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The High Plane Drifters
Psychedelic / Garage / Blues

Debut album out now as heard on CSI Miami!



Stockton On Tees
United Kingdom

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Member Since11/1/2005
Band Websitethehighplanedrifters.co.uk
Band MembersTimothy James Oxnard

(Guitar and Vocals)

The High Plane Drifters at The Dirty Water Club London (Chris and Lily Jet Lag Photography)

Wesley John Stephenson

(Percussion)

The High Plane Drifters at The Dirty Water Club London (Chris and Lily Jet Lag Photography)

Photographs by Lily and Chris - Jet Lag Photography.

There's plenty of pictures in our photos section but if you follow the link below you can also see some great photographs from three different performances at The Cluny in Newcastle by an excellent photographer called Chris Moody. The gigs were with The Soledad Brothers, Cut In The Hill Gang and The Jim Jones Revue. The High Plane Drifters by Chris Moody

InfluencesMore influences than you can shake a stick at!
Sounds LikeWe like to refer to it all as Psychedelic Garage Blues music, although we also attempt to stick as many ideas into the pot as is possible, without keeping within personal boundaries too much, sprinkle a little freeness maybe? compose it into a piece of aural painting and Bob is your Uncle! Turn it up loud and beat it hard with a stick, lovingly of course to try and recreate the thunder of God. I think we'll stick to refering to it as Psychedelic Garage Blues music as that is our mystery, though meltdown is never far away.

The High Plane Drifters perform "Shake Shake" at The Glasgow Barfly

The High Plane Drifters live from The High Noon Saloon, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A playing "White Star Lightning" and "Despair"... more videos from this gig available on You Tube.

The First Ever High Plane Drifters U.S Gig Flyer!

The High Plane Drifters tour of America with The Bohannons and The Black Diamond Heavies featured 16 shows in 16 days in 14 cities in 11 different States.

Deep Blues Festival 2009

The High Plane Drifters appeared at the Third Annual Deep Blues Festival in Minneapolis in 2009, please click on the flyer for further details.

The High Plane Drifters - Sweet Poppy Jean/ White Star Lightning

Download the new songs "SWEET POPPY JEAN" and "WHITE STAR LIGHTNING" from I-Tunes.

Record LabelDon't Tell Clare
Type of LabelIndie


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Biography

The High Plane Drifters are a Psychedelic Garage Blues two piece from Nothern England consisting of Wesley John Stephenson on Drums and Timothy James Oxnard on Vocals and Guitar.

A Two Man Band With A Four Man Sound

Together they have inspired and excited many with their exciting live set, betraying their audiences ears with their full sound. Their music comes from so many sources echoing half a century of rock and roll heritage and more that it renders itself fresh, The High Plane Drifters are totally original.

Described as “like having all your birthdays arrive at once, well that’s if you like your tunes packed with what sounds like a bastardised concoction of raw as you like early primitive JMC going head to head with the more gritty garage ensembles, imagine John Spencer and Co dropped dead centre of the 60’s beat scene – yeah that f**king good, listen a little closer and the detachment of early Warsaw / Joy Division begins to eke into view”.

Their self released output of Two E.P's, an LP and most recently a Download Single have sold around the globe. Although they have had interest from many major and minor record labels their LP was financed by the winnings of the PRS ATOM AWARD , a nomination only award that they won, being only one of three winners in the UK, the only band from the North of England to do so.

They have also landed themselves a publishing deal in the United States with Hunnypot Publishing , based in Los Angeles, who approached them to sign the deal, they have had music used in C.S.I Miami and Breaking Bad as well as being touted for Tarantino movies amongst other things, most recently they feature in the forthcoming Tekken Movie. They join a staple of artists as diverse as Clutch and The Victorian English Gentlemens Club .

Shortly before he died John Peel was impressed enough to play their demo version of “Trouble In Mind” , and this was long before they released any records. On the strength of their U.S Tour and Download Single "Sweet Poppy Jean / White Star Lightning" they performed a live session for the Marc Riley show on BBC6 in August this year having been invited by Vic Galloway, a strong supporter of the group. They have also been played by Mark Lamarr on Radio 2, Vic Galloway on Radio 1, Steve Lamacq and a heap of local BBC shows throughout the U.K, good underground stations like Artrocker and Resonance, Student Radio around the world plus a host of other stations in America, New Zealand, Ireland, Croatia, Portugal, France, Israel, Malta, Slovenia and Argentina not to mention The British Forces Broadcasting Service. .

