on Upper Class Recordings, followed by second studio album Juices! in 2008...

, and dubstep-impresario XI

Xi

Xi is the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet. It is pronounced in Modern Greek, and generally or in English...

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In March 2011, Madrid will release their long-awaited full-length, "Original Message" worldwide on YYZ Records & Awesome Music.

External links

• Band MySpace http://www.myspace.com/madridtheband

• YYZ Records http://www.yyzrecords.com

• 2+2 Management http://www.2plustwo.com