Olli Wisdom
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Olli Wisdom is a British
musician
, currently residing in London
.
Wisdom is most famous for his role as the singer in the glam
/gothic rock
group Specimen
, but since the 1990s he has recorded as a psychedelic trance
artist under the name Space Tribe
.
Prior to forming Specimen and opening the Batcave nightclub, Wisdom was the frontman for the punk band, The Unwanted. Their most popular song was a cover version
of Nancy Sinatra
's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
". After the Unwanted, Wisdom joined Metroz for a few months.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, currently residing in 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...
.
Wisdom is most famous for his role as the singer in the glam
Glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter...
/gothic rock
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
group Specimen
Specimen (band)
Specimen are a British band formed in the 1980s. Their music has been described as spanning many different genres of music, including glam, goth, punk and post-punk, and the band is widely credited as one of the pioneers of the Gothic movement, both musically and stylistically.-Early days:The band...
, but since the 1990s he has recorded as a psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance
Psychedelic trance, psytrance or just psy is a form of electronic music characterized by hypnotic arrangements of synthetic rhythms and complex layered melodies created by high tempo riffs. It appeared in the mainstream in 1995 as with reporting of the trend of Goa trance. The genre offers variety...
artist under the name Space Tribe
Space Tribe
Space Tribe is the alias of Goa/psy trance and clothing producer Olli Wisdom. Olli Wisdom, who is British, and now lives in London, has been a pioneer of psychedelic trance for many years. In the early 1980s he was the singer in the theatrical Goth/Glam band The Specimen, and ran the famous London...
.
Prior to forming Specimen and opening the Batcave nightclub, Wisdom was the frontman for the punk band, The Unwanted. Their most popular song was a cover version
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 Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sandra Sinatra is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of singer/actor Frank Sinatra, and remains best known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"....
's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
Jessica Simpson recorded her own version of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" for the soundtrack to the film The Dukes of Hazzard . Simpson's cover was co-produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and was released as the soundtrack's first single in 2005)...
". After the Unwanted, Wisdom joined Metroz for a few months.
Space Tribe
- Sonic MandalaSonic Mandala (Space Tribe)Sonic Mandala is a Space Tribe album published in 1996 by Spirit Zone Records.* Style: Psychedelic Trance/Goa Trance* Release date: 11 February 1996- Track listing :#"Ultrasonic Heartbeat" – 08:40#"Waking Dreams" – 07:34#"Solar Power" – 07:40...
(Spirit Zone RecordsSpirit Zone RecordsSpirit Zone Recordings was an electronic music record label from Germany which started in 1994. Spirit Zone was home to notable projects such as Electric Universe, Etnica, and Space Tribe.As of 2005 Spirit Zone Recordings is defunct....
, 1997) - The Ultraviolet CatastropheThe Ultraviolet Catastrophe (Space Tribe)The Ultraviolet Catastrophe is a Space Tribe album published in 1998 by Spiritzone.* Style: Psychedelic Trance/Goa Trance* Release date: 20 January 1998- Album listing :#All You Need Is Spirit And Nothing#Live What U Love#The Ultraviolet Catastrophe...
(Spirit Zone Records, 1997) - The Future's Right NowThe Future's Right Now (Space Tribe)The Future's Right Now is an album by Space Tribe, published in 1999 by Spiritzone.* Style: Psychedelic Trance/Goa Trance* Release date: 30 November 1999-Album listing:#"The Future's Right Now"#"You Can Be Anything "...
(Spirit Zone Records, 1998) - 2000 O.D2000 O.D (Space Tribe)2000 O.D is a Space Tribe album published in 1999 by Spiritzone.- Album listing :#Out There in the Universe #So Deep #2000 O.D. #First Trip #Loopy Loo. #Turn off Your Mind....Relax...Float Downstream....
(Spirit Zone Records, 1999) - Religious ExperienceReligious Experience (Space Tribe)Religious Experience is a Space Tribe album published in 2000 by Spiritzone.* Style: Psychedelic Trance/Goa Trance* Release date: 17 October 2000- Album listing :#You Wanna Get High#Dance Like Nobody's Watching#It Might Lead Anywhere...
(Spirit Zone Records, 2000) - ShapeshifterShapeshifter (Space Tribe)- Track listing :#"Echoes in Eternity"#"Kikkin' Up Some Dust - Remix"#"Live and Let Live"#"Out of Control"#"Secrets of the Universe"#"Taking a Risk"#"The Elixir of Life"#"Think-k-k"#"What is Consciousness"- External links :*...
, (Spirit Zone Records, 2001) - Heart BeatHeart Beat (Space Tribe)Heart Beat is a Space Tribe album published in 2002 by Spirit Zone Records.* Style: Psychedelic Trance/Goa Trance* Release date: 26 November 2002- Album listing :#Heartbeat#All Senses Vibrating#Tweaked Eyeballs#The Acid Test#R U Enlightened...
(Spirit Zone Records, 2002) - Time S-T-R-E-T-C-HTime S-T-R-E-T-C-H (Space Tribe)- Album listing :#Infinity and beyond — 7:25#All Reality is Virtual — 7:53#See the Light — 7:27#Giants — 7:41#Timestretch — 8:41#Reverse Time — 7:08#Alternate Future — 7:51#Nothing is Impossible — 7:34...
(Spirit Zone Records, 2004) - Time S-T-R-E-T-C-HTime S-T-R-E-T-C-H (Space Tribe)- Album listing :#Infinity and beyond — 7:25#All Reality is Virtual — 7:53#See the Light — 7:27#Giants — 7:41#Timestretch — 8:41#Reverse Time — 7:08#Alternate Future — 7:51#Nothing is Impossible — 7:34...
(Soltice Music International, 2004) - CollaborationsCollaborations (Space Tribe)- Album listing :#Space Tribe vs Gms - 3rd Eye Spacebass mix#Space Tribe vs C.P.U - Single Dose#Space Tribe vs Electric Universe - The Acid Test#Space Tribe vs Psywalker - Twitch#Space Tribe vs Safi Connection - Dinner With God - remix...
(Space Tribe Music, 2004) - Thru The Looking Glass (Space Tribe Music, 2005)
External links
- http://www.spacetribe.com/index.php - Space Tribe webshop
- http://www.spacetribe.com/ - official website (requires Flash plugin)
- http://www.tranceshop.com/spacetribe.htm - Space Tribe clothes collection
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/Space+Tribe - albums and tracks information