This is the thread where we reminisce over not particularly good Evening Session bands from the late 90s

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Aren't they still together as The International Karate Plus? Or is that just Bimrose and Carter?

Doesn't one of them work for Barfly now?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 20 February 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

(That's Mo-Ho-Bish-O-Pi, not Audioweb)

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 20 February 2004 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Of all the bands mentioned above, I loved Astrid, Bellatrix, Tiger, Urusei Yatsura (the first proper indie band I ever loved.. thanks to Mark and Lard), Murry the Hump, Angelica, Ooberman, M Organ, Kenickie,
Ultrasound (their album is still one of my favourite albums ever), Silver Sun, Seafood.

I've just been rediscovering the Geneva album today.. It's a bit like Keane, if only Keane had more character... and guitars.
and a Helen Love album. Helen Love rocks.

― jellybean (jellybean), Friday, 20 February 2004 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

The Motorhomes

― ferg (Ferg), Friday, 20 February 2004 20:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I second all endorsements of Bellatrix, Ultrasound and Geneva.

― ara, Friday, 20 February 2004 20:34 (twenty-two years ago)

This is like my 7" collection summed up in one thread. O dear.

I adored Urusei Yatsura. (did anyone besides me buy Yon Kyoku Iri ep? nah, thought not.) And Ultrasound were my first proper gig! (along with Travis and, uh, the Hybirds? Whoever they were). Really didn't like the album, but as a singles band you couldn't fault 'em. Geneva were wonderful - I keep rediscovering their singles and cooing.

Magoo!

― cis (cis), Friday, 20 February 2004 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw Magoo live once in Glasgow playing with Mogwai! And Urusei Yatsura! And possibly Bis! AC Acoustics may also have been involved! This may have been the most evening-session-glasgow-centric gig ever.

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 20 February 2004 21:07 (twenty-two years ago)

big yoga muffin

― Barnaby (Barnaby), Friday, 20 February 2004 21:08 (twenty-two years ago)

It's interesting to see which of these bands are still around.

Silver Sun have just reformed.
Magoo are still as great as ever, if not better.
Astrid and Seafood are touring again soon.

Anyone else? Who would have thought that this lot are still playing on?

― jellybean (jellybean), Friday, 20 February 2004 21:14 (twenty-two years ago)

actually I may have been confusing a couple of gigs up there. Ganger may also have been involved. And Quickspace Super-something? Think they might have been with Magoo, and the rest at a separate gig. Well whatever, there are some more bands of the type required for this thread.

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 20 February 2004 21:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Airhead

― castle ashby, Friday, 20 February 2004 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Well he made a very good shop assistant when he worked at John Smith's - no, actually Stephen Pastel was much better. Any road up, best thing either of them have ever done.

Surely there's the odd Pastels record which is better than working at John Smith's?

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Friday, 20 February 2004 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

i shouldn't have gone to bed, i had so much to contribute to this thread..

Didn't Ooberman have one good single and then turned shit?

nah, they actually improved once they got dumped from Independiente.

are Quickspace still around? they haven't released anything for a while and the Kitty Kitty website appears to be extinct.

i *love* Geneva, and now i can't find their second album for love nor money.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 20 February 2004 22:38 (twenty-two years ago)

there is not a single band on this thread i haven't owned a record by at some stage. fear me.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 20 February 2004 22:39 (twenty-two years ago)

the Hybirds? Whoever they were

main dude became Echoboy

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 20 February 2004 22:40 (twenty-two years ago)

did anyone besides me buy Yon Kyoku Iri ep? nah, thought not

Oh yes. I loved Urusei Yatsura.

I went to Glasgow for a job interview in 1997, and came out in that "Omigod, did you say that? You fool" sort of state. Found Missing Records on Great Western Road and got "We Are Urusei Yatsura" going dead cheap. Thought it had to be a good sign.

I got offered the job the next day and moved to Glasgow and had a great three and a bit years there.

― Snnap Dragon (snnap dragon), Friday, 20 February 2004 23:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Frigid Vinegar are now Acarine, hooligan-chic British hip-hop act.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 20 February 2004 23:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Through various complicated reasons I actually own 2 or 3 copies of that first Frigid Vinegar single. I also own a copy of their follow up single.

*ashamed*

I only actively bought one of their singles though.

― jellybean (jellybean), Friday, 20 February 2004 23:52 (twenty-two years ago)

are Quickspace still around?

Not sure, but one of their number is in a band with a mate of mine, called Empire Of Sponge, and who release their singles on some Italian label. Doesn't stop them being dead ace, though.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Saturday, 21 February 2004 00:35 (twenty-two years ago)

homesleep does good work

― the surface noise (electricsound), Saturday, 21 February 2004 00:38 (twenty-two years ago)

the Crashland and Ultrasound albums are both forgotten gems, the Crashland one in particular. great tunes.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Saturday, 21 February 2004 00:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Any idea what happened to Urusei, anyone? It all looked good for them when the second album came out....then nothing, except for a (self-released?)mini-album three years later. Are any of them doing anything?

Someone mentioned China Drum? They hooked up with the drummer from Compulsion, went really bad, changed their name to The Drum and died a slow lingering death...

― billislord, Saturday, 21 February 2004 10:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Any idea what happened to Urusei, anyone?

Three of them (Fergus, Ian and Elaine) have started a new band called Project A-ko who have been doing a couple of gigs in Glasgow. Graham is doing something else.

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 21 February 2004 10:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Big Leaves?

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 21 February 2004 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I think I still like ooberman's first single.

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 21 February 2004 13:05 (twenty-two years ago)

What was it though!?

― Nick H (Nick H), Saturday, 21 February 2004 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

shorely walls?

