jamie robson aka jam master bumfunkmc aka mbutterfly - bass, glockenspiel...
jj mckillop aka badger man aka mother intravenus aka johnny bundle- guitar, vox...
dan clare aka ghostdan aka white noise black heat aka weasel hendrix - guitar, ghostvocals...
joe hancey aka stunt goose, aka mr scrumpy - drums, moderate male nudity
Influences
Sonic Youth, Queens of the Stone Age, Godspeed You Black Emporer, The Stooges, Nirvana, Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr, The Melvins, The Grateful Dead, Mono, The Doors, dEUS, The Notwist, Sigur Ros, The Smashing Pumpkins, Led Zeppelin, The White Stripes, Pixies, Joy Division, Soundgarden, Rage Against The Machine, Broken Social Scene, Pavement, The Breeders, Mars Volta, At the Drive In, Youthmovies, Mogwai, yeah yeah yeahs, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Wolfmother, Silver Mount Zion, Mogwai, 65 Days of Static, Explosions in The Sky
ghostrider comprise of Jamie 'the human funk' Robson on bass (occasional vocals and guitar), John 'sleeping badger, hidden moth' McKillop on guitar and vocals, Dan 'weasel Hendrix' Clare on vocals and guitar, and Joe 'old man time' Hancey on the thumpers. Rest assured, we are all average men...6 by 5, hairy teeth, crocodile smiles and shoes to match...several severed arms, stick legs and monsters for stomachs. Founding members Dan and Jamie have been playing together for over 10 years, starting out in a static caravan in the Lincolnshire Wolds. We learnt to cope with rural isolation and ennui by making strange, unearthly noises influenced by the sonic soundscapes of early sonic youth and godspeedyoublackemporer as well as the powerful landscapes surrounding us. We gradually wrestled our noise into song form, making it more coherent and accessible yet maintaining some of the raw improvised feel of our earlier work. After relocating to Norwich we added JMC for a bit of extra 'growl'. We found Joe in a skip behind cash converters about 2 years ago. He was naked except for a banana skin covering his zone. After his gradual reintegration into civilised society he has proved to be a great find. Since then, ghostrider have been dazzling the good people of Norwich with our energetic and experimental shows. This year we have been working on our album at The Sick Room Studios, and hope to have it finished by December 2008. Anyway kick back and torture your ears with a bombardment of interstellar audio waves!!!!
NEW ALBUM ON SALE!: 'We Bake Our Bread Beneath Her Holy Fire', the third studio album from Thumpermonkey Lives is now available direct from www.genin.co.uk, (and other sources linked from here. If you need convincing, you can listen to / download the whole thing here). Also, check out the ecstatic latest review from Organ Magazine, and check out the video to the album's closing song '419' here.
Just a quickie to let you know that we're going to be debuting a load of new songs from our forthcoming album at the Marquee in Norwich this Friday. It's a fancy dress Halloween gig and we're supporting We Vs Death and These Monsters.
The whole shebang kicks off at 7.30pm with NDX and we'll be on at about 8.15 so make sure you get there early. It's £5 or £4 in fancy dress on the door. We’re trying to think up some ideas for what to dress up as. Suggestions please – if we do it we’ll get you a prize!
Come see us at the marquee in norwich on Friday October 30th - a halloween gig and we'll be previewing songs from our new album.... DO IT (come on, I don’t wanna have to cut you)
AND come see us at www.twitter.com/bearsuit band to follow what we're up to at the studio today....
Come see us at the marquee in norwich on Friday October 30th - a halloween gig and we'll be previewing songs from our new album.... DO IT (come on, I don’t wanna have to cut you)
AND come see us at www.twitter.com/bearsuit band to follow what we're up to at the studio today....
COME AND JOIN US AT THE SPA PAVILION FELIXSTOWE FOR THE SOUNDWAVES "ULTIMATE BANDS CONTEST '09"!! WE STILL HAVE SOME PLACES AVAILABLE FOR BANDS TO ENTRY TOO!!
Hey friend remember us we would like to think you because wit out you we couldn't of gotten so far, we started this account 3years ago and we never would expect to go so far wit the band
(VierSieben Records/ AL!VE/ Plastic Head UK ) out now!
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...filigree and athmospheric electrosounds, combined with the charismatic vocals of the singer Nic Koray, all in all creating an extraordinarily melancholic and thought-provoking music having no equal...
"Somewhere On The Line is the best debut album in the widened Trip-Hop-Genre since Goldfrapps legendary Felt Mountain" (Zillo Magazine 03/09)
We are very proud to announce, that Monocular s "Water Shape EP" is available at your favorite Online-Store now.
Containing the single "Water Shape" from the forthcoming album "Somewhere On The Line" (April 03, 2009 VierSieben Records/Alive) and three non-album tracks ("Consequence", "To Admire The Life", "Ravenclaw"), it is definitely a must have for all fans of filigree and athmospheric electrosounds.
Where bands like Lamb or Frou Frou left a gap in the late 90s and early 21st century, Monocular redefined the sound and set new standards in developing their complex music by connecting charismatic vocals with entrancing soundscapes.
Dear friends, We invite you to our single launch party for Muscle Belt (out on Fantastic Plastic) on Sunday March 15 at Norwich Arts Centre.
The night is also to help us raise some money for our airfares to Texas for sxsw. We hope you'll come and support us on our way! Also playing will be the ever splendid BROWNIES and THE MIDDLE ONES - a tops night all round then! See you there bear buddies! xx ps, click on the link below to buy your tickets... only five english pounds! pps, Michael Jackson fancy dress optional
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