Spoonfed Hybrid
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Spoonfed Hybrid were a dream pop
duo in the north of England in the early 1990s.
The band was formed in 1993 by Ian Masters
and Chris Trout
, initially as The Long Lost. Masters had just left the band he founded in 1987, Pale Saints
, which continued without him. Trout had been guitarist in A.C. Temple
and had published solo and band material under the name Kilgore Trout.
Their self-titled debut album was released that same year through 4AD
. A single and mini-album followed before Masters and Trout went their separate ways.
Songs were written by both members of the band, individually and collectively and both sang and played most of the instruments. The first album was produced by Duncan Wheat, with the single and mini-album produced by the band themselves.
Dream pop
Dream pop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s, when bands like The Passions, Dif Juz, Lowlife and A.R. Kane began fusing post-punk and ethereal experiments with bittersweet pop melodies into dreamy, sensual soundscapes. The term was almost...
duo in the north of England in the early 1990s.
The band was formed in 1993 by Ian Masters
Ian Masters (songwriter)
Ian Masters is a multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer.He is best-known for being a founding member of the English indie pop band Pale Saints. Masters was their vocalist/bassist from their formation in 1987 until his departure from the group in 1992...
and Chris Trout
Chris Trout
Chris Trout is a British musician and writer.He has played in several Nottingham and Sheffield-based bands, including Kilgore Trout, A.C.Temple , Spoonfed Hybrid, Bear, Lazerboy, Coping Saw, Smokers Die Younger....
, initially as The Long Lost. Masters had just left the band he founded in 1987, Pale Saints
Pale Saints
Pale Saints was formed in 1987 by Ian Masters , Graeme Naysmith , and Chris Cooper in Leeds, England. The group began as a jangly indie pop band, influenced by Primal Scream's early sound.-History:...
, which continued without him. Trout had been guitarist in A.C. Temple
A.C. Temple
A.C. Temple were an alternative rock band from Sheffield, England, formed in 1985. They released four albums before splitting up in 1991.-History:...
and had published solo and band material under the name Kilgore Trout.
Their self-titled debut album was released that same year through 4AD
4AD
4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...
. A single and mini-album followed before Masters and Trout went their separate ways.
Songs were written by both members of the band, individually and collectively and both sang and played most of the instruments. The first album was produced by Duncan Wheat, with the single and mini-album produced by the band themselves.
Discography
- Spoonfed Hybrid Vinyl LP, cassette, and CD (4AD Records, 1993)
- "Bullets and Bees" / "Messrs Hyde". 7" vinyl. Free with LP version of Spoonfed Hybrid.
- "Scary Verlaine" 7" clear vinyl (Le Tatou Colérique, 1995)
- Hibernation Shock CD (Farrago Records, 1996)