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Chris Allison
Christopher John Allison (born 1961) is a British record producer and founder head of Sonic360 Records. Influenced by a range of musical styles encompassing rock, jazz, hip-hop, electronic, world and Latin. In his career spanning 1984 to the present, Allison has worked mainly as a record producer and label owner. He is also well known amongst fans of the band Shack for having the only copy of their album ''Waterpistol'' following a studio fire, allowing it to be released. History Allison got his first production break in 1987 producing The Wedding Present’s "My Favourite Dress" single. This became an indie hit with John Peel championing and giving it a No. 6 entry in his 1987 Festive Fifty.The Peel Sessions – Ken Garner. BBC Books. p203 Of the same year he produced the Wedding Present's debut album ''George Best'' which racked up a further four song entries in the Festive 50. The ''George Best'' album and accompanying EPs were such an indie success that RCA snapped th ...
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Urusei Yatsura (band)
Urusei Yatsura were a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1993. History Founding members Fergus Lawrie and Graham Kemp met in the summer of 1993, whilst attending the University of Glasgow. They recruited Elaine Graham as bassist, and the line-up was completed with the subsequent addition of Elaine's brother, Ian Graham, on drums. They took their band name from the manga ''Urusei Yatsura'', written by Rumiko Takahashi, and contributed their first recording, "Guitars Are Boring", to a compilation album released by the Kazoo Club. This was based in Glasgow, and run at one point by the future Franz Ferdinand singer Alex Kapranos. This record in turn brought them to the attention of the BBC Radio DJ John Peel, who brought them in to do a session in 1994. They recorded four Peel Sessions, between Glasgow and Maida Vale Studios, as well as appearing on the Evening Session for Steve Lamacq. They released three albums: '' We Are Urusei Yatsura'' (1996), '' Slain By Urusei Ya ...
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Sonic360
Christopher John Allison (born 1961) is a British record producer and founder head of Sonic360 Records. Influenced by a range of musical styles encompassing rock, jazz, hip-hop, electronic, world and Latin. In his career spanning 1984 to the present, Allison has worked mainly as a record producer and label owner. He is also well known amongst fans of the band Shack for having the only copy of their album ''Waterpistol'' following a studio fire, allowing it to be released. History Allison got his first production break in 1987 producing The Wedding Present’s "My Favourite Dress" single. This became an indie hit with John Peel championing and giving it a No. 6 entry in his 1987 Festive Fifty.The Peel Sessions – Ken Garner. BBC Books. p203 Of the same year he produced the Wedding Present's debut album ''George Best'' which racked up a further four song entries in the Festive 50. The ''George Best'' album and accompanying EPs were such an indie success that RCA snapped the ...
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AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ...
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Plastilina Mosh
Plastilina Mosh are a Mexican electronic and alternative rock band formed in 1997. They are part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia. Jonás González is the lead singer and guitar player. Alejandro Rosso is more involved with the creative process, providing most of the instrumentation and occasional background vocals. As of 2018, they have released four studio records. The band has achieved, since the release of their 1997 single-debut 'Niño Bomba', both critical and commercial success. The band often mixes several music styles like rap, dance and rock while often switching between English, Spanish, Italian, French and several other languages in the same song. Biography The band was formed in 1996 by Alejandro Rosso and Jonás González. There is a popular myth that the duo met while playing a Super NES at a Wal-Mart in Monterrey, however, Jonás has stated in an interview that this is not true. Their previous musical experiences were very opposite: González c ...
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Juan Manuel (album)
Plastilina Mosh are a Mexican electronic and alternative rock band formed in 1997. They are part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia. Jonás González is the lead singer and guitar player. Alejandro Rosso is more involved with the creative process, providing most of the instrumentation and occasional background vocals. As of 2018, they have released four studio records. The band has achieved, since the release of their 1997 single-debut 'Niño Bomba', both critical and commercial success. The band often mixes several music styles like rap, dance and rock while often switching between English, Spanish, Italian, French and several other languages in the same song. Biography The band was formed in 1996 by Alejandro Rosso and Jonás González. There is a popular myth that the duo met while playing a Super NES at a Wal-Mart in Monterrey, however, Jonás has stated in an interview that this is not true. Their previous musical experiences were very opposite: González ca ...
