The Cure

In 1992, Shelleyan Orphan returned with their album, Humroot.[1] Named after Tayle's childhood dog, Humroot and was recorded by Bill Buchanan, and the band was joined by Boris Williams, Porl Thompson (The Cure) and Roberto Soave (Presence).

Shortly after Humroot's release, Shelleyan Orphan disbanded. Tayle formed his own band, Elephantine, and Crawley, along with Williams and Soave, formed Babacar. Soon after, Tayle joined Babacar as a fulltime member, though not contributing to the songwriting.

In 2000, the band reunited to record a cover of Tim Buckley's "Buzzin' Fly" for Sing a Song for You: A Tribute to Tim Buckley.

A new album, entitled We Have Everything We Need, was released in October 2008 on One Little Indian Records.

Discography

Albums

•Helleborine Rough Trade, 1987 (LP/CD) - UK Indie No. 5[2]

•Helleborine (US Version) Columbia, 1988(?). (LP/CD)

•Century Flower Rough Trade, 1989 (CD) - UK Indie No. 19[2]

•Century Flower (US Version) Columbia, 1989 (CD)

•Humroot Columbia/Rough Trade, 1992 (CD)

•We Have Everything We Need One Little Indian, 2008 (CD)

Singles

•"Cavalry of Cloud" Rough Trade, 1986 (7"/12")

•"Anatomy of Love" Rough Trade, 1987 (7"/12") - UK Indie No. 12[2]

•"Shatter" Rough Trade, 1989 (7"/12")

Promotional EP

•Century Flower (Japanese Promo) Columbia, 1990 (CD)

•Waking Up Columbia/Rough Trade, 1992 (CD)

Compilations

•"Suffer Dog" The Liberator, Artists for Animals Deltic Records, 1989 (CD)

•"Ice" on Acoustic Christmas Columbia/Sony, 1990 (CD)

•"Who Loves the Sun" on Heaven & Hell - A Tribute To The Velvet Underground (Volume Two) Imaginary Records, 1991 (CD)

•"Joey" on Brittle Days - A Tribute To Nick Drake Imaginary Records, 1992 (CD)

•"Buzzin' Fly" on Sing a Song for You: A Tribute to Tim Buckley Manifesto Records, 2000 (CD)

References

[1]Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 500-501

[2]Lazell, Barry (1998) Indie Hits 1980–1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4, p. 203

External links

•Live video from Travelling Folk on BBC Scotland - January 2009 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/ celticconnections/2009/artists/shelleyan_orphan/index.shtml#emp)

•Detailed discography (http://mitglied.lycos.de/RaFuchs/musik/shell/)

•Babacar (side project after Humroot) (http://www.absoluteagogo.com/babacar.html)

•Shelleyan Orphan (http://www.myspace.com/shelleyanorphan) on Myspace

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees, left to right: Steven Severin, Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie

Siouxsie and the Banshees were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. Initially associated with the English punk rock scene, the band rapidly evolved to create "a form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation".[2] The Times cited Siouxsie and the Banshees as "one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era."[2]

The group also became inspirational in the creation and development of the gothic rock genre, and incorporated elements of pop and avant-garde as they progressed. The Banshees disbanded in 1996, with Siouxsie and drummer Budgie continuing to record music as The Creatures, a second band they had formed in the early 1980s. In 2004, Siouxsie began a solo career.

