Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction
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Background information | |
Genres | Hard rock |
Years active | 1985–2022 (Hiatus) |
Members | Zodiac Mindwarp Cobalt Stargazer Jack Shitt Bruno 'The Cat' Agua |
Past members | Jimmy Cauty Kid Chaos Boom Boom Kaboomski Jake Le Mesurier Slam Thunderhide Evil Bastard Trash D Garbage Flash Bastard Suzi X Tex Diablo Robbie Vom Kev Reverb The Apocalypse |
Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction were a British hard rock group, which was formed in 1985.[1]
Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction play a sleazy style of commercial
Overview
The
(Stephen Harris) on bass; and Boom Boom Kaboomski on drums.The band was signed to the Food label of Phonogram Records, who soon issued their first recording, "Wild Child" with just Zodiac playing guitar and on vocals, Kid Chaos on bass and Jake Le Mesurier on drums. A demo version of "High Priest of Love" was included on the Melody Maker Vinyl Conflict 2 free EP in September 1986. By the end of the year the lineup had changed again to accommodate the still-present figure of Cobalt Stargazer (Geoff Bird) and new drummer Slam Thunderhide (Stephen Landrum). That lineup contributed the studio track, "Drug Shoes," to the FOOD Imminent 2 compilation.
At various times, the band has also featured Evil Bastard (Robert Munro, who co-penned and sang on two B-sides: "Hangover from Hell" and "Lager Woman from Hell"), Heavy Metal Bear (Alex Bradly), Trash D Garbage (Paul Bailey), Flash Bastard (Jan Cyrka), Suzi X (Richard Levy), Tex Diablo (Christopher Renshaw), and Robbie Vom (Rob Morris).
Zodiac Mindwarp progressed rapidly from their first gig at
The act produced a
Half of the band's 1989 follow-on tour for the album was cancelled after Manning was run-over outside the Leadmill venue in Sheffield.
In recent years, Manning has established himself as an author, penning A Bible of Dreams (1994) and Bad Wisdom (1996; both with Bill Drummond); plus Crucify Me Again (2000), Get Your Cock Out (2000), Fucked by Rock (2001), Collateral Damage, and The Wild Highway (2005; again with Drummond). Manning is also a regular contributor to The Idler magazine.
The band's name was taken from the Bruce Springsteen song "Dancing in the Dark"", from the lyrics:
"I'm sick of sitting around here trying to write this book
I need a love reaction
Come on now, baby, give me just one look."
Notable collaborations
- Mindwarp co-wrote the track "There's a Barbarian in the Back of My Car" on the Voice of the Beehive album, Let It Bee.
- He also wrote the track "Feed My Frankenstein" which was covered on the Alice Cooper album, Hey Stoopid. Due to Alice changing a small number of the lyrics for his version, he is listed as co-writer. Zodiac Mindwarp and The Love Reaction's own version of the song appeared on their album Hoodlum Thunder.
- In 1992, Mindwarp appeared on the album 456 by The Grid, performing lead vocals on the track "Fire Engine Red". Love Reaction guitarist Cobalt Stargazer also appeared on the album, performing on the tracks "Face the Sun" and "Leave Your Body".
- The Love Reaction once appeared as Belinda Carlisle's (mimed) backing band at a late 1980s/early 1990s award show for the song "Leave a Light On".
Discography
Singles and EPs
Year | Title | UK Indie Chart Position[2]
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UK Singles Chart Position[3]
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May | 1986 | " Wild Child " EP
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9 | – |
August | 1986 | "High Priest of Love" EP | 1 | – |
May | 1987 | "Prime Mover" | 18 | |
November | 1987 | "Back Seat Education" | – | |
April | 1988 | "Planet Girl" | 63 | |
1993 | " My Life Story " EP
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Albums
- ..High Priest of love (1986)
- Tattooed Beat Messiah (1988) – UK No. 20 (re-released in 1997 as The Best of Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction)
- Hoodlum Thunder (1991)
- Live at Reading (1993)
- One More Knife (1994)
- I Am Rock (2002) – (re-released in 2005 with four demo bonus tracks)
- Weapons of Mass Destruction (live album) (2004)
- Rock Savage (2005)
- Pandora's Grisly Handbag (1986 live album and DVD) (2006)
- We Are Volsung (2010)
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
- ISBN 978-0-9517206-9-1.
- ^ "ZODIAC MINDWARP & THE LOVE REACTION | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 November 2019.