Maribou State is the English electronic duo of Chris Davids and Liam Ivory, formed in Hertfordshire in 2011 and signed to Ninja Tune's Counter Records. Portraits (2015) and Kingdoms in Colour (2018) placed them in the downtempo canon alongside Bonobo — start with either. Browse Maribou State vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Maribou State formed in Hertfordshire, England in 2011 around Chris Davids and Liam Ivory. They signed with Counter Records (a Ninja Tune sub-label) for their catalog. Their 2015 debut Portraits and 2018 follow-up Kingdoms in Colour established them in the contemporary downtempo and electronic music scene alongside Bonobo, Jon Hopkins, and others. They have continued releasing material with international touring across multiple decades.
Maribou State's sound combines electronic, downtempo, house, deep house, electronica, ambient, and worldbeat with extensive atmospheric production, vocal contributions from various collaborators (including Holly Walker), and arrangements drawing on global music influences and classic downtempo electronic traditions.
Counter Records / Ninja Tune pressings of the Maribou State catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Maribou State typically start with Kingdoms in Colour (2018) or Portraits (2015).
