Adam Said Galore
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Adam Said Galore is a three piece indie
rock band from Perth
, Western Australia
.
. At the time of their formation the members were underaged, in accordance with Western Australia's liquor and gaming laws, which allowed them three years to evolve independently before being able to play their first licensed gigs.
The bands early influences include Pavement
, Polvo
, Monk, Sun Ra
, Tortoise
and Palace. These influences are apparent on their 1998 debut release, Domino Comfort, which was recorded in the confines of the abandoned Fremantle Prison
, Western Australia. The album was released on the back of the band winning the national 'Push Over Festival' on the ABC's Recovery
program.
In 2000 guitarist, Michael Lake departed from the band and was replaced by Geoff Symons (who also plays alongside Lake in the Perth band Mukaizake).
Next up for Adam Said Galore was the release of their long awaited full length album, The Driver is Red, which was released in March 2001 through Redline Records
Australia. The Driver is Red was recorded in just one week at Loop Studio in the band's home town.
Adam Said Galore acquired the skills of Chicago
based sound engineer Casey Rice who has worked the desk with the likes of Tortoise
and Liz Phair
for the project. Of the recording process, Matt Maguire (drums) says,
2002 saw the release of the band's follow up album Of Lost Roads which was produced by band member Simon Struthers, which is no doubt testament to the fact that their third release Of Lost Roads, comes the closest yet to capturing the dark spirit that fuses this band together. The album was included in the Triple J
list of best albums of 2002.
2003 and 2009 saw drummer, Matt Maguire, win WAMi
Awards for Most Popular Local Original Drummer.
Although not a full time band, ASG have continued to play select show for some years.
Andrew Ryan became part owner of Mojos Bar Fremantle. He also presents a weekly program on local radio station RTRFM
. Simon Struthers has continued to produce records for a number of local and Australian artists and at the 2005 WAMi Awards, Struthers was nominated for Best Record Producer/Engineer. He has also just opened Forensic Audio. A mastering studio located in Leederville, Perth.
Matt Maguire joined for a while with Tucker B's and now spends most of his time playing in Perth band schvendes
.
2009/2010 sees Ryan, Struthers and Maguire recording and creating new tunes in their Little Fort studio.
, Sandpit
, Tren Brothers, Trans Am
, The Kill Devil Hills
, Mogwai
, Something for Kate
.
The band has performed live on Recovery
and Triple J
's 'Australian Music Show' and 'Live at the Wireless'. They have also performed at numerous festivals in Australia.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
rock band from Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
.
History
The band was formed in 1994, by Andrew Ryan, Simon Struthers, Matt Maguire and Michael Lake, from Perth, Western AustraliaPerth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. At the time of their formation the members were underaged, in accordance with Western Australia's liquor and gaming laws, which allowed them three years to evolve independently before being able to play their first licensed gigs.
The bands early influences include Pavement
Pavement (band)
Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...
, Polvo
Polvo
Polvo is an American indie noise rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band, formed in 1990, is fronted by guitarists/vocalists Ash Bowie and Dave Brylawski. Brian Quast plays drums, and Steve Popson plays bass guitar...
, Monk, Sun Ra
Sun Ra
Sun Ra was a prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama...
, Tortoise
Tortoise (band)
Tortoise is an American post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1990.-Music:Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization, and the group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago's fertile music scene, playing in...
and Palace. These influences are apparent on their 1998 debut release, Domino Comfort, which was recorded in the confines of the abandoned Fremantle Prison
Fremantle Prison
Fremantle Prison is a former Australian prison located in The Terrace, Fremantle, in Western Australia. The site includes the prison, gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages, tunnels, and prisoner art...
, Western Australia. The album was released on the back of the band winning the national 'Push Over Festival' on the ABC's Recovery
Recovery (TV series)
Recovery was a music and youth interests television series broadcast by ABC TV in Australia. It was aired each Saturday morning from 9:00am to 12:00pm following Rage. It aired from 20 April 1996 to its last show on 29 April 2000...
program.
In 2000 guitarist, Michael Lake departed from the band and was replaced by Geoff Symons (who also plays alongside Lake in the Perth band Mukaizake).
Next up for Adam Said Galore was the release of their long awaited full length album, The Driver is Red, which was released in March 2001 through Redline Records
Redline Records
Redline Records is a Fremantle-based independent record label. Originally started as a joint project between the band Jebediah and their management company Naked Ape Management, it has evolved into being a record label of local Perth indie bands. Redline Records are distributed by Shock Records...
Australia. The Driver is Red was recorded in just one week at Loop Studio in the band's home town.
Adam Said Galore acquired the skills of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
based sound engineer Casey Rice who has worked the desk with the likes of Tortoise
Tortoise (band)
Tortoise is an American post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1990.-Music:Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization, and the group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago's fertile music scene, playing in...
and Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Phair's entry into the music industry began when she met guitarist Chris Brokaw, a member of the band Come. Brokaw and Phair moved to San Francisco together, and Phair tried to become an artist there...
for the project. Of the recording process, Matt Maguire (drums) says,
"Laying down our songs live in such a short time period created an atmosphere of mission like intensity and focus, it also created some very manic moments which were captured and will remain authentic to this recording."