History

Formation (1976–1977)

Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin met at a Roxy Music concert in September 1975, at a time when glam rock had faded and there was nothing new coming through with which they could identify.[3] From February 1976, Siouxsie, Severin and some friends began to follow an unsigned band, the Sex Pistols.[4] Journalist Caroline Coon dubbed them the "Bromley Contingent", as most of them came from the Bromley region of Kent, a label Severin came to despise. "There was no such thing, it was just a bunch of people drawn together by the way they felt and they looked."[4] They were all inspired by the Sex Pistols – from watching them, they realized that anyone could do it.[5] When they learned that one of the bands scheduled to play the 100 Club Punk Festival, organized by Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, pulled out from the bill at the last minute, Siouxsie suggested that she and Severin play, even though they had no band name or additional members.[6] Two days later, the pair appeared at the festival held in London on 20 September 1976. With two borrowed musicians at their side, Marco Pirroni on guitars and John Simon Ritchie (later known as Sid Vicious) on drums, their set consisted of a 20-minute improvisation based on "The Lord's Prayer".[7]

While the band intended to split up after the gig, they were asked to play again. Two months later, Siouxsie and Severin recruited drummer Kenny Morris and guitarist Peter Fenton.[8] After playing several gigs in early 1977, the

band realized that Fenton did not fit in because he was "a real rock guitarist". John McKay finally took his seat in July.[9]

The Scream and Join Hands (1978–1979)

While the band sold out venues in London in early 1978,[10] they still had problems getting the right recording contract that could give them "complete artistic control".[11] Polydor finally offered this guarantee and signed them in June. Their first single, "Hong Kong Garden", featuring a xylophone motif, reached the Top Ten in the UK shortly after. In its review, the NME hailed it as "a bright, vivid narrative, something like snapshots from the window of a

speeding Japanese train, power charged by the most original, intoxicating guitar playing I heard in a long, long time."[12]

The band released their debut album, The Scream, in November 1978. Nick Kent of NME said of the record: "the band sounds like some unique hybrid of the Velvet Underground mated with much of the ingenuity of Tago Mago-era Can, if any parallel can be drawn." At the end of the article, he added this remark: "Certainly, the traditional three-piece sound has never been used in a more unorthodox fashion with such stunning results."[13]

The Banshees' second album, Join Hands, was released in 1979 and included a version of "The Lord's Prayer". In Melody Maker, Jon Savage described "Poppy Day" as "a short, powerful evocation of the Great War graveyards"[14] and Record Mirror described the whole record as "a dangerous and volatile work".[15] The Banshees embarked on a major tour to promote the album. A few dates into the tour in September, Morris and McKay left an in-store signing after an argument and quit the band.[16] In need of replacements to fulfil tour dates, the Banshees' manager called drummer Budgie, formerly with The Slits, and asked him to audition. Budgie was hired, but Siouxsie and Severin had no success auditioning guitarists.[17] Robert Smith of The Cure offered his services in case they couldn't find a guitarist (his group were already the support band on the tour), so the band held him to it after seeing too many "rock virtuosos".[18] The tour resumed in September and after the last concert, Smith returned to The Cure.[19]

unintentional concept album that "drew on darker elements". Sounds hailed it as "intriguing, intense, brooding and powerfully atmospheric."[24] The album later peaked at number 7 in the UK album charts and became one of their

biggest sellers.[25] McGeoch's guitars contribution on Juju would be later named and praised by Johnny Marr of The Smiths.[26][27]

During the 1981 accompanying tour, Siouxsie and Budgie secretly became a couple.[28] At the same time, they also began a side project called The Creatures, releasing their first EP, Wild Things.

The Banshees followed in 1982 with A Kiss in the Dreamhouse. The record, featuring strings on several numbers,

was an intentional contrast to their previous work, with Severin later describing it as a "sexy album".[29] The British press greeted it enthusiastically.[30][31] Richard Cook in the NME finished his review with this sentence: "I promise. This music will take your breath away."[32] At that time, McGeoch was struggling with alcohol problems, and was

hospitalized on his return to a promotional trip from Madrid. The band fired him shortly thereafter.[33] Severin asked Robert Smith to take over guitarist duties again; Smith accepted and rejoined the group in November 1982.[34]

Hyæna, Tinderbox and Through the Looking Glass (1983–1987)

During 1983, the band members worked on several side projects; Siouxsie and Budgie composed the first Creatures album, Feast, while Severin and Smith recorded as The Glove. Smith then insisted on documenting his time with the

