King Swamp
King Swamp | |
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Origin | London, England |
Genres | Rock |
Years active | 1988–1990 |
Labels | Virgin |
Past members | Walter Wray Dave Allen Steve Halliwell Dominic Miller Martyn Barker Mike Cozzi Nick Lashley |
Website | www |
King Swamp was a British rock band, consisting of Walter Wray (vocals), Dave Allen (bass), Steve Halliwell (keyboards), Dominic Miller (guitar), and Martyn Barker (drums).[1] The band was formed in 1988 in London, after Allen and Barker had parted ways with Shriekback and recruited Wray as frontman. Halliwell and Mike Cozzi (featured on the second album) were also ex-Shriekback members.
King Swamp's self titled first album in 1989 had some success with the single, "Is This Love?" which reached number 21 on the Billboard Album Rock chart. The band released Wiseblood in 1990. Guitarist Dominic Miller was replaced by Nick Lashley and Mike Cozzi on the second album. Wiseblood failed to chart in the USA or the UK and was panned by critics, which ultimately led to the band dissolving.
Wray later produced a 1993 solo album entitled "Foxgloves and Steel Strings" with Miller, who later played with Sting. In 1996, the album was re-released in the US as "Steel Strings" using different artwork.
Wray and Halliwell reunited in 2010 to form Little Machine, who set poetry to music and who have performed with poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy. They are both part of The Saturday Girls, the backing group for Lily Rae (Wray's daughter).
Martyn Barker eventually reunited with Shreikback. Dave Allen started Low Pop Suicide and World Domination Recordings.
Discography
Albums
- King Swamp (1989)
- Wiseblood (1990) [additional guitars provided by Mike Cozzi and Nick Lashley]
Singles
- "Is This Love?" (1989)
- "One Step Over the Line" (1989)
- "Blown Away" (1990)
References
- ^ Allan, Mark. King Swamp at AllMusic
External links
- Official King Swamp website
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- Barry Andrews
- Martyn Barker
- Carl Marsh
- Dave Allen
- Finn Andrews
- Emma Burnham
- Mike Cozzi
- Lu Edmonds
- Steve Halliwell
- Clare Hirst
- Ivan Julian
- Eve Moon
- Brian Nevill
- Linda Nevill
- Pedro Ortiz
- Jessica Palin/Jose Fina Cupido
- Sarah Partridge
- Wendy Partridge
- Mark Raudva
- Kevin "Doc" Sullivan
- Luc van Acker
- Tench
- Care
- Jam Science
- Oil and Gold
- Big Night Music
- Go Bang!
- Sacred City
- Naked Apes and Pond Life
- Having a Moment
- Cormorant
- Glory Bumps
- Life in the Loading Bay
- Without Real String or Fish
- Why Anything? Why This?
- Some Kinds of Light
- Tench
- Knowledge, Power, Truth and Sex
- The Peel Sessions
- The Infinite (The Best of Shriekback)
- Evolution - Best of Shriekback vol. 2
- The Dancing Years
- Natural History - The Very Best of Shriekback
- Priests and Kannibals: The Best of Shriekback
- The Y Records Years
- Aberrations 81-84
- Vicissitudes
- Secrets Of The City
- Island of the Hopeful Monsters
- Peel Sessions And Singularities
- The Elated World
- 2 Live Shows
- Live at Hatfield
- Live At Park West, Chicago '87
- Big Live Band 2017
- "Sexthinkone"
- "My Spine Is the Bassline"
- "Lined Up"
- "Working on the Ground"
- "Lined Up (remix)"
- "Hand On My Heart"
- "Mercy Dash"
- "Nemesis"
- "Fish Below the Ice"
- "Gunning for the Buddha"
- "Running on the Rocks"
- "Intoxication"
- "Shark Walk"
- "Get Down Tonight"
- "The Bastard Sons of Enoch"
- Jungle Of The Senses
- Electric Guitars
- Gang of Four
- Happyhead
- King Swamp
- The League of Gentlemen
- Out On Blue Six
- The Veils
- XTC