Clockwork Radio (band)

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Clockwork Radio
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Left to right: Sam Quinn, Iwan Jones, Rich Williams and Dan Wiebe
Background information
Origin Caernarfon, Wales
Genres Alternative rock
Years active2010-present
Website clockworkradio.co.uk
MembersRich Williams
Dan Wiebe
Iwan Jones
Sam Quinn

Clockwork Radio are an alternative rock band from Wales, now based in Manchester. They have self-released four EPs and have toured extensively around Europe. The band released their debut album No Man Is An Island in September 2014.

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History

Beginnings

Clockwork Radio started in north Wales as a side-project of singer and guitarist Rich Williams. This early incarnation of the band released the single "Lost" in November 2007, which was quickly picked up and played by BBC Radio One, BBC Radio Wales and other national radio stations. Two years later Williams teamed up with lead-guitarist Iwan Jones and they relocated to Manchester, England, to concentrate on music and putting a live band together.

The current line-up came together in 2010 when Dan Wiebe, Sam Quinn and Nadim Mirshak joined the band (in 2012 Mirshak left the band, with Quinn taking up on bass). The band began writing new material and started to tour the UK and Europe where they were booked for Taubertal Festival in Germany in August 2010 as a "secret tip".

Tours and releases

Clockwork Radio - Live at Taubertal Festival 2013 Clockwork Radio - Live.jpg
Clockwork Radio - Live at Taubertal Festival 2013

To date, the band have done multiple tours across the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg and Denmark.

So far they have released four EPs exploring various genres including rock, funk and afro-beat, including an all acoustic EP Sketch. All the releases were done via their own label Poly Tune and made available for free download on the band's website. For the artwork and videos the band collaborated with underground artists including Agnes Cecile (Italy) and Juan Carlos Riviera (Spain).

Early reviews include features on the BBC Introducing site stating "Essentially an epic but considered style, their music is effortlessly “large” with Williams’ vocals powerful & melodic" and also a feature on Music-Dash.co.uk [1] giving the band 4.5 out of 5.

Debut album

Clockwork Radio announced details of their debut album due for release in early 2014. The album was recorded live over two days at 80 Hertz Studios in Manchester.

Members

Discography

NameLabelDate
No Man Is An IslandPoly Tune8 September 2014
Ubuntu EPPoly Tune14 May 2012
Sketch EPPoly Tune26 September 2011
The Soul Harmonic EP Poly Tune22 November 2010
State of Mind EP Poly Tune4 July 2010

Videography

NameAlbumLabelDate
"Please You"The Soul Harmonic EPPoly Tune8 March 2011

2011 saw them becoming the first independent band to create a 360-degree interactive music video that is available on their website. [2]

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References

  1. "Clockwork Radio 'Please You'". Musdic-dash.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. "Clockwork Radio 'Please You'". Thevinyldistrict.com. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2021.