2002 saw the release of the band's follow up album Of Lost Roads which was produced by band member Simon Struthers, which is no doubt testament to the fact that their third release Of Lost Roads, comes the closest yet to capturing the dark spirit that fuses this band together. The album was included in the Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
list of best albums of 2002.
2003 and 2009 saw drummer, Matt Maguire, win WAMi
West Australian Music Industry Awards
The Western Australian Music Industry Awards are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc...
Awards for Most Popular Local Original Drummer.
Although not a full time band, ASG have continued to play select show for some years.
Andrew Ryan became part owner of Mojos Bar Fremantle. He also presents a weekly program on local radio station RTRFM
RTRFM
RTRFM is a not-for-profit, community radio station based in Perth, Western Australia. It is self-funded, largely through listener subscription and fund-raising events, however it does carry some "advertising material" at a maximum of 5 mins per hour. It broadcasts 24 hours a day, on 92.1 in the...
. Simon Struthers has continued to produce records for a number of local and Australian artists and at the 2005 WAMi Awards, Struthers was nominated for Best Record Producer/Engineer. He has also just opened Forensic Audio. A mastering studio located in Leederville, Perth.
Matt Maguire joined for a while with Tucker B's and now spends most of his time playing in Perth band schvendes
Schvendes
Schvendes are a band of brothers and sisters from Perth, Western Australia. They write stories about murder, mayhem, love and loss upon a background of gentle Rhodes piano, pounding drums, screaming guitar, soaring cello and vocals, which have been described as both sweet and terrifying...
.
2009/2010 sees Ryan, Struthers and Maguire recording and creating new tunes in their Little Fort studio.
Touring
Adam Said Galore have toured nationally across Australia and have supported amongst others - Palace, TortoiseTortoise (band)
Tortoise is an American post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1990.-Music:Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization, and the group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago's fertile music scene, playing in...
, Sandpit
Sandpit
A sandpit or sandbox is a low, wide container or shallow depression filled with sand in which children can play. Many homeowners with children build sandpits in their backyards because, unlike much playground equipment, they can be easily and cheaply constructed...
, Tren Brothers, Trans Am
Trans Am
Trans Am may refer to:* Trans Am , a U.S. post rock band* Trans Am , 1996 debut album* Trans-Am Series, an automobile racing series* Pontiac Trans Am, an automobile* Tranz Am, a 1983 video game...
, The Kill Devil Hills
The Kill Devil Hills
The Kill Devil Hills were formed in 2003 in Fremantle, Western Australia as an acoustic, country-tinged 3-piece, which slowly swelled its ranks to become a rambling 6-piece outfit....
, Mogwai
Mogwai
The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
, Something for Kate
Something for Kate
Something for Kate are a rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Members include songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Paul Dempsey, drummer Clint Hyndman and bassist Stephanie Ashworth...
.
The band has performed live on Recovery
Recovery (TV series)
Recovery was a music and youth interests television series broadcast by ABC TV in Australia. It was aired each Saturday morning from 9:00am to 12:00pm following Rage. It aired from 20 April 1996 to its last show on 29 April 2000...
and Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
's 'Australian Music Show' and 'Live at the Wireless'. They have also performed at numerous festivals in Australia.
Current members
- Andrew Ryan - Guitar and lead vocals
- Simon Struthers - Bass
- Matt Maguire - Drums
Albums
- 'Domino Comfort* (1998)
- The Driver is Red (March 2001)
- Of Lost Roads (November 2002)
Side Projects
- Matt Maguire also plays drums for the Tucker B'sTucker B'sTucker B's are an Australian band originally from Perth but have been based in Sydney since 2005.-History:The Tucker B’s were formed at the end of 1994 by Matt Rudas and Andrew Houston, performing their first gig together at the Harbourside in Fremantle. In 1995, with the addition of Sean Pezzali,...
and SchvendesSchvendesSchvendes are a band of brothers and sisters from Perth, Western Australia. They write stories about murder, mayhem, love and loss upon a background of gentle Rhodes piano, pounding drums, screaming guitar, soaring cello and vocals, which have been described as both sweet and terrifying... - Simon Struthers has also produced a number of other records for Perth bands and musicians, including Suburban KidSuburban KidSuburban Songbook is the second studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Kevin Mitchell, under the pseudonym Bob Evans, vocalist and guitarist for Perth band Jebediah...
for Kevin Mitchell (aka Bob EvansKevin Mitchell (musician)Kevin Edward Mitchell , is an Australian musician, known for his role as the vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Jebediah and also his solo work under the stage name of Bob Evans....
) in 2003, the Tucker B'sTucker B'sTucker B's are an Australian band originally from Perth but have been based in Sydney since 2005.-History:The Tucker B’s were formed at the end of 1994 by Matt Rudas and Andrew Houston, performing their first gig together at the Harbourside in Fremantle. In 1995, with the addition of Sean Pezzali,...
Kill Devil Hills, Apricot Rail, Umpire and Mukaizake. - Simon Struthers and Geoff Symons played together with former band member, Michael Lake, in the band Mukaizake. These members have formed a new band, Umpire.
- Andrew Ryan also plays with Tristen Parr (SchvendesSchvendesSchvendes are a band of brothers and sisters from Perth, Western Australia. They write stories about murder, mayhem, love and loss upon a background of gentle Rhodes piano, pounding drums, screaming guitar, soaring cello and vocals, which have been described as both sweet and terrifying...
) in the band, Fall Electric.