Electrasy
Encyclopedia
Electrasy are a British
rock
band
. Formed in 1994, the band consists of vocalist
Alisdair (Ali) McKinnell, guitarist
s Nigel Nisbet and Steve Atkins, bassist
Alex Meadows (who joined the band before they recorded In Here We Fall
) and drummer
Paul Pridmore. Keyboardist
, Jim Hayden, left in 2001.
success with "Morning Afterglow" (reached number 19), and released two album
s, 1998's Beautiful Insane
in the UK
and 2000's In Here We Fall
in the U.S.
"Morning Afterglow" was on both albums and they recorded a new version of "Angel" for In Here We Fall. Trouble with their record label
s – first MCA/Universal UK
and then Arista
in the U.S. – delayed their third album, Wired for Dreaming, which was finally released in October 2007 and can be ordered online.
In Here We Fall features a cover
of the Led Zeppelin
song
"Dazed and Confused". The song "Cosmic Castaway", from the same album, was also featured on the soundtrack album
of the 2000 animated film, Titan A.E.
In addition, their song "Renegades" can be heard in the final scene and credits for the movie
, Monkeybone
, although the song does not appear on the soundtrack album.
The Guinness Book Of Records has stated that the video
to their single "Best Friend's Girl
" features the group and members of the Official Laurel and Hardy
fan club throwing 4,400 custard pies in three minutes.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
. Formed in 1994, the band consists of vocalist
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
Alisdair (Ali) McKinnell, guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
s Nigel Nisbet and Steve Atkins, bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Alex Meadows (who joined the band before they recorded In Here We Fall
In Here We Fall
In Here We Fall is the second album by British rock band Electrasy. Released to capitalize on interest in the single "Morning Afterglow" in the United States, it was released in 2000 by MCA Records....
) and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Paul Pridmore. Keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
, Jim Hayden, left in 2001.
Career
Electrasy achieved minor UK Singles ChartUK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
success with "Morning Afterglow" (reached number 19), and released two album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s, 1998's Beautiful Insane
Beautiful Insane
Beautiful Insane is the debut album by British rock band Electrasy. It was released in 1998 through MCA Records, and featured the international hit single "Morning Afterglow," as well as the singles "Best Friend's Girl" and "Lost in Space."...
in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and 2000's In Here We Fall
In Here We Fall
In Here We Fall is the second album by British rock band Electrasy. Released to capitalize on interest in the single "Morning Afterglow" in the United States, it was released in 2000 by MCA Records....
in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
"Morning Afterglow" was on both albums and they recorded a new version of "Angel" for In Here We Fall. Trouble with their record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
s – first MCA/Universal UK
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
and then Arista
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
in the U.S. – delayed their third album, Wired for Dreaming, which was finally released in October 2007 and can be ordered online.
In Here We Fall features a cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
"Dazed and Confused". The song "Cosmic Castaway", from the same album, was also featured on the soundtrack album
Soundtrack album
A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television program. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in...
of the 2000 animated film, Titan A.E.
Titan A.E.
Titan A.E. is an American animated post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman released in 2000. The title refers to the spacecraft that is central to the plot, with A.E. meaning "After Earth."...
In addition, their song "Renegades" can be heard in the final scene and credits for the movie
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, Monkeybone
Monkeybone
Monkeybone is a 2001 American comedy film that combines live-action with stop-motion animation. It was based on Kaja Blackley's graphic novel Dark Town...
, although the song does not appear on the soundtrack album.
The Guinness Book Of Records has stated that the video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
to their single "Best Friend's Girl
Best Friend's Girl
"Best Friend's Girl" was the third single by British rock band Electrasy. It was released via two compact discs through MCA Records in 1998.-CD 1:# "Best Friend's Girl" # "Best Friend's Girl" # "Cabaret of Love"-CD 2:...
" features the group and members of the Official Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema...
fan club throwing 4,400 custard pies in three minutes.
Albums
- Beautiful InsaneBeautiful InsaneBeautiful Insane is the debut album by British rock band Electrasy. It was released in 1998 through MCA Records, and featured the international hit single "Morning Afterglow," as well as the singles "Best Friend's Girl" and "Lost in Space."...
(CD) - MCA RecordsMCA RecordsMCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
- 1998 (#48 UKUK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
) - In Here We FallIn Here We FallIn Here We Fall is the second album by British rock band Electrasy. Released to capitalize on interest in the single "Morning Afterglow" in the United States, it was released in 2000 by MCA Records....
(CD) - Arista RecordsArista RecordsArista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
- 2000 - Wired for Dreaming (CD) - Pink Hedgehog Records - Recorded 2001, released 2008
Singles
- "Lost in Space" (CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
) - MCA Records - 1998 (#60 UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
) - "Morning AfterglowMorning Afterglow"Morning Afterglow" is the second single by British rock band Electrasy. It was released on compact discs in 1998 through MCA Records and reached #19 on the British singles chart.-Track listing:CD1# "Morning Afterglow"...
" (2 CDs) - MCA Records - 1998 (#19 UK) - "Best Friend's GirlBest Friend's Girl"Best Friend's Girl" was the third single by British rock band Electrasy. It was released via two compact discs through MCA Records in 1998.-CD 1:# "Best Friend's Girl" # "Best Friend's Girl" # "Cabaret of Love"-CD 2:...
" (2 CDs) - MCA Records - 1998 (#41 UK)
External links
- Official website
- [ Allmusic entry for Electrasy]