Pharaohs

The Los Angeles-based disco/house group Pharaohs were formed in 2009 by producers Alejandro Cohen and Samuel Cooper, who met in a record store and bonded over their purchases. The duo began playing around L.A. with a revolving cast of musicians before adding third member <a href="spotify:artist:1FTn5osUbCr8n7WgYmbK5m">Suzanne Kraft</a> and recording their four-track debut EP "Uhh Uhh" for the tastemaking L.A. disco and house label <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22100%25+Silk%22">100% Silk</a> in October of 2011. The group spent 2012 playing shows and working on recordings, resurfacing on vinyl in January of 2013 with the Island Time 12" for <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22ESP+Institute%22">ESP Institute</a>. The album mixed live instrumentation with the machines, with the group bringing in Franco Falsini of the '70s Italian prog rock group Sensations' Fix to play guitar. The band's full-length debut, Replicant Moods, followed shortly and was released in April of 2013 on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22100%25+Silk%22">100% Silk</a>. ~ Tim Sendra, Rovi