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Artist: Halo
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  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Body of Light

Biography

The Australian duo Halo formed in 1997 and consists of bassist/vocalist S. Klein and drummer R. Allen. They specialize in a kind of bleak, slow-motion industrial-sludge metal that has earned them comparisons to Godflesh and some of Swans' early work. Their music tends to be improvised within a loosely structured framework, and their records have a raw, uncompromising sound, which results from the so-called "demixing" process they use; in other words, mixing the instruments down in a way that gives listeners the feeling of being in the room with the band and experiencing the feedback, vibrations, humming amplifiers, etc. Halo released their self-titled debut on the Embryo label in 1998, at which time the band was actually a quartet with additional members D. Ryan and G. Hatzis. They pared down to a trio lineup (minus Hatzis) for 1999's Massive Corporate Disease before finally arriving at their duo configuration on Guattari: From the West Flows Gray Ash and Pestilence, also from 1999. This album was picked up for worldwide distribution by Relapse and re-released in 2001, marking the duo's first official U.S. album. In the meantime, Halo issued its fourth album, Degree Zero Point of Implosion, in 2000, once again on Embryo. Halo's members are also involved in a variety of other projects, either together or individually, including A Beautiful Machine, Un, Antisound, and Terminal Sound System. ~ William York, All Music Guide
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Halo
Origin Bristol, England
Genres Alternative rock
Years active 1999–2004
Labels Sony Music Entertainment
Former members
Nathan Needham
Graeme Moncrieff
Iain Moncrieff
Steve Yeomans
Blake
Jim Davey

Halo were a rock band from Bristol, England, who formed in 1999 and disbanded in 2004. In 2002, they released one album, and had three singles chart in the UK Singles Chart.[1]

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Biography

Halo started out as a four piece in 1999, performing their first gig at Louisiana Bar, Bristol. The band's founder members the Moncrieff brothers had been playing together prior to Halo, with Graeme teaching younger brother Iain to play on his father's acoustic guitar at the age of 16. With the pair both playing guitar, Iain came up with the idea of getting a drummer and bassist to form a band. They called themselves 'Chaser' although they were short lived, splitting due to musical differences. In 1999 The Moncrieff's started auditions to form a new band, when Jim Davey was to be appointed the drummer and Steve Yeomans was given the roll as bassist. Performing in and around Bristol, Halo's first release Still Here was recorded in a studio near Bristol.

The quartet was spotted by Sony Music Entertainment towards the end of 2001, and partnered with Al Clay they produced their debut album, Lunatic Ride. It was released in 2002 and was to have three singles spawned from it. On the wave of the album Halo toured with Serafin, Wheatus and Rachel Stamp.

In 2003 Davey left to pursue other aspirations and was replaced by Blake, but by 2004 the group had disbanded. Their next venture, The Vega Method, disbanded in 2006. Three of the original members of Halo (Graeme Moncrieff, Iain Moncrieff and Steve Yeomans) recruited drummer John Beavan late in 2007 and are now known as The Exhibition.[2]

Band members

Final line-up

  • Nathan Needham (DJ Nathan) 2003-2004
  • Graeme Moncrieff 1999-2004 (Lead Vocals, Guitar)
  • Iain Moncrieff 1999-2004 (Vocals, Guitar)
  • Steve Yeomans 1999-2004 (Bass, Keyboards, Vocals)
  • Blake 2003-2004 (Drums)

Previous members

  • Jim Davey 1999-2003 (Drums)

Discography

Album

Lunatic Ride
(9 September 2002)
  1. "Still Here"
  2. "Shine"
  3. "Cold Light Of Day"
  4. "All Or Nothing"
  5. "Only For You"
  6. "Escape"
  7. "Sanctimonious"
  8. "Here I Am"
  9. "Incinerator"
  10. "Feel"
  11. "Never Ending"
  12. "Vampire Song"
  13. "Perfectly Still"

Singles

UK Singles Chart[1]
"Cold Light of Day"
(4 February 2002)
  1. "Cold Light Of Day"
  2. "Bedtime"
  3. "I Confess"
#49
"Sanctimonious"
(20 May 2002)

CD1

  1. "Sanctimonious"
  2. "Only For You"
  3. "Lunatic Ride"

CD2

  1. "Sanctimonious"
  2. "Angst"
  3. "Cracked"
#44
"Never Ending"
(26 August 2002)

CD1

  1. "Never Ending"
  2. "Flatlined"
  3. The Vampire Song (Acoustic)

CD2

  1. "Never Ending"
  2. "Last Request"
  3. "Voice From The Grave"
#56

EP

Still Here
(2001)
  1. "Still Here"
  2. "Sanctimonious"
  3. "Echoes"
  4. "Half Formed Thoughts"

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 241. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  2. ^ Theexhibitionmusic.com

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