Freaks of Desire
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Freaks of Desire were an electronic rock band
from London
.
in 1993. Their unique sound was derived from a diverse set of influences and combined programmed beats and electronic soundscapes with strong melodies and driving distorted guitars. The band quickly came to the attention of Dave Stewart
from Eurythmics
, who signed them to his label, Anxious Records
. The band recorded their debut album with producer Bruce Lampcov at The The
’s War Room studios in Shoreditch
, London
. Freaks of Desire quickly built a live following and toured the UK throughout 1994, but quickly grew tired of playing in traditional music venues. Borrowing an old Eurythmics
PA, they began playing in clubs such as Smashing, Magick and Fantastic in London and Jackie 60
and Don Hill's in New York City
. A live show at Heaven
in London was attended by Paul Verhoeven who asked the band to contribute to the soundtrack of his forthcoming movie Showgirls
, alongside Prince
, David Bowie
& Nine Inch Nails
. The band recorded a new song ‘Beast Inside’ for the movie, which they co-produced with Dave Stewart at The Church Studios in London. The track also appeared in the acclaimed Eric Laneuville
film Born Into Exile
. The band completed their debut album with producer Bob Rosa
at House of Sound Studios and Electric Lady Studios
in New York City. By this time relations with the record label had become strained as Anxious Records
was swallowed by East West Records
and band and label parted ways. Following a final headline show at the LA2 in London the band relocated to New York in the spring of 1997 and began recording new material with Bob Rosa
and Barrett Jones
.The band played their final shows at New York venues CBGB
, Maxwell's
and Coney Island High in the winter of 1997.
Album:
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
History
Freaks of Desire were formed in Shepherds Bush, LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1993. Their unique sound was derived from a diverse set of influences and combined programmed beats and electronic soundscapes with strong melodies and driving distorted guitars. The band quickly came to the attention of Dave Stewart
David A. Stewart
David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
from Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
, who signed them to his label, Anxious Records
Anxious Records
Anxious Records was a record label set up by David A. Stewart of Eurythmics.Besides distributing his own records, the label distributed also groups like Londonbeat and Soft Parade.-Anxious Records:Anxious Records signed the following acts:* Chris Braide...
. The band recorded their debut album with producer Bruce Lampcov at The The
The The
The The are an English musical and multimedia group that have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter Matt Johnson being the only constant band member.-Early years :...
’s War Room studios in Shoreditch
Shoreditch
Shoreditch is an area of London within the London Borough of Hackney in England. It is a built-up part of the inner city immediately to the north of the City of London, located east-northeast of Charing Cross.-Etymology:...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Freaks of Desire quickly built a live following and toured the UK throughout 1994, but quickly grew tired of playing in traditional music venues. Borrowing an old Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
PA, they began playing in clubs such as Smashing, Magick and Fantastic in London and Jackie 60
Jackie 60
Jackie 60 was a famous weekly party held every Tuesday in New York's Meatpacking District. Founded by DJ Johnny Dynell, writer Chi Chi Valenti, fashion designer Kitty Boots and dancer/choreographer Richard Move, who were later , joined by Brian Butterick AKA Hattie Hathaway. It served gay,...
and Don Hill's in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. A live show at Heaven
Heaven
Heaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit...
in London was attended by Paul Verhoeven who asked the band to contribute to the soundtrack of his forthcoming movie Showgirls
Showgirls
Showgirls is a 1995 American drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring former teen actress Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, and Gina Gershon...
, alongside Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
, David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
& Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
. The band recorded a new song ‘Beast Inside’ for the movie, which they co-produced with Dave Stewart at The Church Studios in London. The track also appeared in the acclaimed Eric Laneuville
Eric Laneuville
Eric Gerard Laneuville is an American television director, actor and martial artist. His first prominent acting roles were in the science-fiction film The Omega Man with Charlton Heston and the ABC television series Room 222 . His role as Luther Hawkins in the television series St...
film Born Into Exile
Born Into Exile
Born Into Exile is a 1997 television film directed by Eric Laneuville.-Plot:Holly Nolan is a 14-year-old teenager, dealing with stuff most girls her age deal with, including peer pressure. Always wanting to hang out with the older crowd, she meets and falls in love with Chris, a 19-year old guy who...
