Summary
Former Utopia is a rock band from London, England. They formed after meeting at a Silver Jews gig in 2006. The band toured the UK with Julie Doiron[1] in 2009 and with smallgang[2] 2011 and Europe with Shonen Knife[3] in 2012. They have also shared stages with Bottomless Pit, Uzeda, COME, Bellini, Thee More Shallows, Chris Brokaw, Geoff Farina, Shannon Wright, David Grubbs[4] and PW Long.
Former Utopia | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England, UK |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Damnably |
| Members | George Gargan Rama Russ Evans |
The band's Collapsar EP was self-recorded at Karma Studios in a day at Stoke Newington in 2012, and mixed and mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Echolab Studios in Denton. Released on Damnably[5] in 2013, tracks from the EP received BBC Radio 6 Music airplay from Gideon Coe,[6] and Tom Ravenscroft.[7]
In 2013, the band were selected to play at Incubate[8] Festival in Tilburg.
Band members edit
- George Gargan(guitar)
- Rama (Drums)
- Russ Evans(Bass)
George Gargan was formerly a member of the band Lazarus Clamp from 1999-2003 and played bass and sang on the albums The More We are The Funnier It Is (2004) and It Ain't What You Do It's What it Does to You (2008).[9]
Discography edit
References edit
- ^ "Julie Doiron – The Luminaire, London 30/09/09". The Line of Best Fit.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Shonen Knife, Former Utopia og Orphans: Loppen, København". Gaffa.dk.
- ^ "<David Grubbs>". Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "NEW MUSIC: Former Utopia 'Collapsar' EP, and launch night preview ~ Slow Thrills". Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music - Gideon Coe, 09/01/2013". BBC.
- ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music - Tom Ravenscroft, 14/12/2012". BBC.
- ^ "Former Utopia - Line-up - Incubate 2013". Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "It ain't what you do its what it does to you, by Lazarus Clamp". Lazarusclamp.bandcamp.com.
External links edit
- Former Utopia's website
- Former Utopia's Dammnably page
- Former Utopia Interview in Some Of It Is True
- Review in The Line Of Best Fit Archived 12 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Review in Sodapop
- Review in Damusic
- Review in 3voor12
- Review in Pocket Jury
- Incubate Page for Former Utopia
- Former Utopia played on Gideon Coe's BBC 6 Music Radio Show
- FU played on Tom Ravenscroft BBC 6 Music Show