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Parachutes (Coldplay Album)
''Parachutes'' is the debut studio album by the British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 10 July 2000 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. The album was produced by the band and British record producer Ken Nelson, except for one track, "High Speed", which was produced by Chris Allison. ''Parachutes'' spawned the singles " Shiver", "Yellow", " Trouble" and " Don't Panic", with the latter being a limited release in Europe. " Sparks" gained notability during the 2020s after going viral on video platform TikTok as well. The album was also supported by the Parachutes Tour, which saw the band performing 131 shows in their first world tour. The album was a commercial success and was met with positive reviews from critics. Upon release, it quickly reached number one in the United Kingdom and has since been certified 9× Platinum. In the United States, the album peaked at number 51 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and eventually was certified double platinum. It won the Grammy Awar ...
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The Blue Room (EP)
''The Blue Room'' is the second extended play by British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 11 October 1999, becoming their first work after signing a record deal with Parlophone earlier that year. Background The version of "Don't Panic" featured on this release and produced by Chris Allison is different from the one that appears on the band's later debut LP, '' Parachutes''. The fourth track, "High Speed", also produced by Chris Allison made the cut for ''Parachutes'' and remained unchanged. The first track, "Bigger Stronger" and fifth track, "Such a Rush", are re-releases from the ''Safety'' EP, and are the same on both EPs. "See You Soon" would later become a regular part of Coldplay's setlist during their A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour and it was featured in both the DVD and CD of Coldplay's '' Live 2003'' album. "See You Soon" was performed live for the first time since 2003 in Bogota, Colombia during the A Head Full of Dreams Tour and has become a recurring son ...
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Coldplay
Coldplay are a British Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey (band manager), Phil Harvey. They are best known for List of Coldplay live performances, their live performances, and Cultural impact of Coldplay, their impact on popular culture through Coldplay discography, their music, advocacy and achievements. The members of the band initially met at University College London, calling themselves Big Fat Noises and changing to Starfish before the final name. After releasing the extended play ''Safety (EP), Safety'' (1998) independently, they signed with Parlophone in 1999 and issued their debut album, ''Parachutes (Coldplay album), Parachutes'' (2000), featuring the breakthrough single "Yellow (Coldplay song), Yellow". It earned a Brit Award for British Album of the Year and a Grammy Award for Best Alternativ ...
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The Three E
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ...
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The Patty Patty Sound
''The Patty Patty Sound'' is the second release by The Beta Band, released in 1998. Despite being almost 40 minutes long and originally being released on 2 x 12" records, the release is still considered an E.P. by both the band and the press. All the tracks from the EP were later included on the compilation ''The Three E.P.'s ''The Three E.P.'s'' is a compilation album of the first three releases by Scottish musical group The Beta Band, comprising the Extended play, EPs ''Champion Versions'', ''The Patty Patty Sound'' and ''Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos''. The album w ...'' along with '' Champion Versions'' and '' Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos''. "The Monolith" is titled simply "Monolith" on ''The Three E.P.'s''.. The track "Monolith" features a manipulated sample of "Dry The Rain" from the E.P. Champion Versions. The Patty Patty Sound, along with the other two original E.P.s from The Beta Band, long out of print on vinyl were re-issued as part of Record Store Day 2013. Track ...
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Los Amigos Del Beta Bandidos
''Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos'' (Translated to 'The Friends of the Beta Bandits' in English) is the third release by The Beta Band, released in 1998. All the tracks from the EP were later included on the compilation ''The Three E.P.'s'' along with '' Champion Versions'' and ''The Patty Patty Sound ''The Patty Patty Sound'' is the second release by The Beta Band, released in 1998. Despite being almost 40 minutes long and originally being released on 2 x 12" records, the release is still considered an E.P. by both the band and the press. All ...''. Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos, along with the other two original E.P.s from The Beta Band, long out of print on vinyl were re-issued as part of Record Store Day 2013. Track listing Side A: # "Push It Out" - 5:22 # "It's Over" - 3:50 Side B: # "Dr. Baker" - 4:08 # "Needles in My Eyes" - 4:32 The Beta Band albums 1998 EPs {{Scotland-stub ...
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