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 21 February 2004 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)

No, I think there was one before that, I remember hating "Shorely Walls".

― Nick H (Nick H), Saturday, 21 February 2004 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

all I remember was thinking 'physics disco' was called 'faceache's disco'.

(ok ok I remember more than this.)

are you sure?

'we're going down to talk to the cows!' = the one I don't like.

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 21 February 2004 15:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Nah, Shorely Wall was the only half-decent thing they did. And has no-one mentioned Ultrasound? They were kinda OK, especially the girl bassist/backing vocalist.

However every band on this thread has got 'one page feature by Mark Beaumont' written all over them. Crashland!

― laticsmon (laticsmon), Saturday, 21 February 2004 15:47 (twenty-two years ago)

the "we're going down to talk to the cows" might be tears from a willow I think.

― jellybean (jellybean), Saturday, 21 February 2004 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)

3 Colours Red! (They had a top 10 hit you know)

Grand Theft Audio!

― Nick H (Nick H), Saturday, 21 February 2004 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

3 Colours Red were the kings of the "Dave Pearce into Steve Lamacq" slot. Who are the current kings of that spot? White Stripes?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 21 February 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I've met Three Colours Red! They weren't very interesting. A were around at the same time, I think I may have met them too. I am such a crap ligger, I can't even remember though.

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 21 February 2004 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Airhead, were they the 'n'AV BIN COUNTIN SHEEP, but nadovuh YUOW' ones? Jesus, it's messing me up even remembering that far back.

― ferg (Ferg), Saturday, 21 February 2004 20:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Chicks!
Girlfrendo!
The Pecadiloes!
Samurai 7!
Cable!
The O!
Whistler!

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Sunday, 22 February 2004 00:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Chicks!!!!!

Good work sir.

The Period Pains!

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 22 February 2004 00:31 (twenty-two years ago)

The girl bassist from Ultrasound was who split them up (according to scurrilous rumour/I guy I met who was in another late-nineties evening session band).

I really liked Ooberman's 'blossoms falling': all wide-eyed and joyful and perfectpop-y.

― cis (cis), Sunday, 22 February 2004 00:40 (twenty-two years ago)

big leaves had at least 2 really fantastic songs. ooberman's first single was "sugar bum" on graham coxon's label. naturally i have it. both chicks singles were kinda rub. period pains were hilarious!! whistler rapidly started sucking shit shortly after their third single was released.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Sunday, 22 February 2004 01:09 (twenty-two years ago)

"Blossom's Falling" might be the one I'm looking for.

Inter! They were from Aldershot near me! Their bassist was called Sid Stovold, which is a highly cool name!

― Nick H (Nick H), Sunday, 22 February 2004 01:11 (twenty-two years ago)

if my memory serves, Inter's songwriter shares my name. i could be getting them mixed up with another band though

― the surface noise (electricsound), Sunday, 22 February 2004 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Samurai 7 are still around. they played a gig last night i think. and it's quite embarrasing, cos i think the band still think i like them, but they were really shit the last time i saw them a couple of years ago.

― jellybean (jellybean), Sunday, 22 February 2004 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

There was a groundswell of "up and coming" bands in my area a couple of years ago, and Inter were part of it, with Vex Red (who Ross Robinson produced), and the more successful Cooper Temple Clause and Hundred Reasons. North East Hampshire represent! We now have more musical kudos than just Tinita Tikaram.

― Nick H (Nick H), Sunday, 22 February 2004 01:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Shame none of those bands are any good, eh.

I really liked Chicks, although it might just have been my age. One of my first posts on here was about the Period Pains. Big Leaves are now called Third Light and I assume they're still boring.

Re: Dom's two Mo-Ho-Bish-O-Pi questions way up there: yes and yes.

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 22 February 2004 13:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Shame none of those bands are any good, eh.

Oh god I know, it's just we were fairly under-represented so it was nice to have something around, even though they were all shit.

― Nick H (Nick H), Sunday, 22 February 2004 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I seem to remember seeing a band called "Carrey" that had EMF's former bass player in it, who has since sadly died. They had a high-pitched singer, an American. Didn't like them much, but I remember Lamacq bigging them up.

Linoleum. Quite liked their first record; second deteriorated through the floor.

Talking of which (I think they had Linoleum's guitarist) how bad was Elastica's long awaited second album? Has there ever been such a contrast in quality between a first and a second album?

― All Bunged Up. (Jake Proudlock), Monday, 23 February 2004 00:24 (twenty-two years ago)

six months pass...

Medal.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 2 September 2004 08:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Frigid Vinegar are now Acarine, hooligan-chic British hip-hop act.

Oh I didn't know that - I had their album to review, it wasn't entirely offensive.

Sunna.

― DJ Mencap0))), Thursday, 2 September 2004 08:47 (twenty-one years ago)

does anyone want the first ever dawn of the replicants 7", hand printed label, misspelling, handwritten note from guy from band, £50 o.n.o?

― ambrose (ambrose), Thursday, 2 September 2004 08:56 (twenty-one years ago)

This thread is priceless. If should be subtitled "was there ever a band of Fierce Panda that wasn't backed by the Evening Session".

I suppose I could add to the fray - Groop Dogdrill, Cable, and - at a difficult push as I really used to like them - China Drum.

The Ultrasound rumour (some way up there) doesn't really surprise me at all. However, having finally got round to hearing their incredibly overproduced pompous first album, it is a small mercy.

x-post - I have seen Paul from DotR in the same Co-op local store in Edinburgh far too many times now. They are still going.

― ___ (___), Thursday, 2 September 2004 08:58 (twenty-one years ago)

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