The Egg (band)

The Egg are a British electronic dance music band, consisting of Ned Scott (keyboards), Maff Scott (drums), Paul Marshall (bass) and Matt White (lead guitar).

History

Founded in the early 1990s in Oxford, England, the Egg released its first EP ''Shopping'' (1995) on the independent record label, Cup of Tea Records. Having been signed by China Records, in 1996 the band released the album ''Albumen'' in the United States on Discovery Records in 1997. In 1998, the follow-up album, ''Travelator'', was released, produced by Tim Holmes of Death in Vegas. In 2000, the group recorded the theme tune to the ITV series, ''At Home with the Braithwaites''.

Following ''Travelator'', the Egg began exploring the new directions. Following their ''Mellowmania EP'' in 2002, they were signed by Bar de Lune Records, a subsidiary of Beechwood Music. Beechwood folded the following year just before a return with their new album, ''Forwards'', (produced by Benji Vaughan) and subsequently released on Squarepeg Records in 2004.

The single "Walking Away" (featuring Sophie Barker of Zero 7) was released in 2005, and further remixes commissioned by licensees. This became a crossover hit, and spawned the bootleg by David Guetta, " Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)", to reach #3 in the UK Singles Chart in August 2006.

In 2006, the Egg played at The Big Chill, Bestival, Glastonbury, and other venues across Europe. The following year saw more UK music festivals appearances.

In 2007 the band toured Australia and Brazil for the first time playing most major cities in each.

In 2008 the Egg contributed the song "Trails and Tribulations" to the '' Songs for Survival'' Survival International charity album, and later in the year they played at Camp Bisco 7 in Mariaville, NY. They also toured the U.S. extensively in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

Members

Current members

*Ned Scott (keyboards, vocals)
*Maff Scott (drums)
*Paul Marshall (bass)
*Matt White (guitars)

Touring members

*Todd Graft / Max Hattler (visuals)
*Shaun Hunter (sound engineering)

Former touring members

* Drew Thane (2009, US tour only)

Discography

Studio albums

*1996 ''Albumen''
*1998 ''Travelator'' – UK #126
*1999 ''Get Some Mixes Together''
*2004 ''Forwards''
*2006 ''Forwards Special Edition''
*2012 ''Something To Do''
*2018 ''Galactic Love Machine''

Live albums

*2008 ''Live at Cargo''
*2009 ''Live at Camp Bisco''
*2009 ''Live in Saint Louis'' (video)

EPs

*1995 ''Get Some Money Together'' featuring remix by Fila Brazillia, Heights of Abraham, Statik Sound System
*1995 ''Shopping EP''
*2003 ''Mellowmania''

Singles

*1997 "Bend" – Fila Brazillia mixes etc.
*1997 "Get Some Money to Get Her" (Discovery USA)
*1999 "Getting Away with It" – mixes by Rollo Armstrong, streetlife originals – #58 UKUK chart peaks:
*Top 100 peaks, except where specified:
*"Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)":
*Top 200 peaks to December 2010:
*1999 "Hey Charlie" – mixes by Next men
*2006 "Walking Away" – mixes by Grand National, Dusty Kid Pop and Tocadisco – UK #56
*2006 " Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" vs. David Guetta – #3 UK
*2007 "Nothing" – mixes by Cicada, Dusty Kid Pop and Plimsol
*2012 "Catch" – mixes by Psychemagik, The C90s, Hurukan and Tom Laroye

References

External links

The Egg
– Official website

Squarepeg Records
– label website

The Egg's Photographer

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English electronic music groups
English dance music groups
Musical groups established in 1994
Musical groups from Oxford
China Records artists