Ivy Lab to split at the end of 2026: "solo music is bubbling"

Ivy Lab has announced it will part ways at the end of the year. 

The North London duo of Gove Kidao (AKA Sabre) and Jay Fogel (AKA Stray) shared the news today (5th January) on Instagram, saying “2026 will be our last year of operation.”

The post reads, “After more than 10 years spreading our wings through a wild array of leftfield beats, we’ve decided to call time on our flagship project and look ahead to new adventures in sound,” before confirming they will continue to make music separately as Sabre and Stray.  

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It continues, “We don’t intend on leaving quietly. There are final releases to share with the world, and throughout 2026, we will be relishing the chance to play some final Ivy Lab shows in pivotal places that mean so much to our story over the past decade.”

The post ends, “Ivy Lab is all of us. This journey would have been nothing without the people that fed into the story along the way. We can’t thank you enough for your part in everything. Every record shop co-sign, nightclub interaction, online signal has meant the world to us.” 

In the post, Ivy Lab confirms that they will continue to work on their record label, Twenty Twenty London, which they founded in 2015.

Ivy Lab began as a trio in 2013 with Laurence Reading (AKA Halogenix), who left the group to pursue his solo career. 

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