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The Winchester Club is an epic instrumental post-rock band from London, UK. They were founded in 1999, by members of Chineseburn, End of Level Boss and Hangnail. They sound like “the last whisperings between Mogwai’s frail mother and Godspeed’s great-grandfather.”
The Winchester Club was founded in 1999, by Drummer Tim Spear. Originally assembled to perform as a side project at an all-day gig organised by country-rock band Chineseburn (of which Mr Spear and Mr Deeney were members), they were joined by bass player Harry Armstrong (of Metal bands Hangnail and End of Level Boss) and Guitarist Jonathan Morgan. The band assembled a set of long-form instrumental tracks. These were later recorded at Moon Studio in London, and subsequently released as the demo “drown little joys in work and distress”.
After a series of London gigs, the band returned to writing and rehearsing material for a full-length album in 2000. A year later they laid down the tracks that would form the basis for “BRITANNIA TRIUMPHANT”. Working in-between other band commitments and jobs, the album took shape over the subsequent years, despite being lost on two separate occasions. Having to revert back to the original recordings made for greater delays and re-recording whole sections from scratch. Nevertheless, the album was finally finished in 2007, and given a low-key release in 2007 on Mr Spear’s label, WHI RECORDINGS.
To celebrate the album’s completion, the band played at London’s Bar Monsta, supporting Virginia based post-rock band OSTINATO. For the gig they recruited a second bass player – Elena Jane.
The Winchester Club was founded in 1999, by Drummer Tim Spear. Originally assembled to perform as a side project at an all-day gig organised by country-rock band Chineseburn (of which Mr Spear and Mr Deeney were members), they were joined by bass player Harry Armstrong (of Metal bands Hangnail and End of Level Boss) and Guitarist Jonathan Morgan. The band assembled a set of long-form instrumental tracks. These were later recorded at Moon Studio in London, and subsequently released as the demo “drown little joys in work and distress”.
After a series of London gigs, the band returned to writing and rehearsing material for a full-length album in 2000. A year later they laid down the tracks that would form the basis for “BRITANNIA TRIUMPHANT”. Working in-between other band commitments and jobs, the album took shape over the subsequent years, despite being lost on two separate occasions. Having to revert back to the original recordings made for greater delays and re-recording whole sections from scratch. Nevertheless, the album was finally finished in 2007, and given a low-key release in 2007 on Mr Spear’s label, WHI RECORDINGS.
To celebrate the album’s completion, the band played at London’s Bar Monsta, supporting Virginia based post-rock band OSTINATO. For the gig they recruited a second bass player – Elena Jane.
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zuh_desperado wrote:
do they really perform with 2 bass guitars?
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vampster_com wrote:
Review to THE WINCHESTER CLUB's "Negative Liberty" in German: http://vampster.com/artikel/show/39147_THE-WINCHESTER-CLUB-Negative-Liberty_.html
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chickrocksteady wrote:
a slow burner
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raduzzz wrote:
negative liberty stream soundcloud.com/whirecordings/sets/twc-negativeliberty
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illperson wrote:
New Album out on March 21st!
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illperson wrote:
Playing our 1st gig in London for ages on the 14th
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illperson wrote:
New Winchester Club Live dates for Germany in June: http://www.thewinchesterclub.org/
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denis_suhanov wrote:
You're a great! Big thanks!
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apropriadamente wrote:
lindo.
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illperson wrote:
we're now on twitter: http://twitter.com/winchesterclub
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dpdd wrote:
this sounds like pirate ship quintet on mdma or sickoakes with the tearjerking melancholy of daturah. great stuff.
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illperson wrote:
2 new live dates for august in germany, including opening for Neurosis in leipzig
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illperson wrote:
The ltd. edition woodpak CD has been released on Exile on Mainstream..
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Fantaflasche wrote:
same goes for Freiburg, thank you so much :)
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Matteo1990 wrote:
rua- is right! amazing concert!
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rua- wrote:
great concert yesterday in tübingen and i've to say that your cd-case is beautiful.
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windowofmadness wrote:
nice sounds! There are actually a few full tracks here, what a surprise!
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mudinveins wrote:
Wow!
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Leap Night 2012
The Windmill Brixton, London, United Kingdom
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News
Germany Live Dates for June 2010
5 May 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/winchesterclub
We are delighted to be heading back to Germany in June to
play 4 dates before we enter the studio to record our 2nd
album.Wed, 02.06.2010 - Potsdam, FabrikFri, 04.06.2010 - Leipzig,
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Recent Activity
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Tarinnz added The Winchester Club to Tarinnz’s library. last month
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Zombie_Rust wrote about The Winchester Club in End of Year List 2011. Albums.. last month
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Obelyskkh added The Winchester Club to Obelyskkh’s library. December 2011
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illperson added The Winchester Club to the lineup of Screen Social at The Book Club at The Book Club. December 2011
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windmillbrixton added The Winchester Club to the lineup of Leap Night 2012 at The Windmill Brixton. December 2011
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Elefant-S added The Winchester Club to Elefant-S’s library. December 2011
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Rock-A-Rolla wrote about The Winchester Club in Rock-A-Rolla back issues: #31. December 2011
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Rock-A-Rolla wrote about The Winchester Club in a deleted journal. December 2011
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Rock-A-Rolla wrote about The Winchester Club in a deleted journal. December 2011
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Rock-A-Rolla wrote about The Winchester Club in a deleted journal. December 2011
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End of Year List 2011. Albums.
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