Mark Acton (vocals, guitars, etc.)
Ian Bardsley (vocals, bass, etc.)
Steve Jackson (drums, backing vocals, etc.)
Andrew Jones (keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, etc.)
The band are augmented by the engineering and production skills of Edoardo Mustafic.
Influences
In no particular order:Kings of Leon, Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, XTC, Black Sabbath, The Who, Cocteau Twins, Orange Juice, Weezer, Mudhoney, Shudder to Think, Pulp, The Smiths, Jethro Tull, Husker Du, The Damned, Swell Maps, Jimmy Webb and Glen Campbell, Super Furry Animals, Pixies, Velvet Underground, Wire, Magazine, Flaming Lips, The Standells, Shadows of Night, The Thirteenth Floor Elevators, Count Five, The Del-Vetts, The Sonics, Captain Beefheart, The Creation, The Smoke, The La De Das, Them, The Downliners Sect, The Black Lips, King Khan And BBQ Show, Camera Obscura, Beach Boys, Beatles, Buzzcocks, Billy Whizz, Beck, Belle and Sebastian and groups beginning with the letter "b" in general.
Sounds Like
An original, new wavey, psychedelic painting as drawn by people who are marginally better at playing musical instruments than they are at actual painting. Except Andrew, who’s probably quite good at painting.
Formed after the demise of the popular Saddleworth combo "the Fizzles", who fizzled out in the mid nineties, Film Extras have been writing top tunes and occasionally performing since. They released their first EP "Undercurrents" in 1999. This was followed up by a self-financed debut album- "Unsafe at any Speed!" (which was erroneously associated with British Sea Power by Mojo magazine; any similarity not extending beyond a love of taxidermy) in 2003. Since then they have been amassing a more eclectic mix of strange pop music for their new long player, entitled "Knowing When To Stop", which saw the band reunited with their long time collaborators Ed "phones" Mustafic, and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Jones.
A compilation (entitled "Reduced to Clear") of their enduring pop numbers can be bought here:
Well hello.... Please check new acoustic tracks on Metonia myspace... 3 gig favourites and a brand new track "It finds all". Have a listen and let us know what you think. All comments appreciated... Many thanks
Cool. Yep you're bang on. There is a woolen mill here. Nice one As for what you said about the Super Furry Animals...I think you're possibly correct with that statement! xxx
Yea got family in Mossley. That's in between Stalybridge and Saddleworth right? Ahh we live literally just down the road from Betws y Coed. Played a few gigs in Llanrwst too
Many thanks for the add chaps. Metonia wish you well in your ventures and adventures. Please feel free to check out our brand new tunes and give us some feedback. Hope to see you at a gig sometime... Cheers
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As for what you said about the Super Furry Animals...I think you're possibly correct with that statement! xxx
