 | This article needs additional citations for verification .(August 2010) |
Children on Stun | |
|---|---|
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Gothic rock, deathrock |
| Years active | 1991–1998, 2015-now |
| Members | Neil Ash / Kyle Whipp |
| Past members | Simon Treen Simon Manning Stuart Harper Pete Finnemore Gordon Young |
| Website | http://www.childrenonstun.uk/ |
Children on Stun is the name of an English gothic rock [1] band. Formed in 1991, the original line-up consisted of Neil Ash, Simon Manning, Peter Finnemore and Simon Treen.
Formed in August 1991 and taking their name from a song by the band The March Violets. Treen left within a year of the band forming. The band's first gig took place at a club called "The Crypt" in Hastings. In the same year, the band also recorded their first demo, entitled "Elegance", and also made an appearance in Mick Mercer's second book on the gothic rock genre.
In 1992, the band supported the popular goth rock band Rosetta Stone on their UK tour. Later on that year, they released their second demo, "Choices".
The band went on to release two more demos in 1993, entitled "Monochrome I" and "Monochrome II". They used the profits from these demos to release their first single, "Hollow". The band secured a record contract with Cleopatra Records in 1994 and released the album Tourniquets of Love's Desire. This album was well received within the UK goth scene and boosted the band's popularity.
"Towards the end of the year, the band was approached by the label M&A and asked to produce an EP. This resulted in the Overland EP being released." [2]
In the summer of 1994 Pete Finnemore left the band. Neil and Simon played several shows as a two piece, with the bass guitar on a backing track, and Simon as the sole guitarist. Kyle Whipp (formerly of Soul Inside) joined the band as their new bass player and they played their first show with this new line up in 1995 at London's Camden Underworld. The EP Celebration Drug was released later on in the year and included the track "Whiskey a-go-go". In August of the same year, the band went on a tour of Scandinavia. As well as this, the band released another EP titled Celibacy and Anadin which included remixes by Rosetta Stone. After the release of this EP, the band ended their contract with Cleopatra.
In 1996, the band began to record their new album, Mondo Weird, which was not released until 1997. The band also released the single "Pin ups, Soap Operas and Natural Disasters" in this year.
A remix LP called Outrageous, Outlawed, Outspoken was released by M&A in 1998: during the same year, the band announced that they would be splitting up. They played their final gig at the Camden Underworld on 24 May 1998. [3] Resurrection Records also released a CD of this gig, entitled Seven Year Itch.
In 2005, M&A released a compilation called Rough Trade on a Cheap Promotion, featuring the band's b-sides, alternate song versions and demos.
On 15 May 2015, Children on Stun played a reunion gig at the o2 Academy2 in Islington, London and within a few weeks announced they would be reforming. On 4 July 2015, Simon Manning died in his sleep from a heart attack. On 24 October the Stun had a charity fundraising birthday party in memory of Manning. They were joined by his long term bandmate and friend Stuart Harper [Felo-De-Se] who stood in his place. Also paying tribute were Vendemmian, whom Manning had joined for a short time and The Last Cry a favourite band of Manning's, giving their services for free. The money raised was split between the British Heart Foundation and the Sophie Lancaster Foundation. Dancing with Mr Punch a strictly limited edition CD of 100 copies, compiled by John D'Anter, containing all four early studio demos on CD was made available to attendees of the birthday memorial gig with the proceeds also going to charity.
The band decide to continue with Stuart Harper joining permanently on guitar. On 22 October 2016, a second charity event [The Birthday Bash 2] was organized in their hometown of Hastings in memory of Manning. That same night a limited edition CD, This Sideshow Burlesque was released first to all attendees. Only 100 hand-numbered copies were pressed with all profits from the release going to two heart charities. The track-list contained rare live tracks from the band's early career.
In 2017, after headlining the Gotham Sounds Festival in Germany and during the recording of new material, the band announced they would be splitting up again. The following year, the group made a surprise return at the Hope & Anchor in Islington, London on 4 May. The band recorded two new songs "All the Pain of Love" and "Echoes" at Savage Sounds Studio, Hastings, as part of a planned Mini-LP. In June 2018, Harper left the band and, in September 2018, Ex-Dream Disciples guitarist Gordon Young joined the group. In December that year, Children on Stun sign to Armalyte Industries.
In March 2019, Echoes a five track EP of new material was released with Gordon Young producing. The track "Another Love, Another Beginning" was originally written by Whipp/Ash as part of a planned but unrecorded, second Stripper Project album.
Manning formed Spares in 1999 with Alison Gann. Whipp and Ash formed The Stripper Project with Hannah Neech in 2007.
2008 saw the release of an official DVD entitled Bootleg Television, comprising three hours of archive footage from the band's personal archives, compiled by filmmaker D/Evil. Included is the band's final concert in Camden, a 45-minute rockumentary of the 'Mondo Tour', three unreleased tracks with unseen footage, a stills gallery, a rare Norwegian television interview, three songs from the band's Scandinavian tour plus a remastered copy of the rarely seen Celebration video. Only 100 are made and marked "limited edition" and signed by the band.
Manning joined Grooving in Green in 2009.
Since its incarnation, Simon Manning and Alison Gann released several albums and EPs, and been joined by various musicians, including Jamie Smith (Libitina) and Kyle Whipp (Children on Stun/Stripper Project).
