Skyscraper (band)
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Skyscraper were a UK-based rock band formed during 1992. The original line up consisted of Vic Kemlicz (guitar/vocals) previously of Camden band Milk, ex-Swervedriver
bassist Adi Vines and drummer Oliver Grasset formerly of the band Pitchfork Skyscraper. From time to time the band also employed the services of guitarist Fuzz (ex of Silverfish
) to fill out the live sound until the arrival of guitarist Adam Lamprell, previously from London band The Scissormen, during 1995. Drummer Craig Adrienne joined the band in 1996.
Although the band's music was superficially similar to the grunge
style that was popular at the time, it contained a melodic inventiveness and a characteristically unusual guitar style which brought the band swift attention. Despite being favourites of the UK rock press, the band split after the recording of their second album Shooters in 1997.
Swervedriver
Swervedriver are an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band went on hiatus in 1998 before reforming in 2008 for a world tour, which included a performance at the high-profile Coachella Festival...
bassist Adi Vines and drummer Oliver Grasset formerly of the band Pitchfork Skyscraper. From time to time the band also employed the services of guitarist Fuzz (ex of Silverfish
Silverfish (band)
Silverfish were a UK-based indie rock band, which formed in the late 1980s, and first performed in Camden in 1988. The band split up in 1993....
) to fill out the live sound until the arrival of guitarist Adam Lamprell, previously from London band The Scissormen, during 1995. Drummer Craig Adrienne joined the band in 1996.
Although the band's music was superficially similar to the grunge
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
style that was popular at the time, it contained a melodic inventiveness and a characteristically unusual guitar style which brought the band swift attention. Despite being favourites of the UK rock press, the band split after the recording of their second album Shooters in 1997.
EPs
- Choke (Incoherent 1993)
- Lovesick (Incoherent 1993)
- Man Made Hell (Food 1994)
- Never Again (Scared Hitless 1995)
- Petrified (Dynosupreme 1996)