Pedestrain

Pedestrain is a name used by several different acts, including a UK electronic DJ and producer, a rapper known as Pedestrian or The Pedestrian, rock bands from Los Angeles and York, and a vocal synth producer also known as Aruku Hito or Hokousha. The most detailed entries attached to the name cover these separate projects rather than a single artist identity.

Pedestrian, the UK electronic producer

Pedestrian is the working name of Jack Sibley, a UK-based electronic DJ and producer. His work is associated with bass music, with production that uses heavy basslines, crystallised synths, organic sampling and melodic textures. He releases music on Push & Run, 2nd Drop, Brownswood and Metalheadz.

His first 12-inch release is Hei Poa on Push & Run, which receives critical attention for its production and dancefloor impact. He is also known for remixes of Gang Colours and Emeli Sandé, and for a Lauryn Hill bootleg made with Maribou State. His track “Hoyle Road” appears on James Zabiela’s Born Electric imprint in 2013. Support for his music comes from Gilles Peterson, Bonobo, Commix, Ifan Dafydd and Huw Stephens, and he is listed by K Magazine among its bass music artists to watch.

Pedestrian / The Pedestrian, the rapper

Pedestrian is also the pseudonym of rapper James Brandon Best. He is one of anticon’s co-founders and first releases a 12-inch, The Toss & Turn, in 2004. Before that, he appears on compilations and performs in the one-off groups Stuffed Animals and Object Beings. His debut full-length album is Unindian Songs, Vol. 1, released in 2005. He also appears as a guest on records by Telephone Jim Jesus and Themselves, and no later releases are listed.

Pedestrian, the Los Angeles rock band

Pedestrian is a rock band from Los Angeles made up of Joel Shearer on vocals and guitars, Zac Rae on keyboards and guitars, Blair Sinta on drums, and Joe Karnes on bass. The members also work as session and touring musicians for artists including Alanis Morissette, Damien Rice, Our Lady Peace, Annie Lennox, John Cale, Fiona Apple, Gnarls Barkley, Dido, Jane’s Addiction, Carly Simon and Lindsey Buckingham. The band releases four independently issued CDs: the Electric and Acoustic EPs in 2003, Ghostly Life in 2006, and Sidegeist in 2008.

Pedestrian, the vocal synth producer

Pedestrian is also the name used by a vocal synth producer known as Aruku Hito or Hokousha. This project specialises in micronica songs with electronic arrangements, mainly using Hatsune Miku and also CeVIO KAFU. In January 2019, the artist announces a new unit with guitarist 166 called THE LIQUID RAY.

Pedestrian, the York rock band

Another Pedestrian is a rock band from York, UK. It takes influence from funk, ska, rock, punk, metal, britpop and experimental rock, and it has released its first demo.