Whipp and Ash formed The Stripper Project with Hannah Neech in late 2007. In 2008 the outfit released two singles. "Reasons Not to Go to Work" [Be Yourself and Mean It, Punch Drunk Love, Smiling Judas] was recorded at Arundel's Pilot Sounds studio in January 2008 and was produced by Porl Young. "Filthy Wonderful" [Filthy Wonderful, Kill La Shoes]. was recorded in April 2008 again at Pilot Sounds studio with Young. Originally another track, "Born to Lose", was recorded at the same time but never used. Also of note, Filthy Wonderful is a tribute to artist and pioneer transsexual, Lili Elbe.
In 2009, Hannah Neech left the project. A ten track debut album Brilliant Life was released on 29 October 2010. In review, author and music writer Mick Mercer, [Gothic Rock book/Hex Files] included Brilliant Life in his albums of the year. In 2013, Danny Tartaglia joined the project on bass.
With the reunion of Children on Stun on 15 May 2015, the band is left on ice with a planned second album written but unrecorded.
Fields of the Nephilim are an English gothic rock band formed in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in 1984. The band's name refers to a Biblical race of angel-human hybrids known as the Nephilim.
Chapterhouse were a British shoegaze band from Reading, Berkshire, England. Formed in 1987 by Andrew Sherriff, Stephen Patman and Simon Rowe, the band began performing alongside Spacemen 3. They released two albums: Whirlpool (1991) and Blood Music (1993). The group temporarily reformed in 2008 after being asked to join Ulrich Schnauss onstage to perform his cover version of their song "Love Forever" at the Truck Festival in Oxfordshire. The band finished the brief reunion with two gigs in London (2009–2010) and tours in North America and Japan in 2010.
Officium Triste is a death-doom band from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. They refer to their style often as "Rotterdoom". It is largely inspired by bands like My Dying Bride and early Anathema, but the last album is slower and more melodic. The vocals are mostly unintelligible death grunts but with occasional clean vocals. Their home-venue is Baroeg in Rotterdam.
Thousand Yard Stare are an English band from Slough, Berkshire, England, active during the early 1990s, prior to the Britpop explosion. Supporting popular bands on the indie circuit such as James and Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, the band also released several EPs. Reformed in 2015, the band played a sold-out show at London's Borderline on 6 June, at the Nottingham Rock City Wake-Up Indie Alldayer on 17 October 2015, and at the Shiiine On Weekender festival at Butlins Minehead on 6 November 2015. More dates were scheduled for 2016 and they released full-length record in 2020 and 2022.
milltown brothers are an English indie band from Colne, Lancashire, England.
Rosetta Stone are an English gothic rock band formed in the 1980s by Porl King (guitar/vocals/keyboards) and Karl North (bass), plus their drum machine and synthesizer rack nicknamed "Madame Razor".
History of Guns are an English metamodern cross-genre group combining elements of Industrial, punk, electronica, ebm, edm, goth, rock, metal and avant-garde from Hertfordshire, England. The current members are Del Alien, Max Rael, Caden Clarkson and Jamu Knight.
Fyfe Alexander Ewing, is best known as the original drummer and founding member of rock band Therapy?.
The Men They Couldn't Hang (TMTCH) are a British folk punk group. The original group consisted of Stefan Cush, Paul Simmonds, Philip "Swill" Odgers, Jon Odgers and Shanne Bradley.
Big Electric Cat is a gothic rock group from Sydney, Australia, formed by musicians Paul Sadler and Deborah Denton, who had moved from London to Sydney in 1989. In 1991, inspired by Philip K. Dick's sci-fi novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and the future noir movie Blade Runner, and inspired by the film's dark, futuristic, and other themes, they formed Big Electric Cat.
Azaghal is a Finnish black metal band, currently signed to Moribund Records. They were established in 1995.
Malignancy is an American technical death metal band from Yonkers, New York, formed in February 1992.
Cauda Pavonis are an English deathrock band founded in 1998, by Su Farr and Dave Wainwright. Originally conceived as a 'dark romantic' experience, Cauda Pavonis broke onto the UK goth circuit supporting acts such as Star Industry and Inkubus Sukkubus. At the outset Cauda Pavonis were noted for their consciously-minimalist synthesized melodies and their use of live drums. They were described by Mick Mercer in his book 21st Century Goth as a "Dark duo from UK with a bright future" and by Starvox as "The most old school sounding goth since Rozz Williams hung himself". Since then the line-up has grown and the band have appeared twice at the Whitby Gothic Weekend and the Wave-Gotik-Treffen. In 2003 and again in 2007, Cauda Pavonis were the focus of the ITV television programme, Magick Eve.
Hope & Social are a six-piece (plus) rock band based in Leeds, England. Formed in 2008, they have released 3 albums in under three years and have toured extensively. Hope and Social are characterised by their "Pay What You Want" approach to their music.
Grooving In Green is a British gothic rock band formed in 2008 by guitarists Pete Finnemore and Simon Manning in Hastings, England, joined by vocalist and lyricist General Megatron Bison later in the year.
Season were an English rock band from Birmingham.
Ritual was an early 1980s Harrow-based post-punk band that were later aligned with the early UK-based gothic rock movement. The group is commonly associated with Death Cult, which two Ritual members later joined.
Rhombus are a British gothic rock band based in West Yorkshire, England.
Die Laughing are an English goth band formed in 1986 by John Berry.
Wormed is a Spanish death metal band. The group formed in 1998 in Madrid and are known for their sci-fi and space influenced imagery, lyrics and sound. The band has released four full-length albums to date.
6. Children on Stun 'By The Wayside'
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
