The Urban Spacemen are: Ron Bennett - Drums and percussion Andy House - Keyboards and Moog Synthesiser Mick Overy - Guitars and Vocals John Starr - Bass David Weston - Guitars and Vocals
Influences
Our music has been influenced by The Grateful Dead, the Canterbury scene, The Allman Brothers and Phish amongst many others. Other favourite artists of the individual band members include The Beatles, The Byrds, Beefheart, Derek Trucks, Elvis, Gong, Miles Davis, Rush and Zappa.
Sounds Like
Music
Record Label
Under exclusive contract to Urban Spacemen Records
We are a band from the London/Essex/Cambridgeshire (UK) area playing original material that combines blues, progressive rock, psychedelia, pop, jazz and anything else we happen to fancy playing. The band members are all experienced musicians who probably ought to have taken up golf or gardening by now yet insist on continuing to rock and roll.
We released our first album 'Plainsongs' in May 2004. It received some excellent reviews which can be viewed at our web site. We are about to record a second album, provisionally entitled 'On Your Planet, to be presented to an unsuspecting world at some point during the current millenium.
We hope you enjoy the song excerpts we have posted here, you will find more recent and extensive samples of our music at our website. If you want to hear the entire album, we would be delighted to sell you a copy, again via our website.
For the benefit of any record company executives desperately searching for the next big thing, we would like to point out that we are probably too old, unphotogenic, hopelessly unfashionable and devoid of any commercial potential. Believe us, it is true.
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Enjoying the sounds Guys- always good to hear you doing your thing.. some new tunes here at robboland- stop by if you get the time- be good, be happy, rob W
Many thanks guys! Glad you made it, and yes - I'd agree - for me, the H&N set was the best we've played for a good few years! But it wouldn't have been the same without you...
So, Andy's found a CX3!, i think he MAY have mentioned that he was after one!!- will be a cool addition to your sounds, .
Cheers for dropping by, glad you liked the tunes
rob
Yowza fellow space travellers- Hope all is cool with you- Was at the Holdsworth gig with Andy House on sunday, (i think he may now be craving a NORD stage 88- then again, so am i) & thanks to him, have downloaded the 2 jams with yr new Bassman- great stuff guys, keep it coming!
Check out the geeetarry, swirly, vibey, groove-mongering i been up to if you find the time- E N J O Y..
luvnpeas
robbo (THE WHEATLEY JUNIOR)
Hi Guys.
Thank's for the add.
We are honoured to be your friends. Your sound is really excellent!
Thanx again from this little italian prog band.
Ciao.
ZéSergio
hello dear friends..,
Greetings from my Prog-Art-Sky!
...thank you for possibility to get acquainted.
Thank you also for your interest to my artworks...
You also always welcome to my pages!
Have a great Space Energy!
All the best,
Ed
Dear Sirs,
Thank you for the request. I like your music, very Gerry Garcia. It takes me back to my mis-spent youth.
Have a very happy new year chaps, and do keep in touch.
