Tse Tse Fly were an
alternative rock group from
Leeds,
England, formed in 1988 by former
A.C. Temple
A.C. Temple were an alternative rock band from Sheffield, England, formed in 1985. They released four albums before splitting up in 1991.
History
The band were formed in 1985 by guitarist Noel Kilbride (guitar) and Neil Woodward (bass) with Jayn ...
guitarist
Paul Dorrington, along with Jayne Lockey and Simon Cleave. They released several
EPs and an album before splitting up in 1994. All three original members went on to join
The Wedding Present.
History
Dorrington (guitars), Lockey (vocals, bass) and Cleave (vocals, guitar) formed the band in 1988, although their first release was not until 1992, the ''Duckweed Smuggled Home'' EP, by which time Dorrington had left to replace
Peter Solowka
Peter Solowka or Solovka ( uk, Петро Соловка, , born late 1959 in Oldham) is a musician of Ukrainians, Ukrainian and Yugoslavian descent. He has been involved in music since 1985, most notably as guitarist with The Wedding Present from ...
in The Wedding Present.
[Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p.1040] The line-up later included Mark Goodrham (guitar, vocals) and Ian McCrimmon (drums). They followed their first release with the ''Fox Under Diesel'' EP in 1993, before signing to
Cherry Red, who issued their only album while together, ''Mudflat Joey'', in 1994.
After the album's release, Lockey and Cleave both joined The Wedding Present, effectively ending Tse Tse Fly.
Cleave was also a member of
Cinerama. A second album combining the first two EPs and four additional tracks was released in 2001 on Pehr Records.
Musical style
The band's sound has been described as "guitar-squall", with comparisons to
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the b ...
and
that dog.
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, with Lockey and Cleave often alternating on vocals within the same song.
Their sound also included what has been described as a "frantic trebly bass". They also used samples of sounds such as dogs and telephones.
On their later releases they moved more towards psychedelic rock, and a similarity to The Wedding Present was also noted.
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Allmusics Mike DaRonco, reviewing ''Fox Under Diesel'', described "the swirly guitar effects and distorted bass" which gave them an "edgier, almost psychedelic feel to their noisy pop."
[DaRonco, Mike " ''Fox Under Diesel'' Review, '' Allmusic'', Macrovision Corporation]
Discography
Singles, EPs
*''Duckweed Smuggled Home'' EP (1992) Ablution
*''Fox Under Diesel'' EP (1993) Morphene
*"Fledgeling" (1994)
Cherry Red
*"Scaffolding" (1994) Cherry Red
Albums
*''Mudflat Joey'' (1994) Cherry Red
*''Tse Tse Fly'' (2001) Pehr
References
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Alternative rock groups from Leeds
Musical groups established in 1988
Musical groups disestablished in 1994