Ganger (band)

Last updated

Ganger
Origin Glasgow, Scotland
Genres Post rock
Years active1995-1999
Labels Domino, Guided Missile
Past membersGraham Gavin
Stuart Henderson
James A. Young
Lucy McKenzie
Steven Clark
Martin Allen
Caroline Kraabel
Craig B
Natasha Noramly
Website http://www.ganger.co.uk/

Ganger were a post rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, with members who also played with Bis, Aereogramme, and Fukuyama.

Contents

History

The band was formed in early 1995 by bass guitarists Graham Gavin and Stuart Henderson, along with drummer James A. Young, guitarist Lucy McKenzie, and Steven Clark (aka Sci-Fi Steven) of Bis on drums and keyboards. [1] [2] The band showed obvious influences from Krautrock bands such as Faust, Neu!, and Ash Ra Tempel, and their debut EP Half Nelson was released in 1996 on Glasgow label Vesuvius. [1] Two further EPs followed that year, The Cat's in the Bag...the Bag's in the River, and the Domino Records 'Series 500' release Hollywood Loaf. Continuing on Domino, and now with Martin Allen replacing Clark and Caroline Kraabel added on saxophone, the band's debut album Fore was issued in 1997, collecting tracks from the early singles. [1] Henderson and Young then recruited a new line-up of Craig B (guitar, vocals) and Natasha Noramly (bass), both formerly of Fukuyama. The band released two more singles with this lineup before the release of their second album Hammock Style in 1998, which saw comparisons with Tortoise and Slint, [3] and was followed by a US tour with Mogwai. [4] Craig B left to form Aereogramme, and after the band's third album, Canopy, was recorded, the band split up.

Discography

Singles, EPs

Albums

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Souls of Mischief</span> American hip hop group

Souls of Mischief is a hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1991 and is composed of rappers A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bis (Scottish band)</span> Scottish indie pop band

Bis are a Scottish indie pop band composed of Steven Clark, John Clark, and Amanda MacKinnon, formed in 1994. The band's name, rhyming with 'this', derives from "black iron skyline", a lyric from the song "Twilight of a Champion" by The The.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Pastels</span> Scottish indie rock band

The Pastels are an indie rock group from Glasgow formed in 1981. They were a key act of the Scottish and British independent music scenes of the 1980s, and are specifically credited for the development of an independent and confident music scene in Glasgow. The group have had a number of members, but currently consists of Stephen McRobbie, Katrina Mitchell, Tom Crossley, John Hogarty, Alison Mitchell and Suse Bear.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pram (band)</span>

Pram are an English post-rock band formed in Birmingham in 1988 by singer-keyboardist Rosie Cuckston, guitarist Matt Eaton, drummer Andy Weir and bassist Samantha Owen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Regular Fries</span> UK musical group

Regular Fries were an English electronica/rock group. Their style was surreal and infused with the space age. Although chart success eluded them they received rave reviews in the music media from NME, Rolling Stone and Loaded, who were once moved to call them "the best rock'n'roll band in the world". On their split in March 2001, songwriter Paul Moody announced "We hate the charts and the charts hate us. We're off into the cosmos!".

The Yummy Fur were a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow, formed in 1992, and disbanded 1999. The band consisted of lead singer and guitarist John McKeown and a regularly changing line-up of other musicians. McKeown has since gone on to form the band 1990s. Their name was taken from the comic book Yummy Fur by Chester Brown.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Reid</span> American jazz drummer (1944–2010)

Steve Reid was an American jazz drummer who played with Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, James Brown, Fela Kuti, Kieran Hebden, and Sun Ra. He worked as a session drummer for Motown.

Trumans Water are an American indie rock band, hailing from San Diego, California. They have released over a dozen albums over their career, on which they collaborated with acts in genre, including Azalia Snail, Chan Marshall and Thurston Moore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Comet Gain</span> British indie pop band

Comet Gain are a British indie pop band, formed by singer-songwriter and guitarist David Christian in 1992, with musical influences including post-punk and northern soul. Pitchfork called them "one of the most underrated contemporary indie bands in the UK".

Matt Elliott is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter, originally from Bristol, England and now based in France, who plays dark folk music. He also produced and recorded electronic music under the name The Third Eye Foundation.

Quickspace was an English, London-based, experimental and Krautrock influenced band active between 1994 and 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Destroy Destroy Destroy</span> American metal band

Destroy Destroy Destroy is an American melodic death metal band formed in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in February 2003. With a lineup of rhythm guitarist Jeremiah Scott, vocalist Bryan Kemp, and drummer Andrew Hall, they began writing songs; soon thereafter Destroy Destroy Destroy completed their outfit with lead guitarist Way Barrier, bassist Adam Phillips and keyboardist Brian Shorter. The group then started playing shows locally and recorded a self-financed EP entitled Kill or Be Killed. They have released two studio albums, Devour the Power (2006) and Battle Sluts (2009), both through Black Market Activities. Destroy Destroy Destroy played their first show in a pizzeria as opening band for Mastodon.

Further was an American indie rock band from Los Angeles that evolved from an earlier band, Shadowland. They released several albums during the 1990s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Belltower</span> American alternative rock band

The Belltower was an American alternative rock band from New York City often associated with the shoegazing scene, with members who later joined Luna and Fountains of Wayne.

Worthless United was an American punk rock band from New Jersey, United States. Originally named Worthless, the band was formed in late 1993 by singer Dave Colantoni and bassist Scott Asbury. Guitarist Zak Kaplan was added to the lineup in 1996 and drummer Steve Asbury joined later that year, solidifying the lineup that would remain consistent till their breakup in 2003.

Audio Active were a Japanese reggae fusion band who released several albums between the early 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kate Rusby discography</span>

The discography of Kate Rusby, an English folk singer, consists of twenty solo albums, four albums as part of a duo or group, four extended plays (EPs), two video albums, fourteen singles, and seven music videos. Rusby's debut was Intuition, an album recorded in collaboration with five other female singers from Yorkshire, which was released on a small label in 1993. Her breakthrough came with an eponymous album recorded with Kathryn Roberts, another of the singers featured on Intuition. This album, which was named as the best of the year by Folk Roots magazine, was the first release on Pure Records, a label set up by Rusby's father on which all her subsequent solo recordings have been released. Rusby and Roberts also formed the band the Equation in conjunction with the Lakeman Brothers, but Rusby left the group after their debut EP. In 1996 she joined the all-female folk group the Poozies, with whom she released one EP and one full-length album.

Perfect was an American alternative rock group formed in 1995 by Tommy Stinson, formerly of The Replacements, in Minneapolis, Minnesota following the breakup of previous group, Bash & Pop. It released an EP in 1996 and their debut album, recorded in 1997, was issued in 2004 nearly seven years following the group's breakup in 1998.

<i>Rave Down</i> 1990 EP by Swervedriver

Rave Down is the second EP by English alternative rock band Swervedriver. Produced and recorded by Anjali Dutt and the band, it was released in November 1990, through Creation and A&M Records. The title track of the EP was included in the band's debut album, Raise (1991).

Vesuvius Records was a British independent record label, based in Glasgow, Scotland, between 1995 and 1998. The label signed small local bands.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Ganger", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN   1-84195-335-0
  2. Ankeny, Jason "Ganger Biography", Allmusic , Macrovision Corporation
  3. Gilman, Marc "Hammock Style Review", Allmusic , Macrovision Corporation
  4. "NME Reviews: Hammock Style", NME , 28 June 1998