Carbon/Silicon

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Tony James (left) and Mick Jones

Carbon/Silicon is a rock duo consisting of two punk rock legends: Mick Jones of The Clash and Tony James of Generation X.

Similar in many respects to Jones' earlier work in Big Audio Dynamite, Carbon/Silicon aims to break the traditional approach to rock and roll. The band was described by critic Alan McGee as "...the Stones jamming with a laptop," and they make use of samples in their recordings and live shows. The formation of the band was catalyzed by the internet and peer to peer file sharing. The first song written by Jones and James was entitled "MPFree," in which they expressed their willingness to embrace the technology of the internet and file sharing, in the interest of spreading music, rather than profit. The band still makes live bootlegs and recordings freely available through their own site, and the popular fansite – carbonsilicon.info. The band recorded four demo CDs: Sample This, Peace; Dope Factory Boogie; The Grand Delusion and The Homecoming.

The band's first officially released album, A.T.O.M (A Twist of Modern) debuted on the band's website on 28 July 2006. The next album Western Front followed soon after on October 14, 2006 and included re-recorded versions of their earlier songs. The group's third album, The Crackup Suite was released in March 2007 and is now available for download on their website. The same month it was announced that Leo "Eazykill" Williams, former bandmate of Mick with BAD would play bass for the group, and that Dominic Greensmith of Reef would take up the drum slot.

It has been announced that Carbon/Silicon will play the 2007 Isle of Wight Festival.