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1) Skyscraper are a powerful, spiky, new wave / post punk act from London. The 4-piece has been likened variously to Joy Divison, Talking Heads and Television amongst others and they are ‘Glastonbury Festival Unsigned’ finalists. They have been hotly tipped in the UK press and have featured on TV and Radio.

2) Skyscraper were also 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 superfically 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.

3) Skyscraper is also an alias for drum’n’bass producers Duncan Hutchinson & Nicholas Kristian Sykes a.k.a. DJ Trace & Nico.

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90s, techstep, alternative rock, trance, british
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lordmagnos69 wrote:
November 2009

This isn't the same Skyscraper off the Tech Steppin' album BTW.

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RiazorBlues wrote:
September 2009

Skyscraper (aka Solarstone) - Jabberwock (chillout) is amazing

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fairy_brownie wrote:
February 2009

SaZhei : It's also a 90's melodic metal band.

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SaZhei wrote:
November 2008

omg who give that damn pic? its trance group, lol o_O n/c

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booof wrote:
May 2007

The 90's Skyscraper was ace - more like Killing Joke than any of their comtempories IMO.

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WesWhite wrote:
May 2007

Skyscraper are a former finalist of the Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition... so any and all of their listeners are hereby formally invited to join the competition group. It's here: http://www.last.fm/group/Glastonbury+Unsigned !

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fluffygrue wrote:
November 2006

Mm, I suspect someone needs to tweak the Wiki. The band I was after was the one that did 'Superstate'.

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Ethan Armstrong wrote:
July 2006

I guess there is more than one band called Skyscraper...

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