They have toured all parts of the British Isles and most recently toured The United States after invites from promoters there including Chris Johnson from The Deep Blues Festival in Minnesota where the band performed in 2009 as part of their 16 gigs in 16 days in 14 cities covering 11 different States U.S tour. Having been "Recoginzed As Internationally Outstanding Performers In The Blues Music Field" by The American Federation Of Musicians the band are now set to return to the United States and break into Europe. They have played gigs with Stateside bands such as the The Black Diamond Heavies, The Bohannons, The Immortal Lee County Killers, The Soledad Brothers, The Bravery, Cut In The Hill Gang, Left Lane Cruiser, SSM, The Hentchmen, Whirlwind Heat, Pearlene, Dooley Wilson who they also released a Split E.P with, as well as acoustic artists such as Benjamin Wetherill and Serious Sam Barrett...the list goes on.

“This pair sound like a three-, even four-piece band at times, and they achieve this more subtly than by just blasting the room with wall-to-wall racket. Drummer Wesley John Stephenson's fulsome and varied percussive palette is crucial to this illusion - as is frontman Timothy James Oxnard's use of his guitar alternately as rhythm engine, lead instrument, surrogate bass, even as a kind of modernist cello when he grinds a bow futuristically across six strings, propelled by appropriately Krautrock express-train drums”.

Considering this is a group that have achieved this with their self released records on their own label and have organised their own tours with limited resources and hard work they remain optimistic, open minded and excited about the future and what it has to offer, and it seems right now that the world is ready to offer a great deal more than obscurity.

Currently the band are continuing to play the U.K, writing and recording new material, filming a documentary with Charlotte Johnson from Pixy Films and preparing for SXSW 2010 and their second tour of the U.S.A. The band are also considering their contribution to the second Cosmos Recordings "We Are All Circling The Stars" Compilation Album and preparing a session for Dandelion Radio in April 2010 whilst planning some new releases of their very own.

RELEASES...

“Hot Property E.P” - Vinyl 7”

“The High Plane Drifters and Dooley Wilson Split E.P” - Vinyl 7”

“Georgian Ghosts, Archer Street Blues and The Candy Factory” - Vinyl LP and CDR

"Sweet Poppy Jean" and "White Star Lightning" Download Single

COMPILATIONS...

Blighty’s Still Smokin’ (Free Compilation with Issue 30 of Carbon 14 Magazine)

The Ballroom Of Romance (Free Compilation Issued at The Lower Deck, Dublin, 28th April 2005)

Spearhead In The City (Promotional Compilation sponsored by Orange and Generator North East)

TELEVISION and CINEMA

All tracks are released through Don't Tell Clare Records. 3 tracks from the Debut "Georgian Ghosts..." LP have achieved sync placements with "Cry Like A River" featuring in CSI Miami (Episode 712 - Season 7 Episode 12 "Head Case" First Aired 12th January 2009), "Electricity In My Bones" featuring in Breaking Bad (Season 2 - Episode 11 First Aired 17th May 2009) and "An Hour To Suffer, A Lifetime To Live" featuring in the Tekken Movie.

STREAMING and DOWNLOADS

Tracks are available for streaming primarily through myspace although they also feature on Sonicbids and Last FM, tracks are also available to buy through Tunecore who distribute to Amazon, I-Tunes and Napster amongst others, live performance footage is also on You Tube and other internet sites. The band have had quite a bit of airplay which is outlined in the Biography and includes BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 amongst other worldwide and internet stations.

CONTACT INFORMATION...

If you would like to book the band get in touch through myspace or

thehighplanedrifters@hotmail.com

The debut LP titled "Georgian Ghosts, Archer Street Blues and The Candy Factory" is now available to buy along with the previous “Hot Property E.P” and “THPD and Dooley Wilson Split E.P” . The records are available to buy online from the Don't Tell Clare Webshop.

www.donttellclare.co.uk/shop.htm

Alternatively you can order releases from all good record shops with Cargo Distribution or contact the band directly and to see what they can do.

If you want to know anything else just get in touch! THPD are always looking for gigs and opportunities to release more records and they would love to hear from you if you have any Videos / Photographs / Reviews.

Get in touch also for promos if you want to DJ or review the music .

