Phil Baker - Bass, Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano, Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Melodica, Fender Rhodes, Drums, Didgeridoo, Violin.
Nick Lemanis Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, bass.
Adam Robinson Vocals, Guitar, Keys, bass.
Chris Sinclair Drums, Vocals.
Our big backing band, both stage and studio are:
Ben - Cello, Cathy - Violin, Amie - Violin, Russ - Melodian, Amy - Cello, Clarinet & Sax, Steven - Trumpet, Gaz - Trombone, Claire - Oboe, Natalie - Vocals & Melodica. And the wonderful stand in musicians!: Jade - Sax, James - Trumpet, Nick - Sax, Jess - Violin
Thanks to James MacGregor and Michael Lovett for their vital part in this band during the making of 'Shell' and playing with us live at the first shows. Please check out their new projects Head of Programmes (James) and Taking Tiger Mountain (Michael). Extra special thanks to John Sidbotham and Tamsyn Cayzer for their time with the band making the 1st 2 albums and all the shows.
Also to everyone else who's played with us live and helped us out in the studio, and to PMC's legendary engineer Doc.
Bob Dylan, Gomez, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Show of Hands, Silver Sun, Super Furry Animals, Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson... 50's Rock and Roll, 60's Psychedelia, 70's Soul, 80's Rock, 90's Indie.... to name a few.
And Richard Sharpe of the South Essex. He's got the right attitude.
Sounds Like
"Quite possibly the most talented foursome ever to come out of Plymouth, Lemanis have, in the form of 'Shell', created a true musical masterpiece. A breathtaking 13 track affair, bursting with gems, this album really is something special. I was lucky enough to see the bands album launch party at The Hub, where they were backed by a 10 piece orchestra... one word - stunning! With a sound this big, great tunes and talent aplenty, Lemanis have the potential to make it huge!" - Fly Magazine
"a HUGE sound... It sounds great" - Seth Lakeman
"When Brian Wilson was searching for the right musos for his 'Smile' project, he could have borrowed Plymouth's Lemanis and got the job done in a week" - Backbone, 24/7 magazine
"Complex structure and fluctuating musical patterns that demand your absolute attention" - Ewan McKenzie, Whimsical Records
"The only two good things that have come out of Plymouth are Gin and Lemanis" - Ian Cooper, mastering engineer for Nick Cave, U2, Oasis, Kate Bush and lemanis...
"The English Polyphonic Spree" - Ray Rose, Eat Records
These names have been mentioned a few times..... The Beach Boys, Super Furry Animals, Polyphonic Spree, Teenage Fanclub, Pink Floyd, David Bowie. I dunno, have a listen.
"When Brian Wilson was searching for the right musos for his 'Smile' project, he could have borrowed Plymouth's Lemanis and got the job done in a week" - Backbone, 24/7 magazine
Plymouth based 4-piece band Lemanis have spent the last couple of years in and out of the studio recording our first 2 albums, and assembling a large army of superb musicians to back us up both in the studio and on stage. The little orchestra we've found ourselves very proud to be involved with includes a string quartet and horn section, as well as flutes and a female backing singer. The first album, 'Shell', was released in 2007, followed by the new album called 'The Truth About a Push Me-Pull You' (2009). Tracks from both albums can be heard on the myspace player. Signing up to the Lemanis mailing list at www.lemanis.net will allow you to download free songs and hear rare tracks from the band, and you'll be kept up to date with live dates, give-aways, free/cheap gig entry and anything else we can do. Go to www.lemanis.net right now - you'll love it.
THE NEW ALBUM OUT NOW: THE TRUTH ABOUT A PUSH ME PULL YOU by LEMANIS
Click the 'Buy Now' button above to buy the new album now safely and securely through papal. Price is £7 plus £1 postage. The CD will be dispatched with 2 days.
"The album is a fantastic mix of succinct storytelling, instrumental bombast peppered with humility, moments of bare bones beauty and pulsating musical arrangement." - Allgigs.co.uk
"‘The Truth About Push Me Pull You’ is a sprawling thing of intermittent beauty that demands to be heard again and again...they've pulled off a masterstroke" - 24/7 Magazine
Click on the button above to buy "Shell" directly from us. Price is £7 plus £1 postage. As soon as we receive your order we'll post it out that day or the next, to anywhere in the world. If you're in the USA you might find it easier to click on the link to go to our CDBaby page to buy the album. CLICK HERE TO BUY SHELL FROM CDBABY
*****LIMITED TIME SPECIAL OFFER FROM LEMANIS! As part for the new album release celebrations, we're allowing you to buy BOTH LEMANIS ALBUMS for the super cheap price of TEN POUNDS! *****
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Shell is also available on iTunes and various other digital dowload sites, the new album will be there very soon.
So, who are the people in the band?
Aside from the 4 core members of Phil Baker (bass/keys/guitar/vox), Nick Lemanis (vox/guitar), Adam Robinson (vox, guitar, bass) and Chris Sinclair (drums, vox, guitar), regulars include:
Trombonist Gaz Le Page, who was found in the orchestra pit of a theatre production playing trombone as we'd started looking for a horn section. Gaz is grade 8 trombone (and piano!) and is one whose stage antics are ones to watch out for. At the same play Gaz was tromboning for, the lead actor turned out to be a grade 8 cellist - Ben Roberts who's been with the band in studio and on stage since before the idea for the big band was formed. Our other cellist, Amy Hurley Dugdale can be seen with us more now on saxophone but plays both instruments in the studio - one very handy (and lovely) person to have around. Violin player Amie Willingale can play folk fiddle or string section pieces with equal ease - she's also a talented singer and guitarist. Singer Natalie Piper was found auditioning for the wrong band and was drafted into Lemanis the next day to sing and play melodica. Grade 8 Trumpeteer Steven Stones - frontman/guitarist in Plymouth band Arthur Walker - also provides some comedy onstage moments with and without the megaphone. Claire Graham plays oboe and has been known to do a bit of singing on Lemanis recordings and on stage.
There's currently a 6 Track album sampler around and about, if you want a copy send us an address and we'll mail you one out for free. Its 4 tracks from our first album, and two from the new album. Cheers all, see you at the next show :-)
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might remix colosseum from a dethlehem perspective with heavy guitars a slightly slower tempo and some distortion on the vocals cos it's a fuckin beauty!!
hi guys how's it going? just letting you know that our debut limited edition EP has now been released, we would just like to say a massive thank you to you for supporting our music we really appreciate it, if you would like a copy please come onto our myspace page or for the best deals click the links below thank you again hayd/veil cassini
hey guys, just a quick well done for saturday- heard it was a great night- i had to work doon the wabbit for a drum n bass thing so couldnt make it and now wish i had swapped me shift! take care ONE AND ALL!!! xxx
AFFORDABLE HYBRID (sweden) '...a mix of postpunk and hardcore, in the veins of bands such as Drive Like Jehu, Fugazi and At the Drive-in...'
OK PILOT 'post-punk party threepiece that play energetic and forceful 3 minute blasts! an explosion of Hot Snakes, The Bronx, Jr Ewing, Hot Water Music, Glass & Ashes and Small Brown Bike '
ARTHUR WALKER 'Gutsy, innovative, dexterous alternative rock with heaps of personality'
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