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Biography
Single source|date=June 2011 Audioweb were a rock music|rock / reggae / electronica musical ensemble|band based in Manchester , England . They formed in 1991, originally as The Sugar Merchants.
Personnel
Martin "Sugar" Merchant ( singing|vocals )
Sean McCann ( bass guitar|bass )
Robin File ( guitar )
Robert "Maxi" Maxfield ( drum s)
Career
The members sung or 'toasted' vocals on their music . They scored two Top 40 hit single|hits in the UK Singles Chart - "Policeman Skank...(The Story Of My Life)", and a cover version of The Clash 's " Bankrobber ".& Albums"/> Famous admirers of the group were U2 and IanBrown . Audioweb supported U2 at Wembley Stadium in August 1997. They also supported Madness (band)|Madness at Madstock '96 at Finsbury Park , London . Audioweb released their Gramophone record|material on the Mother Records record label|label .& Albums"/>
The band split up in 1999. Bassist McCann played for IanBrown and Badly Drawn Boy and is currently working on an opera ; Maxfield has drummed for IanBrown since 2001; File has been working with the singer-songwriter Finley Quaye ; while Merchant's new Manchester band, SupaJamma have released 2 singles 'Madaboutit' & 'It's Alright', and mini album 'That Was Then, This is Now' mini album, on Stereokill Recordings in September 2011. Merchant is also the vocalist on the theme tune for the BBC show 'Rastamouse'.
Discography
Albums
Audioweb (album)|Audioweb (1996) UK Albums Chart|UK #70
Track listing - 1 Sleeper (5.15) 2 Yeah? (4.00) 3 Into My World (4.20) 4 Faker (4.26) 5 Who's To Blame (4.05) 6 Time (4.18) 7 Jah Love (3.58) 8 Bankrobber (3.40) 9 Lover (4.30) - A United Kingdom|UK special edition of the album included a live album|live Compact disc|CD ; the six song disc included live versions of "Yeah", "Into My World", "Time", "Lover", "Sleeper" (performed at the Reading Festival , August 1996) and "Faker" (as performed at BBC Radio One Sound City festival, held in Leeds in April 1996).
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| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 33
Singles
"Sleeper" (1995) UK Singles Chart|UK #74
"Yeah? " (1996) UK #73
"Into my World" (1996) UK #42
"Sleeper" ( remix ) (1996) UK #50
" Bankrobber " (1997) UK #19
"Faker" (1997) UK #70
"Policeman Skank...(The Story Of My Life)" (1998) UK #21
"Personal Feeling" (1998) UK #65
"Get Out of Here" (1998)
"Test the Theory" (1999) UK #56& Albums"/>
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.republicofaudioweb.com Republic of Audioweb - unofficial Audioweb fansite
http://www.myspace.com/ultimateaudioweb Republic of Audioweb - MySpace page
http://www.myspace.com/supajamma 'SupaJamma' Martin Merchants new band- MySpace page
DEFAULTSORT:Audioweb Category:English rock music groups Category:English electronic music groups Category:Musical groups from Manchester Category:Musical groups established in 1991 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1999
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