Starting off as a janglesome Scottish indie group, Del Amitri had developed into a west-coast influenced leftfield pop act, and now with the wind of success in their hair (after the protracted build of Waking Hours), the group – Justin Currie, Iain Harvie, David Cummings, Andy Alston and Brian McDermott – paired up with producer …
Originally issued on Science/Virgin in September 1997, Modus Operandi established Photek (aka Rupert Parkes) as an unmistakable force within the realm of drum and bass and downtempo. Born in Suffolk, Parkes, learnt saxophone as a child, but by the early 90s, he like many others, got into electronic music, and by the middle of the …
Cocteau Twins – vocalist Elizabeth Fraser, guitarist Robin Guthrie, and bassist Simon Raymonde – formed in Grangemouth, Scotland in the late 70s. The brainchild of Guthrie and original bassist Will Heggie, by 1981 they had added Fraser and the following year signed to 4AD, one of the most illustrious of the indie labels. With Raymonde …
Cast were formed in 1992 and were something of a scouse supergroup, with leader, guitarist John Power previously bassist in The La’s and bassist Peter Wilkinson coming from Shack. Originally a loose conglomerate with various members, Power added guitarist Liam ‘Skin’ Tyson and drummer Keith O’ Neill, and by 1994 Cast were signed to Polydor. …
For those who still believe prog is a four-letter word, Caravan remain a mystery – More fool them, for they are missing out on some of the sweetest and most tuneful melodies in 70s rock, whether it be the jazz-inflected vaudeville of the title track of If I Could Do It All Over Again, I’d …