Banshees, so the group released a cover version of The Beatles' "Dear Prudence" in September 1983; it became their biggest hit, reaching number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.[35] They also captured a live album, Nocturne, and

completed their sixth studio album, Hyæna.[36] Shortly before its release in May 1984, Smith left the group, citing health issues due to an overloaded schedule, being in two bands at once.[37]

Ex-Clock DVA guitarist John Valentine Carruthers replaced him. The Banshees then reworked four numbers of their repertoire with a section of strings for their The Thorn EP. The NME praised the project at its release: "The power of a classical orchestra is the perfect foil for the band's grindingly insistent sounds."[38] The new Banshees lineup spent much of 1985 working on their new record, Tinderbox. The group finished the song "Cities in Dust" before the album, so they rushed its release as a single prior to their longest tour of the UK.[39] Tinderbox was finally released in April 1986. Sounds magazine noted: "Tinderbox is a refreshing slant on the Banshees' disturbing perspective and restores their vivid shades to pop's pale palette."[40] Due to the length of time spent working on Tinderbox, the group

desired spontaneity and decided to record an album of cover songs, Through the Looking Glass, in 1987.[41] Mojo magazine later praised their version of "Strange Fruit".[42][43] After the album's release, the band realized Carruthers was not fitting in anymore and decided to work on new material as a trio.[44]

Peepshow (1988–1990)

Following a lengthy break, the band recruited keyboard player Martin McCarrick and the ex-Specimen guitarist Jon Klein. The quintet recorded Peepshow in 1988, with non-traditional rock instrumentation including cello and accordion. Q magazine praised the album in its five-star review: "Peepshow takes place in some distorted fairground of the mind where weird and wonderful shapes loom."[45] The first single, "Peek-a-Boo", was their first real breakthrough in the United States.[46] After a tour to promote the album, the band decided to take a break, with Siouxsie and Budgie recording a new Creatures album, Boomerang and Severin and McCarrick working on material together.[47]

Superstition, The Rapture and break-up (1991–1999)

In 1991, the Banshees returned with the single "Kiss Them for Me", mixing strings over a dance rhythm laced with exotica. The group collaborated with a yet-unknown Asian Tabla player Talvin Singh, who also sang during the bridge. The single received glowing reviews and later peaked in the Billboard Hot 100 at number 23, allowing them to reach a new audience.[46] The album Superstition followed shortly afterwards and the group toured the US as

second headliners of the inaugural Lollapalooza tour. The following year, the Banshees were asked to compose "Face to Face" as a single for the film Batman Returns.[48]

In 1993, the Banshees recorded new songs based on strings arrangements, but quickly stopped the sessions to play festivals abroad. On their return home, they hired former Velvet Underground member John Cale to produce the rest of the record.[49] At its release, 1995's The Rapture was described by Melody Maker as "a fascinating,

transcontinental journey through danger and exotica."[50] A few weeks after its release, Polydor dropped the band from its roster[51] and Klein was replaced on the band's last tour in 1995 by ex-Psychedelic Furs guitarist Knox

Chandler. In April 1996, the band finally called it a day after 20 years spent together.[52] Siouxsie and Budgie announced that they would carry on recording as The Creatures. In 1999, they released the album Anima Animus to critical acclaim.[53]

2000s–present

In 2002, Universal Music inaugurated the band's remastered back catalogue by releasing The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees. In April, Siouxsie, Severin, Budgie and Chandler reunited briefly for the Seven Year Itch tour, which spawned the Seven Year Itch live album and DVD in 2003.

The year after, Downside Up, a box-set that collected all of the band's B-sides and The Thorn EP, was released. The

Times wrote in its review: "for here is a group that never filled B-sides with inferior, throwaway tracks. Rather they saw them as an outlet for some of their most radical and challenging work."[54]

In 2006, the band's first four records were remastered and compiled with previously unreleased bonus tracks. Several recordings made for the John Peel radio show from 1978 to 1986 were also put together on Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions. Allmusic described the first session as "a fiery statement of intent" and qualified the other performances as "excellent".[55]

The second batch of remasters, concerning the 1982–1986 era, came out in April 2009. It included four other re-issues (including their highly-regarded A Kiss in the Dreamhouse from 1982).[30][32] The At the BBC box set,

containing a DVD with all of the band's UK live television performances and three CDs with in-concert recordings, was also released in June of the same year.

