Former Utopia is a rock band from
London
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, England. They formed after meeting at a
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gig in 2006. The band toured the UK with
Julie Doiron
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in 2009 and with smallgang 2011 and Europe with
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in 2012. They have also shared stages with
Bottomless Pit, Uzeda, COME, Bellini, Thee More Shallows,
Chris Brokaw
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Life and career
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,
Geoff Farina,
Shannon Wright
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David Grubbs
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and
PW Long.
The band's ''Collapsar'' EP was self-recorded at Karma Studios in a day at
Stoke Newington in 2012, and mixed and mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Echolab Studios in Denton. Released on Damnably in 2013, tracks from the EP received
BBC Radio 6 Music
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airplay from Gideon Coe, and Tom Ravenscroft.
In 2013, the band were selected to play at
Incubate Festival in Tilburg.
Band members
*George Gargan(guitar)
*Rama (Drums)
*Russ Evans(Bass)
George Gargan was formerly a member of the band
Lazarus Clamp from 1999-2003 and played bass and sang on the albums ''The More We are The Funnier It Is'' (2004) and ''It Ain't What You Do It's What it Does to You'' (2008).
Discography
* ''Tiptoe Through The Tulips'' - 2009,
Damnably
Damnably is a small independent record label and music publisher based in London, England, which also organises live events and tours for its roster of acts.
History
The label was founded in 2006 by George Gargan, of the band Former Utopia. He ...
* ''Collapsar'' - 2013,
Damnably
Damnably is a small independent record label and music publisher based in London, England, which also organises live events and tours for its roster of acts.
History
The label was founded in 2006 by George Gargan, of the band Former Utopia. He ...
References
External links
Former Utopia's websiteFormer Utopia's Dammnably pageFormer Utopia Interview in Some Of It Is TrueReview in The Line Of Best Fit
Review in DamusicReview in Pocket JuryIncubate Page for Former UtopiaFormer Utopia played on Gideon Coe's BBC 6 Music Radio ShowFU played on Tom Ravenscroft BBC 6 Music Show
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English rock music groups
Musical groups from London
Post-punk revival music groups