Electralyte were a four piece British rock

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 band from Chelmsford

Chelmsford

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, Essex

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. Their debut album was titled Breakout, and they released a follow up album Scratch Beneath the Surface in July 2008. They were distributed by Fierce Distribution in the UK. The band had a Brit-rock sound but were noted for mixing in other musical styles and influences.

History

The band formed in 2004, when Matt Leeder, Paul Leverett and Jon Mitson decided to pursue forming a full-time band. Leverett and Leeder met when they played for another band. At the time Leverett was working as a freelance record producer

Record producer

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 and recording engineer

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 and Leeder was working for the Salvation Army

Salvation Army

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 in London. The name Electralyte was chosen because they liked the sound of it, but it was also deemed appropriate due to an Electrolyte's role in creating energy.

The first full length CD Breakout was recorded with ICC in the UK. Leeder was the principal songwriter

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 and the album

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 was released in 2006. The song "Take Broken Me" featured a full Salvation Army brass band

Brass band

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, organised through Leeder's Salvation Army work.

The band played at music festival

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s such as Nth Fest, Cazfest, Fling Fest and Greenbelt

Greenbelt festival

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 and supported Delirious?

Delirious?

Delirious? were an English Christian rock and worship band. For the majority of their career, the lineup featured Martin Smith on vocals and guitar, Stu G on guitar and backing vocals, Jon Thatcher on bass guitar, Tim Jupp on keys and piano, and Stew Smith on drums and percussion...

on their Omnisonic tour towards the end of 2007.

Electralyte split up in 2009.

Scratch beneath the surface

In July 2008, Electralyte released the album Scratch Beneath the Surface, which is distributed by Fierce Distribution in the UK. The album contained twelve songs written by Leeder, and is their first album which featured Dave Griffiths as the fourth member of the band. A professional CD review of the album at Blaze magazine was favourable saying the band has "... a quintessentially British sound and yet show enough new tricks to keep things fresh."

Members

• Matt Leeder - Lead Vocal, Guitar
• Paul Leverett - Bass
• Jon Mitson - Drums
• Dave Griffiths - Guitar

Discography

• Freedom EP (2005)
• Breakout (2006)
• Scratch Beneath the Surface (2008)
• Jealousy EP (2009)