God bless you all


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The Rebels of Tijuana

The Rebels of Tijuana



Nov 21 2009 10:54 AM

Rock n'roll Night au Perce oreille ce vendredi 27 Novembre !!!

Rebels of tijuana + Ravenhill + Junk Flowers

this is our generation !!!



Bearcraft

Bearcraft



Nov 17 2009 8:19 PM

Hello The High Plane Drifters
The Werewolf E.P. is out now on Hottwerk Records. I hope you like it.
Wandering Dynamo

Mike Brain



Nov 15 2009 4:50 PM

thanks for the add lads

good stuff!
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Nov 12 2009 2:23 PM

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Jessie

Jessie Grey



Nov 7 2009 5:49 AM

thanks for your acceptance, glad to be friends :)
Rise With The Fallen (NEW EP NOW ON ITUNES!)

Rise With The Fallen (NEW EP NOW ON ITUNES!)



Nov 6 2009 6:35 AM

We just posted our new EP and we'd like it if you'd be able to check it out and tell us what you think! Hope to hear from you soon!

-Alan
Elisa

Elisa Forest



Nov 2 2009 2:40 PM

Keep Music On The High Plane Drifters !!

Bye

Elisa

Elisa Forest



Oct 29 2009 10:28 PM

Hi The High Plane Drifters !

I love your music !

Keep the music on : )

Sunglasses After Dark

Sunglasses After Dark



Oct 29 2009 4:41 PM

Get your tickets now! Can't miss this one!
kidcongo
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Meghan Muzerie



Oct 20 2009 8:43 PM

One of my new favorite bands.
Thank you!
Elisa

Elisa Forest



Oct 16 2009 5:17 PM

Hi The High Plane Drifters !

I love your music !

Keep the music on : )

The Mill

The Mill



Oct 13 2009 9:03 AM

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Erin

Erin Bonner



Oct 12 2009 3:25 PM

Nice space, I like it very much.
Sunglasses After Dark

Sunglasses After Dark



Oct 11 2009 8:15 PM


SAD! myspace


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Meghan Muzerie



Oct 9 2009 7:21 PM

 that my jam!
J.B. Butterfield

J.B. Butterfield



Oct 2 2009 7:02 PM

thanx 4 the reply guys!i'm hoping the highland lad might b a possibility 4 me? pleas gimme a holler! thanx, chordially yours jbb or u could phone on 01429279950
Mike

Mike



Sep 22 2009 8:38 PM


Hey guys, Andy and I really enjoyed your show July 21st in Indiana, check out some footage from the show:



Try to make it out to Canada, you guys rock!

-Mike and Andy, the Kubes Brothers.
Padawan Photography

David Draper



Sep 21 2009 12:30 PM

Thanks for the add

awesome set last night at the Cluny
Chief

Chief Turnbull



Sep 19 2009 11:55 PM

are you guys confirmed for sxsw? i live here in austin now. would love to see you guys here. chief
Das Wanderlust

Das Wanderlust



Sep 15 2009 9:52 AM

Hello. Please do delete this comment if you so wish.

We're just making sure that everyone knows that our debut album 'Horses For Courses' is available to buy from our little record label's online shop:

http://www.donttellclare.co.uk/shop.htm

Its been selling faster than we expected, and we currently only have around a quarter of our stock left - so we thought we'd better you all know that if you want a copy then now would be a good time to pick one up! If you buy it from the link above then you're buying it direct from us, the label aren't taking a cut - so its a bit like Fair Trade for struggling musicians.

International mail-order is available, just follow the instructions.

Thank you very much, and sorry for making a mess of your profile. If its any kind of consolation, we don't have a MySpace bot, so I'm leaving these comments the old fashioned way. Three -and-a-half thousand of them. My life is so exciting.

Lots of love
Das Wanderlust
xxx


Jamie D.

Jamie D.



Sep 12 2009 2:20 AM

Such great music!  Thanks for being here.
Thee Strawberry Mynde

Thee Strawberry Mynde



Sep 10 2009 12:27 AM

Really enjoyed your set on Sunday night at The Georgian. Must catch you again sometime soon!
The Georgian Theatre

Georgian Theatre



Aug 25 2009 11:39 AM

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Jasmin

Jasmin Wong



Aug 21 2009 3:46 PM

Hi! What time does the stuff at the Georgian start, 8?

Jasmin
xx
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