Dan - guitar.
Mark - bass.
Mole - drums/guitar/vocal.
Marty - 6 and 12 string guitars/organ/vocal.
Influences
Our influences, amongst others, range from THE BYRDS, LOVE, THE WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND, THE 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS, THE GOLDEN DAWN, INCENSE STICKS, THE SAN FRANCISCO SCENE 65'-68', COUNTRY JOE and the FISH, THE ELECTRIC PRUNES, PSYCHEDELIC LIGHTSHOWS, THE DOVERS, THE MONKEES, BOB DYLAN, BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD, THE BLUE THINGS, THE ZAKARY THAKS, THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, THE BEATLES, WE THE PEOPLE, THE MYSTIC TIDE, THE KINGS VERSES and all the thousands of great garage band 45's out there !!
"Britain has never had it so good when it comes to garage psychedelia; such is the authority of The Higher State." - Lenny Helsing, The Thanes, Shindig Magazine.
THE HIGHER STATE BAY AREA ROCK from Sandgate. Formed in 2005 and released our debut album, FROM 'ROUND HERE, in 2006 on the Italian based
independant label Misty Lane/Teen Sound
The album is available on LP/CD
Check out our blog for comments from 60's garage/psych band legends, THE
GOLDEN DAWN and THE ZAKARY THAKS !!!!!
We released our first single AND IN TIME on STATE RECORDS in September 2007.
Our new single AUTOMATIC MOTION is OUT NOW on 13 O'CLOCK RECORDS from Austin, Texas. Below is the promo film for the single..
Our second album DARKER BY THE DAY is OUT NOW on LP/CD also on 13 O'CLOCK RECORDS
below is the promo film for YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT THAT
We also have a 3 song cd(r) available now, also on STATE RECORDS..
contact us here on myspace for details of how to get our stuff.
hey marty oh yeah if you come back here in Montreal we'll find you a better place to play not a shity arena with a rock stadium sound and surely not with a stupid narrow minded as the doorman who came to tell you to stop to play because it was 3am, grrrrrrrrrr!!! all of that didn't stop you to do a very good show. tough guys mart.
THURS 8th OCT SOUVENIR FILM CIRCUS A NIGHT OF ROCK 'N' ROLL SHORT FILMS & LIVE MUSIC @ THE FARMHOUSE IN CANTERBURY!!! FIRST FILM ON @ 8.30 www.souvenirshowbox.co.uk click on the link to go to our website for more details.
Come and visit the BRAND NEW SOUVENIR SHOWBOX WEBSITE! Home of the SOUVENIR FILM CIRCUS, SOUVENIR MAGAZINE and all other independent & experimental projects.
