Banco de Gaia is an electronic music outfit from England, formed by Toby Marks (born 1964) in 1991. Marks was born in South London and was educated at an old fashioned boy's school. In 1978 he began his musical career, as a drummer in a heavy metal band. Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... South London is the area of Greater London south of the River Thames. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Music is a human activity which involves structured and audible sounds, which is used for artistic or aesthetic, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. ... A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion family , technically classified as a membranophone. ... Heavy Metal is a genre of music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1967 and 1974, took blues and rock to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by the use...

Marks moved to Portugal in 1986, and played Beatles music for tourists. He first delved into electronic music in 1989, when be bought a digital sampler. His first tune he ever recorded on it was "Maxwell House". 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Beatles were a pop and rock music group from Liverpool, England, who continue to be held in the very highest regard for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success, and their groundbreaking role in the history of popular music. ... Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business, and the provision of services for this act. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An AKAI MPC2000 sampler A sampler is an electronic musical instrument that can record and store audio signal samples, generally recordings of existing sounds, and play them back at a range of pitches. ... Maxwell House is a brand of coffee. ...

Discography

• Medium (1991)
• Freeform Flutes and Fading Tibetans (1992)
• Deep Live (1992)
• Desert Wind (EP, 1993)
• Maya (1994)
• Last Train to Lhasa (1995)
• Live at Glastonbury (1996)
• Big Men Cry (1997)
• The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia (1999)
• Igizeh (2000)
• 10 Years (2002)
• 10 Years Remixed (2003)
• You Are Here (2004)

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External links

• Banco de Gaia Official Page