Sphere
3 (pronounced Sphere Cubed) are an English
progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. In ...
/
jazz fusion band.
Background
Originally formed in the 1990s, the band has been constantly evolving ever since. Starting out as a five-piece
progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. In ...
band with vocals, they later became a fully instrumental ensemble playing many musical genres.
Sphere
3 have played extensively around the UK and Europe. In concert, they have gained a strong reputation for their live performances, and have played with several
progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. In ...
acts such as
The Flower Kings
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,
Magnum,
Focus
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*''Focus'', a 1962 TV film starring James Whitmore
* ''Focus'' (2001 film), a 2001 film based ...
, and
IQ.
Line-up
The band's current line-up features Steve Anderson on guitars (also with Grey Lady Down and The Room), William Burnett on bass (previously also with Psychoyogi), Neil Durant on keyboards (also with
IQ), and Jamie Fisher on drums/percussion (also with
ReGenesis
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, Santo El Diablo, and collaborations with
Carrie Melbourne,
Katie Melua
Ketevan Katie Melua (; ka, ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, ; born 16 September 1984) is a Georgian and British singer and songwriter. She was born in Kutaisi and raised in Belfast and London. Under the management of com ...
’s producer Steve Sale,
Samantha Fox
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, Charlie Bicknell,
Celloman, Larp, The Guvnors, The Incredibly Strange Film Band, and opera singer Melinda Hughes).
Discography
* ''Demo'' (1992); cassette
* ''Signatures'' (1994); cassette EP
* "Three Simple Words", track on ''Cyclops Sampler 2'' (1995); CD compilation
* "Again", track on ''The Third Cyclops Sampler'' (1996); CD compilation
* "Shrimp.SNG", track on ''Cyclops Sampler 4'' (2000); CD compilation
* ''Paralysis'' (2001); 3-track CD EP
* ''
Comeuppance'' (2002); CD album
* "An Unusual January (Monkyfrog Mix)", track on ''Cyclops Sampler 5'' (2002); CD compilation
References
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External links
Official band websiteMySpace pageCyclops Records
English progressive rock groups
Jazz fusion ensembles