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About|the UK electronic music duo|the U.S. rock band|Lamb (rock band)Infobox musical artist | name = Lamb| image = Lamb2012.jpg| caption = Lamb in concert, January 2012| image_size = | background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Manchester , England | genre = Electronica Breakbeat Drum and Bass Trip hop | years_active = 1996& ndash;2004, 2009& ndash;| label = Strata Music, Mercury Records , Koch Records | associated_acts =| website = http://www.lambofficial.com/ Official band website| current_members = Andy Barlow (producer)|Andy Barlow Lou Rhodes | past_members = Lamb is an electronic music duo from Manchester , England , whose music is influenced by trip hop and drum and bass . The duo consists of producer Andy Barlow (producer)|Andy Barlow , who also produces under the pseudonym Hipoptimist, and singer-songwriter Lou Rhodes . They achieved commercial success with two hit singles " Górecki (song)|Górecki " and "Gabriel".
Biography
Lamb's core members were Barlow and Rhodes, although the band subsequently expanded to include bassist Jon Thorne , Iceland ic guitarist Oddur Mar Runnarson, and Denmark|Danish drummer Nikolaj Bjerre. London -based string trio Chi 2 Strings and trumpet player Kevin Davy were frequent guest musicians.
They released their first album, the self-titled Lamb (album)|Lamb in September 1996, and followed this up with another three albums and a cache of singles over the next eight years, culminating in the release of a greatest hits album, Best Kept Secrets: The Best of Lamb 1996-2004|Best Kept Secrets , in June 2004. While they seemed destined for stardom, it seemed to evade them and during the early 2000s they lost momentum and played live only sporadically. Still, a 2004 tour produced memorable shows, according to the British press.cite news | last = Flynn | first = Bob | coauthors = | title = Lamb Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow | work = The Independent | place = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = 9 February 2004 | url = http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/lamb-queen-margaret-union-glasgow-569407.html | accessdate = 2009-05-13 Lamb performed what was billed as their final live appearance at the Paradiso (Amsterdam)|Paradiso in Amsterdam in September 2004This performance was filmed for a planned live DVD release; its release was expected in 2005, but as of March 2009 it has not appeared. and after their 2003 album Between Darkness and Wonder both went solo. Rhodes left the music world briefly for a commune, and in 2006 released her first solo album.cite news | last = Wehner | first = Cyclone | coauthors = | title = The Hippie Shake: Bohemian Lou Rhodes Leaves Lamb on the Rack | work = Herald Sun | place = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = 2007-04-12 | url = http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21545182-2902,00.html | accessdate = 13 May 2009
Although getting their start in Manchester , Lamb are more commonly associated with the Bristol -based trip hop sound that was popular during the 1990s. Aside from trip hop, their musical style is a distinctive mixture of jazz , dub, breaks and drum and bass , with a strong vocal element and, in their later works especially, some acoustic influences. While they were a hit phenomenon in the UK, they found limited success in other parts of the world, despite securing distribution. Portugal was an exception, however; the band achieved crossover success there, including one major number one hit with "Gabriel," the lead single from 2001's What Sound .
The band produces experimental work with a distinctive production style, which includes passionate lyrical delivery. Their artistic videos draw on influences ranging from Cyberpunk through George Lucas ' THX 1138 to Zen Buddhism .
By far their best-known track to date is " Górecki (song)|Górecki ", from their eponymous debut album. The song is inspired by Henryk Górecki 's Symphony No. 3 (Górecki)|Third Symphony , the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs . Part of the lyrics to "Górecki" were used by Baz Luhrmann for some of Satine's lines in Moulin Rouge! . The song was used in an advertisement for Guinness and an advertisement for the Tomb Raider: Underworld video game. It was also featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 Hollywood film "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer". The 2004 DVD The Fall & Rise of the Fools Ark , a roadmovie by Dutch duo Dadara and Jesse for which Lamb provided the music, is an animated roadmovie in the style of Monty Python and Yellow Submarine (1968 film)|Yellow Submarine .
Reunion
During the band's hiatus, both were working on a variety of solo projects. Rhodes released her debut solo album Beloved One on her own label Infinite Bloom in 2006. This was followed by Bloom in 2008 and One Good Thing in 2010. Barlow worked on a project called "Hoof" (together with Oddur Runasson, among others, who also appeared on Rhodes' solo debut), which has performed live a number of times but as of 2011 not released an album. Barlow also worked on a project called "Luna Seeds" with vocalist–songwriter Carrie Tree (also without releasing an album so far), and produced the Fink (music)|Fink album Distance and Time .
