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Biography
Refimprove|date=August 2010 Marine Research was an indie rock / twee pop band, based in Oxford/London (UK), formed in 1997 by four of the five members of Heavenly (British band)|Heavenly ( Amelia Fletcher , Peter Momtchiloff , Cathy Rogers and Rob Pursey ), following the suicide of Heavenly drummer Mathew Fletcher.cite web | url = Allmusic|class=album|id=r424554|pure_url=yes | accessdate = 2007-05-23 | title = Sounds from the Gulf Stream (Overview) | work = Allmusic The band were joined on drums by DJ Downfall (real name: John Stanley), who is also a solo recording artist.
The band disbanded in 1999. Vocalist and keyboardist Cathy Rogers moved to the US, and became well known for producing and starring in the television show Junkyard Wars . Lead singer and songwriter Amelia Fletcher was also in the group Talulah Gosh and currently records with Tender Trap , alongside bassist Rob Pursey and drummer John Stanley. Guitarist Peter Momtchiloff now plays in Would-be-goods , Speed of Sound (band)|Speed of Sound and Scarlet's Well .
Sounds from the Gulf Stream
Infobox Album | Italic title= no Name = Sounds from the Gulf Stream| Type = Studio album | Artist = Marine Research | Cover = Marine research sftgs.jpg | Released = August 24, 1999 | Genre = indie pop | Label = K Records | Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5Allmusic|class=album|id=r424554|pure_url=yes link|The band recorded just one album Sounds From the Gulf Stream , released on K Records (US) and Elefant Records (Spain). Nods to Heavenly (British band)|Heavenly are present, especially in terms of the twangy guitar and multi-layered vocals.
Track listing
# Parallel Horizontal (3:21) # You and a Girl (4:42) # Hopefulness to Hopelessness (4:02) # Queen B (3:54) # Chucking Out Time (3:00) # Glamour Gap (3:47) # At the Lost and Found (2:37) # Venn Diagram (2:57) # End of the Affair (3:24) # Y.Y.U.B. (4:19)
Discography
"Queen B" (7" single; 1998)
" Parallel Horizontal " (EP; 1999)
Sounds from the Gulf Stream (1998)
"Sick and Wrong"/"By The Way" (split 7" with Built to Spill ; 1999)
References
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External links
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~queenb/ Marine Research home page
http://www.southern.com/southern/band/MARIR/ Marine Research at Southern Records
Category:K Records artists Category:British indie rock groups Category:English rock music groups Category:Musical groups established in 1997
