Toydrum

{{Short description|English musical duo}}

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• Pablo Clements
• James Griffith

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Toydrum are an English musical duo formed in 2011 by former Unkle band members and record producers Pablo Clements and James Griffith. The pair work out of their Brighton studio, The Toyrooms,{{cite web|url=https://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-releases/how-to-start-your-own-recording-studio-in-8-steps-with-toy-drum/ |title=How to start your own recording studio in 8 steps with Toy Drum |website=Thevinylfactory.com |date=23 October 2014 |accessdate=13 January 2016}} where they wrote and recorded their debut EP, Distant Focus Vol 1 (2014),{{cite web|last=Geslani |first=Michelle |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/listen-to-void-and-form-the-new-song-from-unkle-offshoot-toydrum/ |title=Listen to 'Void and Form', the new song from UNKLE offshoot TOYDRUM |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=13 August 2014 |accessdate=13 January 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://hasitleaked.com/2014/toydrum-distant-focus-vol-1/ |title=TOYDRUM : Distant Focus Vol. 1 | Has it leaked? |website=Hasitleaked.com |date=13 August 2014 |accessdate=13 January 2016}}{{cite web|last=Eames |first=Tom |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a599369/listen-to-unkle-members-toydrums-new-song-ive-got-a-future/#~oREqPJvkfTYbaS |title=Listen to UNKLE members Toydrum's new song 'I've Got a Future' |website=Digital Spy |date=26 September 2014 |accessdate=13 January 2016}} and the subsequent Evangelist (2015), with Gavin Clark.{{cite web|author=Neil McCormick|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/gavin-clark--toydrum-evangelist-album-review-redemptive/ |title=Gavin Clark & Toydrum: Evangelist, album review: 'redemptive' |website=The Daily Telegraph |date=21 December 2015 |accessdate=13 January 2016}}

In 2014, the duo composed music for the British action film Montana.{{cite web |url=http://toydrum.co.uk/?p=1721|title=A Mo Ali film // full score by Toydrum // coming soon 2015 |date=Sep 2016}} In 2015, they composed and produced the score to the film London Fields.{{cite web|url=http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/specialpresentations/london-fields |title=London Fields |website=TIFF.net |date=24 July 2015 |accessdate=13 January 2016}}{{cite web|last=Hunter |first=Allan |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/london-fields-review/5093168.article |title='London Fields': Review | Screen |website=Screendaily.com |date=15 September 2015 |accessdate=13 January 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://speakhertz.com/8361/interview-mixerproducer-chris-allen-2 |title=Interview: Mixer/Producer – Chris Allen – Speakhertz – Talk Audio |website=Speakhertz.com |date=20 June 2015 |accessdate=13 January 2016}}{{cite web|author=Kinsey Lowe |url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/s/london-fields-clip-dark-thriller-181139553.html |title='London Fields' Clip: Dark Thriller Stars Amber Heard, Directed By Matthew Cullen – Toronto Film Festival |publisher=Yahoo! |date=12 September 2015 |accessdate=13 January 2016}}{{cite web|author=Andrew Barker |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/london-fields-review-toronto-film-festival-1201594094/ |title='London Fields' Review: Martin Amis Novel Becomes a Misbegotten Mess Onscreen |work=Variety |date=15 September 2015 |accessdate=13 January 2016}} The same year, they wrote and produced music for Shane Meadows' series This Is England '90{{cite web|author=Christopher Hooton |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/this-is-england-paid-tribute-to-gavin-clark-in-the-end-credits-of-its-finale-a6679836.html |title=This Is England '90 paid tribute to Gavin Clark in the end credits of its finale | Culture |work=The Independent |accessdate=13 January 2016|date=5 October 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.qthemusic.com/12111/listen-to-gavin-clarks-never-feel-this-young-premiere/ |title=Listen to Gavin Clark's Never Feel This Young – premiere – Q MagazineQ Magazine |website=Q |accessdate=13 January 2016}}{{cite web|last=Castle |first=Richard |url=http://www.uttoxeteradvertiser.co.uk/Fans-hope-England-92-comes-screens/story-27974971-detail/story.html |title=Fans hope This is England '92 comes to their screens |work=Uttoxeter Advertiser |date=15 October 2015 |accessdate=13 January 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/21/gavin-clark-toydrum-god-song-exclusive-stream-unkle-evangelist?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other |title=Gavin Clark and Toydrum's Evangelist – God Song: exclusive stream |work=The Guardian |date=21 September 2015 |accessdate=13 January 2016}} under the name Evangelist, a project they started with Gavin Clark and Clayhill. Also in 2015, Toydrum wrote the score to Christopher Smith's Detour.{{cite web|author=British Film Council|url=http://film.britishcouncil.org/detour |title=Detour |publisher=British Film Council |accessdate=26 April 2016}} The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on 16 April 2016.{{cite web|author=Kimber Myers |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/04/tribeca-review-neo-noir-detour-starring-tye-sheridan-bel-powley-and-emory-cohen-292191/ |title=Tribeca Review: Neo-Noir 'Detour' Starring Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley and Emory Cohen |publisher=IndieWire |date=25 April 2016 |accessdate=18 August 2016}} The score was shortlisted for a BIFA.{{cite web|author=BIFA |url=https://www.bifa.film/awards/news/achievement-in-craft-LL-2016 |title=BIFA Outstanding Achievement in Craft 2016 Long List|publisher=BIFA|accessdate=21 October 2016}}

In 2016, they worked with Alice Lowe on the score to her first feature film, Prevenge, which premiered at the Venice and Toronto film festivals.{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/prevenge-venice-review/5108961.article |title='Prevenge': Venice Review|work=Screen Daily |accessdate=1 September 2016}}{{cite web|author=David Rooney|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/alice-lowes-prevenge-venice-review-925227 |title='Prevenge': Venice Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 2016 |accessdate=1 September 2016}}{{cite web|author=Guy Lodge|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/prevenge-review-1201849192/ |title=Film Review: 'Prevenge'|work=Variety|accessdate=31 August 2016}} They collaborated with her once more on Timestalker, released in 2024.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}