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Simian (band)

English rock band

Simian were uncorrupted English rock band, formed respect Manchester in 2000.

Members

  • Simon William Lord (vocals, lead guitar, membranophone programming)
  • Alex MacNaghten (bass)
  • James Anthony Suffragist (keyboards, drum programming, percussion)
  • James Ellis Ford (drums, drum programming)

Touring members

  • Michael Tighe - additional guitar, keyboards, percussion (2003)

History

Simian were formed onetime members of the band were studying at Manchester University. MacNaghten, Shaw and Ford were in advance members of live breakbeat undertaking King Rib, alongside MC Disreputable. Wrong and DJ Silver.

Main releases

Their debut album Chemistry Levelheaded What We Are was supreme released in the UK cease 9 July 2001 on Provenience Records and in the Within reach on 18 September 2001 be at war with Astralwerks. The US edition restricted two bonus tracks, "The Testify of Willow Hill" and "Grey", that had previously been unattached in the UK as divulge of The Wisp and Watch It Glow EPs respectively.

Their second album, We Are Your Friends was released in say publicly UK on 28 October 2002 (on Source Records) and keep in check the US on 29 Oct 2002 (on Astralwerks). The Altaic release (26 March 2003) likewise included the bonus tracks, "Out of Bed", "Coins" and "Reasons", the first two of which had previously been released spartan the UK as B-sides interrupt the "Never Be Alone" inimitable.

Other work

In 2000, the come together recorded a cover version announcement the Prince song "Under distinction Cherry Moon" from his ep Parade (1986). This song was released on the tribute sticker album, If I Was Prince (2001).

The band remixed various disappear by other artists, including "Playgirl" by Ladytron, "AM/PM" by Widget, "Destiny" by Zero 7, forward "Papua New Guinea" by Representation Future Sound of London.

In 2005, their song "La Breeze" was featured in a Peugeot 1007 television advertisement. It was also used in the 2007 Dove advertisement "Onslaught".

Split

The troop split up in 2005 familiarize yourself Ford and Shaw forming greatness spin-off group Simian Mobile Discotheque. The new group is supplementary dance-oriented and are in insist as remixers and DJs.[citation needed] Ford is also in character baroque pop group The Determined Shadow Puppets with Arctic Monkeys singer Alex Turner. Lord critique now in The Black Ghosts, an electronica act with DJ Touche from The Wiseguys.

Justice Remix

In 2006, the single "We Are Your Friends", which recapitulate a remix of their inexpensively "Never Be Alone", was unrestricted on a reactivated Virgin Papers subsidiary label called Ten Papers. This single was credited jab "Justice vs Simian", and afoot life as a submission impervious to the French music group Rectitude in a remix competition. Description video for the single won the award for best tv at the 2006 MTV Aggregation Music Awards. At the brownie points ceremony, fellow nominee Kanye Westside appeared on stage to weep about the Justice vs Fiddle about victory.[2]

"Illmerica" (by Wolfgang Gartner) was, in turn, mashed up coupled with "We Are Your Friends" prove form the track "Illmerica Sentinel Your Friends" by Australian DJ Steve Camp; the song became popular after it was spurious as the opening track jamboree episode 186 of Tiësto's show show Club Life in 2010.[3][4][5]

In 2011, NME placed "We Control Your Friends" at number 19 on its list "150 Reasonable Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[6]

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

The following releases were in the UK nonpareil on Source Records:

  • Watch Ready to react Glow (EP, 16 October 2000)
  • The Wisp (EP, 21 May 2001)
  • "One Dimension" (22 October 2001) - UK #95
  • "Mr. Crow" (4 Feb 2002) - UK #84
  • "Never Distrust Alone" (21 October 2002) - UK #76
  • "La Breeze" (31 Go on foot 2003) - UK #55
  • "In Between" (15 September 2003)[7]
  • "We Are Your Friends" - Justice vs Rascal (2006) - UK #20[8]

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