Acoustic Ladyland
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Acoustic Ladyland
- Genres: Jazz
Biography
The London-based Acoustic Ladyland formed in 2001 and released Camouflage in 2004, a primarily acoustic collection of jazz reworkings of Jimi Hendrix covers. Led by vocalist/saxophonist/arranger Pete Wareham (Polar Bear), the band eventually strayed from the classic rock trappings of its moniker with the following year's Last Chance Disco, a collection of originals that found the group breaking free from the more traditional aspects of the genre, resulting in a BBC Jazz Award for Best Band of 2005. Skinny Grin arrived on V2 Records in late 2006, followed by Living with a Tiger in 2009. ~ James Christopher Monger, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Acoustic Ladyland
| Acoustic Ladyland | |
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.jpg) Acoustic Ladyland at Taylor Johns House, Coventry |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London |
| Genres | Jazz fusion Punk jazz |
| Years active | 2001 - 2010 |
| Labels | Babel Label V2 Records |
| Associated acts | F-IRE Collective Polar Bear Fulborn Teversham The Invisible |
| Website | Official site |
| Members | |
| Pete Wareham Seb Rochford Chris Sharkey Ruth Goller |
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| Past members | |
| Tom Herbert Tom Cawley |
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Acoustic Ladyland are a London based jazz/punk band consisting of Pete Wareham on vocals, tenor and baritone saxophone, Seb Rochford on drums, Chris Sharkey on Guitar and Ruth Goller on bass guitar.
Tom Herbert of The Invisible played bass on their first three albums. They are part of the F-IRE Collective.
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Early history
Acoustic Ladyland formed in 2001 and released their first album Camouflage, an acoustic album inspired by Jimi Hendrix songs, in 2004.[1] Their second album, Last Chance Disco, an electric set of self-penned compositions, was released in 2005,[1] and was the Jazzwise album of the year.[2]
Awards
Acoustic Ladyland were winners of the BBC Jazz Award for Best Band 2005.[3] Their third album Skinny Grin was released on V2 Records in November 2006.[4]
Finale
On 13 September 2010 Pete Wareham announced that the band “as we know it will be no more” after a series of farewell gigs in December 2010.[5] The band were chosen by Portishead to perform their last ever show at the ATP I'll Be Your Mirror festival that they curated in July 2011 at London's Alexandra Palace.[6] Before beginning their performance, Wareham announced that after the farewell gig the band would be known as Silver Birch.
Discography
- Camouflage. Babel. 2004. BDV2449
- Last Chance Disco. Babel. 2005. BDV2555
- Skinny Grin. V2. 2006. VVR1043688
- Living With A Tiger. Strong & Wrong. 2009. SAW0001
References
- ^ a b Sinclair, David (2005-11-15). "Acoustic Ladyland". London: The Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article590110.ece. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "Albums of the year 2005". Jazzwise. 2005-11-29. Archived from the original on 2008-01-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20080103070111/http://www.jazzwise.com/news/item/403. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "Fifth annual BBC Radio Jazz Awards – the winners" (Press release). BBC. 2005-07-04. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/07_july/04/jazz.shtml. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ Walters, John L (2006-12-01). "Acoustic Ladyland, Skinny Grin". London: The Guardian. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1960990,00.html. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "Jazz breaking news: Acoustic Ladyland Go Out With A Bang At The Vortex" (Press release). jazzwisemagazine.com. 2010-09-13. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/component/content/article/67-2010/11589-jazz-breaking-news-acoustic-ladyland-go-out-with-a-bang-at-the-vortex. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ ATP: I'll Be Your Mirror London
External links
- acousticladyland.com - The official Acoustic Ladyland site.
- myspace.com/acousticladylandmusic - The official Acoustic Ladyland Myspace page.
- Babel Label - Record label for first releases.
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