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Zabrinski were an
alternative rock
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band from
Carmarthen
Carmarthen (, RP: ; cy, Caerfyrddin , "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy. north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. The population was 14,185 in 2011, ...
and
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
,
Wales
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. They formed in the late 1990s and released four albums before splitting up in 2007.
[Zabrinski Biography]
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, retrieved 1 November 2008 (archived version retrieved 6 December 2009)
History
Misnamed after the 1970 film ''
Zabriskie Point
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'', the band was formed by school friends Matthew Durbridge (
vocals
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,
guitar
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), Iwan Morgan (electronica/
keyboards), and Gareth Richardson (guitar) in Carmarthen.
[Stephens, Huw (2007)]
Saying goodbye to Zabrinski and packing up lots of new music for my summer hols
, '' Western Mail'', 27 July 2007, retrieved 6 December 2009 They relocated to
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
and took on further members, Rhun Lenny (
bass) and Owain Jones (
drums), both of the band Topper.
[Strong, Martin C. (2003) "The Great Indie Discography", Canongate, ] Their debut album, ''Screen Memories'' was released on their own Microgram label, and led to a deal with
Ankst
Ankst was a Welsh independent record label formed in 1988 at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth by Alun Llwyd, Gruffudd Jones and Emyr Glyn Williams. After a handful of low key cassette releases, the label relocated to Cardiff and became a ...
. In March 2001, the band's Ankst debut, ''Yeti'' was released, described by the ''
South Wales Echo
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Background
The newspaper was founded in 1884 and was based in Thomson House, ...
'' as "a collection of 10 tracks just bristling with ambition",
[Stokes, Alison (2002) "Band takes big steps with Yeti", '']South Wales Echo
The ''South Wales Echo'' is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Cardiff, Wales and distributed throughout the surrounding area. It has a circulation of 7,573.
Background
The newspaper was founded in 1884 and was based in Thomson House, ...
'', 11 January 2002, p. 38 and the band also recorded a session for
John Peel's
BBC Radio 1
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show.
[Zabrinski Peel Session details](_blank)
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''Yeti'' drew comparisons with such varied artists as