Lupine Howl were a rock band formed in

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, England in 1999, by Sean Cook (vocalist, bassist), Mike Mooney (guitarist) and

Damon Reece Damon Reece (born 16 February 1967) is an English drummer, who has been a member of Spiritualized, Echo & the Bunnymen and Lupine Howl. Career Growing up in Croydon and drumming in the indie band Abdul & the Casbah Cruisers, Reece moved to Li ...

(drummer). The three had been dismissed from their respective roles in

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by that band's frontman,

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. The first single, "Vaporizer" was released in 2000 on their own Vinyl Hiss record label. It peaked at No. 68 in the

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. This was followed by a deal with

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and an LP, ''The Carnivorous Lunar Activities of Lupine Howl'' in 2001. ''The Bar at the End of the World'' followed in 2002, with

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replacing Damon Reece on drums. Cook now also records as The Flies releasing ''All Too Human'' in 2007, and Mooney works with the Wild Swans and Applecraft.

Miscellanea

Lupine Howl spent some time working with fellow Bristolians

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in 2000, assisting them with

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sounds for their upcoming fourth album, which was eventually released as ''

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'' in 2003. However, Massive Attack opted to not use any of the material from those sessions. The band received some attention following their acrimonious split with Pierce, after

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had claimed Mike Mooney had taken her

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while she followed

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in Liverpool in the 1980s, a claim which he denied.Arts.guardian.co.uk
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References

External links

Popmatters review of ''The Carnivorous Lunar Activities of Lupine Howl'' and a description of the band's formation
{{Authority control Musical groups from Bristol English rock music groups