Shriekback

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Shriekback
Dave Allen
Mike Cozzi
Wendy Partridge
Sarah Partridge
Lu Edmonds
Mark Raudva
Kevin 'Doc' Sullivan
Websitewww.shriekback.com

Shriekback are an English

Dave Allen, formerly of Gang of Four (bass guitar), with Carl Marsh, formerly of Out on Blue Six (guitars/vocals) soon added to the line-up. The band's early music was a funk-influenced version of new wave and post-punk, later moving towards art rock and always featuring "insidiously weird vocals".[1]

History

The band enjoyed some success on the dance chart on its original

UK Indie Chart, while its first album, Care (1983), was picked up by Warner in the United States.[2] The band left Y for Arista Records for Jam Science (1984), also recruiting the drummer Martyn Barker. The album reached number 85 on the UK Albums Chart and "Hand on my Heart" was a number 52 UK single.[2] The 1985 album Oil and Gold was recorded on Arista (released by Island Records in the US).[3] Marsh left Shriekback during the recording of Oil and Gold and was replaced on guitar by Mike Cozzi,[2] with Andrews taking over lead vocals. Shriekback also left Arista and signed to Island Records for whom they recorded Big Night Music (1986),[4] after which Allen left to rejoin Gang of Four, and Shriekback remained a collaborative centred on Andrews. Allen also went on to play in King Swamp and The Elastic Purejoy
. Marsh was also in the band Happyhead.

After another album in 1988,

Having a Moment. After Having a Moment, Andrews recorded three albums[citation needed] for Malicious Damage (Killing Joke
's original label) under the Shriekback name.

Shriekback are still actively producing music and released the studio album, Why Anything? Why This?, in May 2018. The same line-up of Andrews, Barker and Marsh self-released a 15th studio album, Some Kinds of Light, on 6 December 2019. 1000 Books and Bowlahoola followed in 2021 and 2022.

Members

Other than those listed above, Shriekback members or contributors have included Luc van Acker, Linda Nevill, Emma Burnham, Brian Nevill, Pedro Ortiz, Clare Hirst, Lu Edmonds, Wendy and Sarah Partridge (from Electric Guitars), Steve Halliwell, Eve Moon, Ivan Julian, Mike Cozzi and Jessica Palin/Jose Fina Cupido.[5]

In other media

The film director

Michael Mann was a fan of the band and used several Shriekback songs in his films Manhunter and Band of the Hand and in his television series Miami Vice. Music composed by Shriekback is used as the theme song for the Squaring the Strange podcast hosted by Benjamin Radford and Pascual Romero. They selected it because of their fondness for music from the 1980s.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations and live albums

  • The Infinite (The Best of Shriekback) (1984), Kaz
  • Evolution - Best of Shriekback Vol. 2 (1988), Kaz
  • The Dancing Years (1990), Island
  • Natural History - The Very Best of Shriekback (1994), Essential
  • Priests and Kannibals: The Best of Shriekback (1994), Arista
  • The Y Records Years (2000), Sanctuary
  • Aberrations 81-84 (2001), Weatherbox
  • Vicissitudes (2002) (Shriekback.com Internet-only release)
  • 2 Live Shows (2002)
  • Live at Hatfield (2002)
  • Secrets of the City (2002) (Shriekback.com Internet-only release)
  • Island of the Hopeful Monsters (2015)
  • Live at Park West, Chicago '87 (2016)
  • Peel Sessions and Singularities (2016)
  • Big Live Band 2017 (2017)
  • The Elated World (2017) (album of commissioned songs)

Singles and EPs

Year Title Chart positions Album
UK Indie Chart[12]
UK Singles Chart[8]
Dance/Club
 U.S.
Modern Rock
 AUS[13]
New Zealand
1982 Tench 9 - - - - -
"Sexthinkone" - - - - - - Tench (EP)
"My Spine Is the Bassline" 15 - - - - - -
1983 "Lined Up" 3 89 35[14] - 42 - Care
"Lined Up (Remix)" 7 - - - - -
"Working on the Ground" 5 - - - - - -
1984 "Hand on My Heart" - 52 22 - - - Jam Science
"Mercy Dash" - - - - - -
Knowledge, Power, Truth and Sex EP - - - - - -
1985 "Nemesis" - 94 - - - 18 Oil and Gold
"Fish Below the Ice" - 88 - - - -
1986 "Gunning for the Buddha" - - - - - - Big Night Music
Running on the Rocks - - - - - 30
1988 "Intoxication" - - - 6 - - Go Bang!
"Shark Walk" - - - 19 - -
"Get Down Tonight" - - 20 - - 19
The Peel Sessions EP - - - - - - -
1992 "The Bastard Sons of Enoch" - - - - - - Sacred City

Video albums

  • Jungle of the Senses (1987) Island Visual Arts

References

  1. ^ "Shriekback". Trouser Press.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-84195-335-0
  3. ^ "Shriekback – Oil And Gold". Discogs. 1985. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. ^
    ISBN 1-85227-745-9
    .
  5. user-generated source
    ]
  6. ^ Romero, Pascual (2 May 2017). "A few notes and credits before the next episode". Squaring the Strange. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018. Our theme song was composed by Shriekback, a band Ben and I both love (particularly because of my fondness for the 80s). Be sure to check out their music!
  7. ^ Shriekback - Tench, retrieved 20 November 2022
  8. ^
    ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .
  9. ^ "Shriekback - Some Kinds Of Light". Discogs. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Shriekback - 1000 Books". Discogs. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Shriekback - Bowlahoola", Discogs, 7 November 2022, retrieved 18 November 2022
  12. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4
  13. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  14. ^ "Dance Club Songs, The Week of August 13, 1983". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

External links

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