Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man. (sometimes written as Ox Eagle Lion Man) was a British band, comprising elements of

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, folk and post punk.

History

The band formed in December 2006, a month after the break-up of

Les Incompétents Les Incompétents were an English indie rock band from London, England. They released a number of singles culminating in a compilation of their work, ''End of an Error (2004-2006)''. Members of Les Incompetents have gone on to form further bands ...

. Singer Fred MacPherson and bassist Tommy Howson were joined on drums by the former Bono Must Die frontman Tobi O'Kandi. The latter had previously been the lead singer of O. Children. After demos were recorded, O'Kandi left to be replaced by Eduard Quarmby.

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issued their debut single, "Motherhood/Fatherhood", (produced by Gordon Raphael) and subsequent EPs. They played with

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, Bono Must Die, The Polyphonic Spree,

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, Emmy The Great and toured with

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and The Scare. Rather than recording an album, the band planned a sequence of EPs, or "Opera"; "The Lay of the Land, the Turn of the Tide" being Opus 1 and "Obscured By a Setting Sun" being Opus 2, which was released in November 2008. The name of the band is suggestive of both

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and Greek scriptural references—at Ezekiel 1:10 and Revelation 4:7, respectively—of the cardinal attributes of

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personified and displayed by His four attending creatures. These creatures were described as having the faces of an ox, an eagle, a lion, and a man—singularly or collectively on each one's head—representing a perfect balance of power, wisdom, justice, and love. Macpherson left the band to form

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with former Les Incompétents bandmate Chris Burman.

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Frederick Macpherson was briefly a presenter/reporter for

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UK.

Discography

*" Fatherhood/Motherhood" Double A Side,

, November 2007 *"Opus 1: The Lay of the Land; The Turn of the Tide" EP,

, June 2008 *"Opus 2: Obscured by a Setting Sun" EP,

, November 2008

Videography

*"Motherhood" - Directed by George Fafalios *"Fatherhood" - Directed by Blake Claridge *"The Drowned & The Saved" - Directed by Jamie Jones

References

External links

MySpace - band pageFatherhood/Motherhood - music videoThe Drowned & The Saved - music video
{{Authority control Musical groups established in 2006 English alternative rock groups