Biography

Shire T is Chris Davids, one half of celebrated electronic duo Maribou State, who released their latest album ‘Kingdoms In Colour’ to widespread acclaim in 2018. As Shire T, Davids draws on darker, more club-ready sounds, and is currently working on new music Beginning life in 2017 as a way to create more club-ready tools for Maribou State’s DJ sets, Shire T soon became an important creative outlet for Davids, often seeing him carve out extra hours in the studio following Maribou recording sessions to work on the music. The project took on more significance as the pair began preparations for their ‘fabric presents’ release, resulting in two tracks—’Hackney Birdwatch’ and ‘Gentlemens Whistle Club’—used to tie together the dancier-end of the various styles and tempos exhibited on the mix, which included new music from fellow Dama Dama label-mate North Downs, as well as new track “Mother” from Maribou State themselves. ‘Hackney Birdwatch’ which was picked out as one of the best moments of the mix. It received a strong press pick up from the likes of Mixmag, Magnetic Mag, Nialler9, Exclaim!, and Clash. As one-half of Maribou State, Davids has received widespread global acclaim. Their most recent album, 2018’s ‘Kingdoms In Colour’, broke into the Top-25 of the UK Albums Chart and entered at #1 on iTunes UK Electronic Chart and currently has 150 million combined streams, with 500 million streams across the duo’s catalogue.