In February 2009, the organisers of The Big Chill (music festival)|The Big Chill music festival announced that Lamb would be re-forming to perform at the August 2009 event. http://www.bigchill.net/news/2009/02/lamb/ Big Chill features The band subsequently announced two further appearances, at Cactus Festival and Beautiful Days (festival)|Beautiful Days Festival , and also played the Glastonbury festival and made appearances at festivals in Porto , Portugal and Prague , Czech Republic , among others. At the time, no announcement was made as to whether the band would be releasing new material, or whether the festival tour was going to be a one-off.
Later in 2009, the band announced concert dates for 2010 as well. During one of those shows, on 3 January 2010 at The Tivoli Brisbane|The Tivoli in Brisbane Australia (the 32nd gig out of an initially planned 7), Andy Barlow (producer)|Andy Barlow stated that it would be their "last gig ever, but who knows". Barlow later followed up on Lambs Facebook fan page on 7 January, "I have a strong feeling that there will be more Lamb shows, It doesn't seem like it has reached its finale just yet". http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lamb/56062886901 Official Facebook Fan Page
In December 2010, the band sent another e-mail to fans, announcing the recording of their fifth album, to be titled 5 . A selection of songs from the album were previewed at Playground Weekender music festival near Sydney , Australia on 20 February, 2011. A special edition of the album, hand-numbered and limited to 2800 copies, could be pre-ordered through Lamb's website and was shipped to fans in May 2011, followed by the commercial release of the standard edition on 9 June in the UK. Other European countries saw slightly later release dates.
The band started a European tour to promote the new album on May 19 in Kiev , and are scheduled to play further concerts - including festival appearances - throughout the summer of 2011.
Discography
Studio albums
1996 Lamb (album)|Lamb ( Fontana Records )
* UK Albums Chart|UK #109 cite book
| 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= 311
1999 Fear of Fours ( Polygram Records )
* UK #37; US Top Heatseekers #35; VG-lista|NOR #22; ARIA Charts|AUS #25; MegaCharts#Mega Album Top 100|NLD #61 http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp? interpret=Lamb& titel=Fear+Of+Fours& cat=a Lamb - Fear of Fours chart listings
2001 What Sound ( Koch Records )
* UK #54; Ultratop|BEL (Flanders) #16; AUS #40; NLD #65; Media Control Charts|GER #87 http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Lamb/? type=longplay Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - Lamb http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp? interpret=Lamb& titel=What+Sound& cat=a Lamb - What Sound chart listings
2003 Between Darkness and Wonder (Koch Records)
* UK #96; List of record charts#Portugal|PT #13; BEL (Flanders) #20; Swiss Music Charts|SWI #82 http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp? interpret=Lamb& titel=Between+Darkness+And+Wonder& cat=a Lamb - Between Darkness and Wonder chart listings
2011 5 (Strata Music)
Compilation albums
2004 Back to Mine : The Voodoo Sessions (DMC Records)
2004 Best Kept Secrets: The Best of Lamb 1996-2004 ( Universal Records )
* UK #111; BEL (Flanders) #24 http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp? interpret=Lamb& titel=Best+Kept+Secrets+-+The+Best+Of+Lamb+1996-2004& cat=a Lamb - Best Kept Secrets - The Best of Lamb 1996-2004 chart listings
2005 Lamb Remixed (Mercury/Universal Records)
Live albums
2011 Live at Koko (Strata Music)
Singles
from Lamb
1996 "Cotton Wool"
* UK Singles Chart|UK #76
1996 "Gold"
* UK #132
1996 "God Bless"
* UK #92
1997 " Górecki (song)|Górecki "
* UK #30
from Fear of Fours
1999 "B Line"
* UK #52
1999 "All in Your Hands"
* UK #71
1999 "Softly"
from What Sound
2001 "Gabriel"
Portugal #1
2002 "Sweet"
from Between Darkness and Wonder
2004 "Wonder"
* UK #81
from 5
2011 "Build a Fire"
DVDs
2004 The Fall & Rise of the Fools Ark (with Dadara and Jesse )
November 2011 "Live At The Paradiso"
See also
Back to Mine
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.lambofficial.com/ Official band website
myspace|lambofficial|Lamb
YouTube user|lambofficial|Lamb
http://gorecki.co.uk/ Gorecki : long-running fan website
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p199292|label=Lamb
myspace|hoofmusic|Andy Barlow's project Hoof
myspace|lunaseeds|Andy Barlow's project Luna Seeds
DEFAULTSORT:Lamb Category:British electronic music groups Category:Musical groups from Manchester Category:Trip hop groups Category:Musical duos Category:Musical groups established in 1996 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2004
