Pocket 808 are a dance music duo from Sydney. Previous named PoxyMusic, the duo is composed of Sameer Sengupta and Ken Cloud. Their music is a mix of dub, rock and hip hop and they feature guest vocalists on their tracks. Singers have included Phil Jamieson and Nathan Hudson.[1]

Their 2003 reworking of "La La Land by Green Velvet", in collaboration with Kid Kenobi, won Best Remix at 2003's Australian Dance Music Awards.[2]

As PoxyMusic they received a nomination for Best Dance Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2007 for "She Bites", which features vocals from Nicole Lombardi of the musical group Spalding Rockwell.[3]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
Pocket 808
Proximo
  • Released: August 2010
  • Label: Hussle Recordings (HUSSYCD047)
  • Formats: CD, Digital

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions
AUS
as poxyMusic
"Our Break" 2005
"She Bites"
(featuring Nicole Lombardi)
2007
"War Paint"
(featuring Gina Mitchell)
2008
as Pocket 808
"Ghostship"
(featuring Nathan Hudson)
2009
"Monster (Babe)" 2010

Awards and nominations

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ARIA Music Awards

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The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.[4]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 "She Bites" Best Dance Release Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Pocketful of change", The Canberra Times, 9 September 2010
  2. ^ "poxy duo", The Cairns Post, 30 November 2006
  3. ^ Mengel, Noel (25 October 2007), "And the nominations are . . .", The Courier-Mail
  4. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners By Award - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 1 March 2014.