Younger Brother formed in 2005 when Benji Vaughan (Prometheus and The Zap) and Simon Posford (Shpongle and Hallucinogen) were asked to write a track for a charity called Survival International. The charity raises money for indigenous people around the world and they asked Simon and Benji to write an electronica track inspired by a Columbian tribe called The Kogi for a CD they were putting together to raise money. The Kogi call themselves the Elder Brother and those in western civilisation the Younger Brothers, hence how the partnership between the two artists became known as Younger Brother.

Simon and Benji enjoyed working together in the studio so much that one track morphed into their first album, Flock of Bleeps, which the band toured extensively around the world in countries including; Japan, Australia, USA, and Russia. At this early stage the show was performed with only Simon and Benji and their computer equipment they used to mix the tracks live on stage.

When they started work on their second album, Last Days Of Gravity Simon and Benji wanted to move away from the pure electronic sound of Flock Of Bleeps but with no band and only the two of them, Simon and Benji ended up playing all aspects of a band themselves including the drums, synths and all guitar parts. However they hit a stumbling block when they realised they needed someone on vocals, and thats when Rupert Campbell joined...

Younger Brother Sound System are Simon and Benji, using live instruments (like guitars and synthesizers), and the set is specially hand crafted for each occasion. A must see!

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