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Reading, United Kingdom (2000 – present)
British Sea Power are a four-man indie rock band based in Brighton, England, although three of the band hail originally from Kendal in Cumbria. Their style encompasses sweeping and often epic guitar pop with more visceral, angular and esoteric noises and instruments. Critics have likened their sound to a variety of groups, from The Cure to Pixies. They have released four albums and a number of EPs (most on Rough Trade) since they formed in 2000. The band is currently comprised of:
Yan (Scott Wilkinson) - Vocals, guitar
Noble (Martin Noble) - Guitar
Hamilton (Neil Wilkinson) - Bass, vocals, guitar
Wood (Matthew Wood) - Drum
Yan, Hamilton and Wood are school friends from Kendal in Cumbria. They were in a number of bands together while at school, but after finishing his exams Yan moved to study at Reading University, where he met guitarist Noble. A few years later Hamilton and Wood moved down to join them and form a band.
They played some gigs and produced a 4 track demo in Reading as British Air Powers, before relocating to Brighton in search of a more vibrant music scene. “British Sea Power” was actually the name of one of these demo tracks, and was eventually reworked into Carrion. In Brighton, BSP amassed a strong local following, due mainly to their own club night called “Club Sea Power”. The club nights featured many different support bands, and other forms of entertainment such as a 1930s fashion show, and were most frequently hosted at the Freebutt and the Lift (the latter has now closed down).
Yan (Scott Wilkinson) - Vocals, guitar
Noble (Martin Noble) - Guitar
Hamilton (Neil Wilkinson) - Bass, vocals, guitar
Wood (Matthew Wood) - Drum
Yan, Hamilton and Wood are school friends from Kendal in Cumbria. They were in a number of bands together while at school, but after finishing his exams Yan moved to study at Reading University, where he met guitarist Noble. A few years later Hamilton and Wood moved down to join them and form a band.
They played some gigs and produced a 4 track demo in Reading as British Air Powers, before relocating to Brighton in search of a more vibrant music scene. “British Sea Power” was actually the name of one of these demo tracks, and was eventually reworked into Carrion. In Brighton, BSP amassed a strong local following, due mainly to their own club night called “Club Sea Power”. The club nights featured many different support bands, and other forms of entertainment such as a 1930s fashion show, and were most frequently hosted at the Freebutt and the Lift (the latter has now closed down).
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ImNotLSD wrote:
omfg! BSP live in Bangkok on 14th Feb 10!! almost died when i knew this!! fucking looking forward to it... *dying*
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BrockAtkinson wrote:
I'll be seeing both shows when they come, but I think I'm actually more pumped to see Man of Aran.
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centipedejewels wrote:
utterly brilliant [2]
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sudwestfreund wrote:
There's nothing similar to Arcade Fire about this band. British Sea Power are much more potent and fertile, and utterly brilliant.
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simontick wrote:
the decline of.... is still one of the best fucking things i have ever heard.
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ImNotLSD wrote:
good news: http://britishseapower.co.uk/blog/115/album-5-work-in-progress ... cant bloody wait!
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gradiate wrote:
If the world had taste they would be massive. Go and see them live, incredible.
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mrzimsnijeg wrote:
come to prague, dammit. i'll buy all the tickets.
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ImNotLSD wrote:
always underrated..
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Enrico_Gatty wrote:
Not really, although parts of the score are used in DYLRM, especially in No Man is an Archipelago. Good news though, the guys are going back into the studio for a new album, who knows what could happen.
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Sagittarius- wrote:
Is any of their albums similar to Man of Aran?
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RIPELIVEJAM wrote:
wow this band's still kind of really obscure. why?
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FutureGods wrote:
COLIN MACINTYRE (AKA MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY) - NEW ALBUM 'ISLAND' OUT NOW IN EUROPE & USA & CANADA!! US/ UK TOUR DATES OCTOBER 2009 http://www.itunes.com/colinmacintyre **** Clash **** Daily Mirror **** Mojo **** The Times Album of the Week: Daily Mirror/Sunday Mail/Daily Record USA Tues 6th Oct : NEW YORK The Living Room (8pm) Thur 8th Oct: BROOKLYN Union Hall UK 15th Oct EDINBURGH The Voodoo Rooms 16th Oct GLASGOW Stereo 18th Oct INVERNESS Hootenanny 19th Oct SHEFFIELD Leadmill 20th Oct BRISTOL The Thekla 21st Oct LONDON The Lexington (Fleur-de-Lys Club) 22nd Oct MANCHESTER Night & Day 23rd Oct NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms 27th Oct BRIGHTON Latest Music Bar 28th Oct BIRMINGHAM Glee Club 29th Oct MINEHEAD (Somerset) The Hobbyhorse 6th Nov LIVERPOOL Zanzibar (Liverpool Music Week) Ticket & info details: http://www.colinmacintyre.com
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artsyhipster wrote:
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ British Sea Power!♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
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FrankFeranna wrote:
BSP remixes Manic Street Preachers. Anybody heard about this? Should be pretty cool. Two great bands.... Info here --> http://www.manicstreetpreachers.com/preorder
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Drewmanschu wrote:
Just started listening to them again. I haven't in about a year and have forgotten their brilliance.
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WeFlyBalloons wrote:
If I didn't already know The Psychedelic Furs, Pixies and The Cure, I'd probably really like these guys.[2]
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TheSmiths118 wrote:
i love everything this group does
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YesMother wrote:
Nice stuff.
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girafa_sergio wrote:
I think this is quite similar to Arcade Fire..
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Feb
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Scala, London, United Kingdom
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Beck's Music Box, Perth, Australia
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Feb
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Playground Weekender 2010
Del Rio Riverside Resort,, Wiseman’s Ferry, Webb’s Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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21 Oct 2009 | from britishseapower.co.uk/
We’ve just returned from the Far East and are now back in the thick of recording our new album. Over in China, we didn’t play the Modern Skies festival in the end…
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Grappa's Cellar, Jardine House, Hong Kong [2]
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Branchage Festival, Jersey [1]
4 Oct 2009 | from britishseapower.co.uk/
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