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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Shriekback| image =| caption =| background = group_or_band| origin = Kentish Town , London , England | genre = Post-punk | years_active = 1981& ndash;–1989 1992 1999& ndash;present| label = Y Records Arista Records|Arista Island Records|Island Capitol Records|Capitol | website =| current_members =| past_members = Dave Allen (producer/bassist)|Dave Allen Barry Andrews (musician)|Barry Andrews Carl Marsh Martyn Barker Mike Cozzi Wendy Partridge Sarah Partridge Lu Edmonds Mark Raudva Simon Edwards Shriekback are an England|English Rock music|rock musical ensemble|band formed in 1981 in Kentish Town by Barry Andrews (musician)|Barry Andrews , formerly of XTC and League of Gentlemen (band)|League of Gentlemen (keyboards/synthesizers/vocals), and Dave Allen (producer/bassist)|Dave Allen , formerly of the Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four (bass), with Carl Marsh, formerly of Out On Blue Six (guitars/vocals) soon added to the line-up. They were joined by Martyn Barker on drums in 1983. Other members included: Luc Van Acker , Linda Nevill, Emma Burnham, Brian Nevill, Pedro Ortiz, Clare Hirst, Lu Edmunds , Wendy and Sara Partridge (from Electric Guitars ), Steve Halliwell, Eve Moon, Ivan Julian , Mike Cozzi, and Jessica Palin/Jose Fina Cupido. http://everything2.com/index.pl? node_id=52013 Shriekback@Everything2.com
History and member changes
Shriekback was originally formed in 1981 by Barry Andrews (musician)|Barry Andrews , and Dave Allen (producer/bassist)|Dave Allen , expanding to a trio with the addition of Carl Marsh.Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography , Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0 They enjoyed some success on the dance chart on their original Y Records label, and had a string of hits on the UK Indie Chart , while their debut album, Care (1983) was picked up by Warner Music Group|Warners in the United States. They left Y for Arista Records for 1984's Jam Science , also recruiting drummer Martyn Baker. The album reached number 85 on the UK Albums Chart , and the single "Hand on my Heart" charted in the Top 60 in the UK. Finding little success, they switched to Island Records for the 1985 album Oil & Gold ; Marsh left during the recording of the album, to be replaced by Mike Cozzi. After the follow-up, Big Night Music , Allen left to rejoin Gang of Four, and Shriekback remained a collaborative centred around Andrews. Allen would also go on to play in King Swamp and The Elastic Purejoy . Marsh was also in the band Happyhead.
After a further album in 1988, Go Bang! , the band split up. Andrews continued working on other projects before re-forming Shriekback in 1992, although after the single "The Bastard Sons of Enoch" and album Sacred City , there would be no further releases until 2000's Naked Apes & Pond Life album.
Both Allen and Marsh returned to the studio to contribute to the recording of Shriekback's 2003 release Having a Moment . Since Having a Moment , Andrews has recorded three albums for Malicious Damage (Killing Joke's original label) under the Shriekback moniker. Film director Michael Mann (film director)|Michael Mann is a fan of Shriekback, and used several of their songs in his films Manhunter (film)|Manhunter and Band of the Hand , and in his television series Miami Vice .
Discography
Studio albums
Tench (EP)|Tench ( Extended play|EP ) (1982) Y ( UK Indie Chart|UK Indie #9Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980-1989 , Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4)
Care (album)|Care (1983) Y (UK Indie #7)
Jam Science (1984) Arista ( UK Albums Chart|UK #85cite book
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