Legacy and influence

Siouxsie and the Banshees have inspired many musicians of different genres.

The Banshees had a strong effect on two main trip hop acts.[56][57] Tricky covered "Tattoo" to open his second album, Nearly God:[58] the 1983's proto trip-hop version of that song helped Tricky in the creation of his style.[56]

Another group of Bristol, Massive Attack, sampled "Metal Postcard" for the song "Superpredators", recorded prior to their Mezzanine album.[59]

The group have been cited by their peers. Morrissey said that "Siouxsie and the Banshees were excellent". "They were one of the great groups of the late 70s, early 80s".[60] He also said in 1994, "If you study modern groups, those

who gain press coverage and chart action, none of them are as good as Siouxsie and the Banshees at full pelt. That's not dusty nostalgia, that's fact."[61] Another ex-member of The Smiths, Johnny Marr, mentioned his liking for Banshees guitarist John McGeoch and his composition on "Spellbound". Marr qualified it as "clever" with "really good picky thing going on which is very un-rock'n'roll."[62] U2 cited Siouxsie and the Banshees as a major

influence[63] and selected "Christine" for a Mojo compilation.[64] The Edge was the presenter of an award given to Siouxsie at the Mojo ceremony in 2005.[65][66] Guitarist Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction once made a parallel

between his band and the Banshees: "There are so many similar threads: melody, use of sound, attitude, sex-appeal. I always saw Jane's Addiction as the masculine Siouxsie and the Banshees."[67] The Cure leader Robert Smith

declared in 2003: "Siouxsie and the Banshees and Wire were the two bands I really admired. They meant something."[68] He also pinpointed what the 1979 Join Hands tour brought him musically. "On stage that first night

with the Banshees, I was blown away by how powerful I felt playing that kind of music. It was so different to what we were doing with The Cure. Before that, I'd wanted us to be like the Buzzcocks or Elvis Costello, the punk Beatles. Being a Banshee really changed my attitude to what I was doing."[69]

The Banshees have been hailed by other acts. Radiohead cited John McGeoch-era Siouxsie records when mentioning the recording of the song "There There".[70][71] Jim Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain selected "Jigsaw Feeling"

from The Scream amongst his favourite songs.[72] Jeff Buckley, who took inspiration in several female voices, covered "Killing Time" on various occasions.[73][74] Suede's singer Brett Anderson named Juju as one of his

favourite records.[75] Red Hot Chili Peppers performed "Christine" in concert[76] and their guitarist John Frusciante cited the Banshees in interviews.[77] Garbage singer Shirley Manson wrote in the foreword to Paytress' Banshees

biography, "I learned how to sing listening to The Scream and Kaleidoscope. Today, I can see and hear the Banshees' influence all over the place."[78][79] Siouxsie has also been praised by various female singers including PJ Harvey[80]

and Ana Matronic of Scissor Sisters.[81] PJ Harvey selected Siouxsie's album Anima Animus in her top ten albums of year 1999.[80]

