The Experimental Pop Band
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The Experimental Pop Band are a rock group led by former singer with The Brilliant Corners
, Davey Woodward.
s The Lounge and Boutique in my Backyard, the latter named 'Single of the week' by Melody Maker
, with the lead track later covered
by The Audience. Tracks from these and the "Skinny" single were compiled together on the Woof album in January 1997, with the band's debut album proper, Discgrotesque, released in June that year. Corrine left to join Alpha
, with Joe Rooney (keyboards) and Keith Bailey (drums) added to the line-up, and the band recorded a session for John Peel
's BBC Radio 1
show in February 1997. A further EP was issued in 1998 before Galvin's death after a long battle with cancer
on 22 December 1998, aged 39. Material released prior to his death was released in January 1999 on the "Frozen Head" single, and on the Homesick album later that year.
After a two year break, Woodward, Rooney and Bailey returned in 2001 and recruited new bassist Mark Barber, the band now signed to City Slang. The Tracksuit Trilogy was released in 2001, produced by John Parish
, and given a four-star review by the Sunday Herald
. Further albums followed with Tarmac & Flames (2004) and Tinsel Stars (2007). Barber had been replaced by Phil Wilmott by 2004. The band played on the new bands stage at Glastonbury in 2004.
The band released a further album 'Tinsel Stars' in 2007 with limited sales although sucsessful european tours followed.
In 2010 Keith Bailey (drums) left the band and has been replaced by Mark Bradley of ME and havve recently finnished recording material for a new album due for release in 2012.
The Brilliant Corners
The Brilliant Corners, a British indie pop band from Bristol, England, recorded throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s. The group formed in 1983, taking their name from a Thelonious Monk jazz album. The line-up included Davey Woodward The Brilliant Corners, a British indie pop band from...
, Davey Woodward.
History
The band was formed in the mid-1990, initially as a studio project under the name The South West Experimental Pop Band, by former Brilliant Corners members Davey Woodward and Chris Galvin, along with third member Corin Dingley. The band's first two releases were the EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
s The Lounge and Boutique in my Backyard, the latter named 'Single of the week' by Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
, with the lead track later covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
by The Audience. Tracks from these and the "Skinny" single were compiled together on the Woof album in January 1997, with the band's debut album proper, Discgrotesque, released in June that year. Corrine left to join Alpha
Alpha (band)
Alpha is a trip hop/electronica group, comprising founding member Corin Dingley, vocalist and lyricist Wendy Stubbs and Hannah Collins; other founding member, Andy Jenks, left the group before the release of their 2007 LP "The Sky Is Mine"...
, with Joe Rooney (keyboards) and Keith Bailey (drums) added to the line-up, and the band recorded a session for John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
's BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
show in February 1997. A further EP was issued in 1998 before Galvin's death after a long battle with cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
on 22 December 1998, aged 39. Material released prior to his death was released in January 1999 on the "Frozen Head" single, and on the Homesick album later that year.
After a two year break, Woodward, Rooney and Bailey returned in 2001 and recruited new bassist Mark Barber, the band now signed to City Slang. The Tracksuit Trilogy was released in 2001, produced by John Parish
John Parish
John Parish is a British musician and producer best known for his work with singer and songwriter PJ Harvey,. His sister is the actress Sarah Parish.-Partial discography:Solo*Rosie *How Animals Move...
, and given a four-star review by the Sunday Herald
Sunday Herald
The Sunday Herald is a Scottish Sunday newspaper launched on 7 February 1999. The ABC audited circulation in April 2011 showed sales of 31,123.From the start it has combined a centre-left stance with support for Scottish devolution...
. Further albums followed with Tarmac & Flames (2004) and Tinsel Stars (2007). Barber had been replaced by Phil Wilmott by 2004. The band played on the new bands stage at Glastonbury in 2004.
The band released a further album 'Tinsel Stars' in 2007 with limited sales although sucsessful european tours followed.
In 2010 Keith Bailey (drums) left the band and has been replaced by Mark Bradley of ME and havve recently finnished recording material for a new album due for release in 2012.
Albums
- Woof (1997), Swarffinger
- Discgrotesque (1997), Swarffinger
- Homesick (1999), City Slang
- The Tracksuit Trilogy (2001), City Slang
- Tarmac & Flames (2004), Cooking VinylCooking VinylCooking Vinyl is a UK-based independent record company, founded in 1986. Its original orientation was toward contemporary folk music—notably Billy Bragg, and Michelle Shocked's Texas Campfire Tapes, recorded on a Sony Walkman, one of its first releases...
- Tinsel Stars (2007), Triumphant Sound
EPs
- The Lounge (1996), Swarffinger
- Boutique in my Backyard (1996), Swarffinger
- Forty Greatest Hits (1998), Cup of Tea
Singles
- "Skinny" (1995), Swarffinger
- "Frozen Head" (1999), Cup of Tea
- "Punk Rock Classic" (1999), City Slang
- "Bang Bang You're Dead" (2001), City Slang
- "Hard Enough" (2001), City Slang
- "Glowing in the Dark" (2005), Neutone