Earthling Society

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Earthling Society
Origin Blackpool, Cleveleys and Fleetwood, England
Genres Space rock, punk rock, alternative rock, psychedelic rock
Years active2004–2018
Labels Fruits de Mer
MembersFred Laird
Jon Blacow
Kim Allen
Neil Whitehead
Past membersDavid Fyall
Joe Orban
Kevy Canavan
Steve Roberts
Dunk Jowitt

Earthling Society were an English space/psychedelic rock band formed in Fleetwood, England in January 2004 by vocalist/guitarist Fred Laird and drummer Jon Blacow with bassist, David Fyall.

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The band's debut album Albion was self-recorded by the band on its own 8 track studio and Santiago, Chile's Mylodon Records, were set to release the album in March 2005 before pulling out. When the band was seeking a deal for their next album, Berlin-based Nasoni Records [1] heard Albion and released it on CD and vinyl formats. In August 2005 it was album of the month on Julian Cope's Head Heritage website, [2] Cope stating that "Earthling Society is a 21st century guitar/bass/drums trio from Blackpool, in the north-west of England, that multi-tracks itself in such a manner that its debut album ALBION comes on more like your typical Krautrock commune ensemble (Amon Duul 2, Agitation Free especially) than the Blue Cheer, Grand Funk and High Rise heart attack that the power trio line-up would suggest." [3]

The band added keyboard player Joe Orban to its line up and released a follow-up on Nasoni Plastic Jesus And The Third Eye Blind [4] after supporting Cope on his 2006 "Dark Orgasm" [5] tour. Subsequently Irish keyboard player Kevy Canavan replaced Orban.

During the winter of 2006, Earthing Society began their third studio album, a double LP entitled Tears Of Andromeda, Black Sails Against The Sky. [6] It was released by Nasoni on 20 April 2007 to coincide with the band's debut appearance at the Roadburn Festival, which was broadcast live on several European radio stations. A live track from the performance subsequently appeared on a 2008 compilation album Under The Radar Vol. 4.

In May 2007, Earthling Society released the album Beauty and the Beast on London-based label 4Zero. [7] A departure from the band's earlier space-rock explorations, the album contained 10 much more concise songs and was well received by the underground music press. [8] [9] [10] It was the final album to feature Canavan and Fyall. UK based record distribution company Cargo Records [11] officially released the band’s entire back catalogue in the UK in September 2007 [12] and in August 2008, Orban returned to the group after a long illness. Fyall was also replaced by bassist Steve Roberts for Sci-Fi Hi-Fi (2009), [13] the band's second album for 4Zero.

Earthling Society released a number of selected cover versions of 60's garage rock classics on Fruits de Mer Records [14] compilations and in 2013 the band released the Zodiak album featuring new members Kim Allen (Bass) and Neil Whitehead (electronics).

In September 2014, Riot Season Records released a limited edition of 500 translucent green coloured vinyl LPs by the band: England Have My Bones, featuring a live rendition of Alice Coltrane's "Journey in Satchidananda".

In August 2014, Laird announced that he and Blacow had formed a new rock n roll / rockabilly band, The Crawlin' Hex, with punk/psychobilly singer Dunk Jowitt previously of UFX/Boneyard Zombies, Chad Spandosa (also ex UFX) on bass and son Harry Laird on rhythm guitar. Seven singles and several other releases by The Crawlin' Hex had been made available as online downloads [15] and a 7" single 'I'm a Living Sickness' released by Fruits De Mer Records as part of the 'Postcards from the Deep' box set [16] in 2014 before the band split in 2015. In 2014, Jowitt joined briefly Earthling Society on synthesizers.

The album It's Your Love That's Sound was released as a free download on Valentine's Day 2015.

The album Sweet Chariot was released in April 2016.

Discography

Albums

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References

  1. ↑ "welcome toNasoni Records". Nasoni-records.com. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Julian Cope presents Head Heritage | Unsung | Album of the Month | The Earthling Society - Albion". Headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Earthling Society. "Albion: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "EARTHLING SOCIETY Plastic Jesus And The Third Eye Blind reviews and MP3". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Julian Cope presents Head Heritage | Discography | Julian Cope - Dark Orgasm". Headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "EARTHLING SOCIETY Tears Of Andromeda - Black Sails Against The Sky reviews and MP3". Progarchives.com. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Indie psych and space rock". 4 Zero Records. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  8. ↑ Abrahams, Ian (20 May 2008). "Spacerock Reviews: Earthling Society - Beauty & The Beast". Spacerockreviews.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Earthling Society- Beauty and the Beast (4Zero Records FZ005)". Aural-innovations.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Beauty and the Beast: Explore similar items". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "One of the UK's leading independent physical and digital distributors of music to the UK's retail". Cargo Records. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "EARTHLING SOCIETY discography (top albums), MP3, videos and reviews". Progarchives.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Sci-Fi Hi-Fi by Earthling Society". MTV. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Fruits de Mer Volume 19 EARTHLING SOCIETY - GREEN MANALISHI". Fruitsdemerrecords.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "The Crawlin' Hex". Routenote.com.
  16. ↑ "Fruits de Mer Crustacean 58 Postcards From The Deep". Fruitsdemerrecords.com.
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