The Banshees continue to influence younger musicians. Singer James Murphy was marked by certain Banshees albums during his childhood.[82] His band LCD Soundsystem covered "Slowdive" as a B-side to the single "Disco Infiltrator". The Beta Band sampled "Painted Bird" on their track "Liquid Bird" from the Heroes to Zeros album.[83] TV on the Radio said they have always tried to make a song that begins like "Kiss Them for Me" where all of a sudden, there's an "element of surprise" with "a giant drum coming in".[84] Electronica singer Santigold based one of her songs on the music of "Red Light". "'My Superman' is an interpolation of 'Red Light,'" she explained.[85] Lo-fi songwriter Jeremy Jay covered "Lunar Camel" on his Airwalker EP and he cited the band amongst his main influences.[86] Indie folk group DeVotchKa covered the ballad "The Last Beat of My Heart" on the suggestion of Arcade Fire singer Win Butler; it was released on the Curse Your Little Heart EP.[87] Gossip named the Banshees as one of their major influences during the promotion of their single "Heavy Cross".[88] British indie band Bloc Party took inspiration from "Peek-a-Boo" and their singer Kele Okereke stated about that Banshees' single: "it sounded

like nothing else on this planet. This is just a pop song that they put out in the middle of their career that nobody knows about, but to me it sounded like the most current but most futuristic bit of guitar-pop music I've heard."[89]

The Canadian band The Weeknd sampled different parts of "Happy House" for their song "House of Balloons", and their singer Abel Tesfaye also used the chorus of the initial version.[90]

Discography

Studio albums

•The Scream (1978)

•Join Hands (1979)

•Kaleidoscope (1980)

•Juju (1981)

•A Kiss in the Dreamhouse (1982)

•Hyæna (1984)

•Tinderbox (1986)

•Through the Looking Glass (1987)

•Peepshow (1988)

•Superstition (1991)

•The Rapture (1995)

Band members

•Siouxsie Sioux – vocals (1976-1996, 2002)

•Steven Severin – bass, keyboards (1976-1996, 2002)

•Marco Pirroni – guitars (1976)

•Sid Vicious – drums (1976)

•Kenny Morris – drums, percussion (1976-1979)

•Peter Fenton – guitars (1976-1977)

•John McKay – guitars, saxophone (1977-1979)

•Budgie – drums, percussion, keyboards (1979-1996, 2002)

•Robert Smith – guitars (1979, 1982-1984)

•John McGeoch – guitars (1980-1982; died 2004)

•John Valentine Carruthers – guitars (1984-1987)

•Martin McCarrick – keyboards, cello, accordion, dulcimer (1987-1995)

•Jon Klein – guitars (1987-1995)

•Knox Chandler – guitars (1995-1996, 2002)

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[82] Pulver, Sarah. "LCD Soundsystem" (http://web.archive.org/web/20090615190300/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSE/ is_298/ai_n15662221/). Thrasher Magazine (September 2005). . Retrieved 8 July 2012. "My first album: I got some birthday money, went to the record store and bought Siouxsie and the Banshees' Join Hands, The Fall Grotesque, and The Birthday Party Nick the Stripper, all in one day. And all three of those records are three of my favorite things I've ever heard."

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[86]John-Paul Pryor (28 September 2009). "Jeremy Jay" (http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/5084/1/jeremy-jay). Dazed Digital. . "Splash comes from that thing of being away from somewhere and writing about it. It's a lot heavier sounding than other stuff I've done – Pavement meets Evol-era Sonic Youth played by Siouxsie Sioux. I'm really excited about it."

[87]"DeVotchka" (http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/artist-detail.cfm?id=3144). laphil.com. April 2007. . Retrieved 1 December 2011. "The Curse Your Little Heart EP showcases the band's versatility, reinterpreting tracks by the Velvet Underground, Frank Sinatra, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and others, in addition to taking on one of their own older songs. Could the band itself even have predicted what would transpire from the Arcade Fire's Win Butler's suggestion to the band that they take on 'Last Beat of My Heart?' The end result is the center-piece of the EP, a grand and soaring take on the song; a testament to the band's true unique ability to transform nearly anything via a sound only DeVotchka can create, and perhaps a look at the epic nature of where the band's own recordings may move in the future."

[88]Larry Fitzmaurice (28 April 2009). "Q&A: Gossip" (http://www.spin.com/articles/qa-gossip). SPIN.com. . "What bands influenced the new album's sound? Everything from the Birthday Party to house music and Siouxsie and the Banshees."