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Simon Dunmore: Managing Director of Defected lable/A&R Director/DJ How would you describe yourself? DJ, A&R Head, or Promoter? I guess to explain it, I’m in the music industry, and that encompasses a multitude of tasks, and it’s classic for someone that oversees a dance label as such. Defected Records allows me to enjoy a Interview by Kris Griffiths When The Verve disbanded a few years ago, bassist Simon Jones found himself jamming in a new set-up with none other than the legendary John Squire, freshly departed from one-album-wonders The Seahorses. Unfortunately it was not to be and after eight months of rehearsals and a meagre output of six Interview by Mark Bayross Taking their name from the Stephen King book (and Kubrick film), The Shining is the holy union of vocalist Duncan Baxter and drummer Mark Heaney (both ex-Seahorses and long-term collaborators with legendary Stone Roses guitarist John Squire), guitarist Dan MacBean and the duo of bassist Simon Jones and guitarist/keyboard player Interview by Kris Griffiths It’s been almost half a year since Shed Seven released their fourth studio album TRUTH BE TOLD with the single CRY FOR HELP, but a lack of promotion prevented them from making any major assault on the British album and single charts, peaking at #42 and #31 respectively. Since then Interview by Kris Griffiths Shed Seven are back after a busy couple of years which has seen some major changes behind the scenes. The departed long-term guitarist Paul Banks has been replaced by the band’s original guitarist, Joe Johnson, and a new deal has been signed with Artful records (home to The Clint Boon Interview by Mark Bayross “We’ll be throwing beer into the audience at Reading and Leeds…make sure you get that down…!” Ben Ellis, affable bass player with up-and-coming rock band Serafin, is sitting in a Camden (London) pub, an hour or so before the band are due to go onstage for the second in three Interview by Mark Bayross Ten years after their ground-breaking debut album STACKED UP kick-started the rap/techno/metal crossover frenzy that was to eclipse them and leave the band split in two, Senser are back together with the original line-up and a new album, SCHEMATIC, waiting in the wings. Ready to pick up where they left Interview by Annabel Bayross Having been around for a good few years now, touring with the likes of Ash and Jimmy Eat World, with two album releases behind them, Seafood have now signed a three album deal in America with the label Nettwerk. Often likened to The Pixies and Sonic Youth the three male, Interview by EDF Every now and then, an artist knows what he has to do to get to the next stage of his musical evolution. Robert Miles knows what he wants and his third album release, ORGANIK, is his calling card. PHASE9 was lucky enough to interview Robert Miles recently – so read on! Interview by Mark Bayross Ten years ago, Ride were one of the biggest bands around, and one of Britain’s biggest exporters of six-string fireworks. After the band’s split in the mid-nineties, guitarist and chief song-writer Andy Bell enjoyed some success fronting his own group, Hurricane #1, but an offer to fill the vacant bass |
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