. The band completed their debut album with producer Bob Rosa
Bob Rosa
Bob Rosa is an American record producer that has worked with artists such as Madonna, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Espen Lind. One if his first recording projects was working on the track "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force in 1982....
at House of Sound Studios and Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street, in New York City's Greenwich Village, is a recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and designed by John Storyk in 1970...
in New York City. By this time relations with the record label had become strained as Anxious Records
Anxious Records
Anxious Records was a record label set up by David A. Stewart of Eurythmics.Besides distributing his own records, the label distributed also groups like Londonbeat and Soft Parade.-Anxious Records:Anxious Records signed the following acts:* Chris Braide...
was swallowed by East West Records
East West Records
East West Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group.-History:...
and band and label parted ways. Following a final headline show at the LA2 in London the band relocated to New York in the spring of 1997 and began recording new material with Bob Rosa
Bob Rosa
Bob Rosa is an American record producer that has worked with artists such as Madonna, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Espen Lind. One if his first recording projects was working on the track "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force in 1982....
and Barrett Jones
Barrett Jones
Barrett Jones is an American football offensive lineman. He currently attends the University of Alabama in his junior year. Jones is considered one of the best offensive lineman of his class....
.The band played their final shows at New York venues CBGB
CBGB
CBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...
, Maxwell's
Maxwell's
Maxwell's is a music club in Hoboken, New Jersey that also has a restaurant. The intimate venue often attracts a wide variety of acts looking for a change from the New York City concert spaces across the river.-History:...
and Coney Island High in the winter of 1997.
Members
- Tommy - Vocals / Guitar
- Tony Wilson - Bass / Programming
- Mal Campbell - Guitar / Keyboards / Programming
- Hans Persson - Drums
Discography
Singles:- Strange Things (Anxious RecordsAnxious RecordsAnxious Records was a record label set up by David A. Stewart of Eurythmics.Besides distributing his own records, the label distributed also groups like Londonbeat and Soft Parade.-Anxious Records:Anxious Records signed the following acts:* Chris Braide...
/East WestEast West-Conceptual use:*East–West dichotomy, the contrast between Eastern and Western society or culture*East–West Schism, the division of Chalcedonian Christianity into Western Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy-Books, journals and magazines:...
) ANX1017CD (1994) - Messiah (Anxious RecordsAnxious RecordsAnxious Records was a record label set up by David A. Stewart of Eurythmics.Besides distributing his own records, the label distributed also groups like Londonbeat and Soft Parade.-Anxious Records:Anxious Records signed the following acts:* Chris Braide...
/East WestEast West-Conceptual use:*East–West dichotomy, the contrast between Eastern and Western society or culture*East–West Schism, the division of Chalcedonian Christianity into Western Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy-Books, journals and magazines:...
) FOD001CD (1994) - Beast Inside (Anxious RecordsAnxious RecordsAnxious Records was a record label set up by David A. Stewart of Eurythmics.Besides distributing his own records, the label distributed also groups like Londonbeat and Soft Parade.-Anxious Records:Anxious Records signed the following acts:* Chris Braide...
/East WestEast West-Conceptual use:*East–West dichotomy, the contrast between Eastern and Western society or culture*East–West Schism, the division of Chalcedonian Christianity into Western Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy-Books, journals and magazines:...
) ANX1035CD (1996); appears on Showgirls (soundtrack)Showgirls (soundtrack)Showgirls is the soundtrack album of the 1995 film Showgirls.-Track listing:# "Animal"#* Performed by Prick#* Written by Kevin McMahon#* Produced by Warne Livesey...
(Interscope RecordsInterscope RecordsInterscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
) 92652-2
Album:
- Intoxicated (Anxious RecordsAnxious RecordsAnxious Records was a record label set up by David A. Stewart of Eurythmics.Besides distributing his own records, the label distributed also groups like Londonbeat and Soft Parade.-Anxious Records:Anxious Records signed the following acts:* Chris Braide...
/East WestEast West-Conceptual use:*East–West dichotomy, the contrast between Eastern and Western society or culture*East–West Schism, the division of Chalcedonian Christianity into Western Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy-Books, journals and magazines:...
) (1996)