Steerpike (band)
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Steerpike were a band of small but relative merit in Norwich
in the early 1990s, The band came into existence in 1992 gigged in the area and London
, produced several demos and appeared performing "Acrobatic Man"on "Backwater One" a 12 inch single featuring 4 bands namely Ivy, Spellbound and The Lemongrowers on Noisebox Records
, a Norwich label run by Pete Morgan, who is currently one third of Burning Shed
. This resulted in radio plays on both the evening session with Mark Goodier
and the late great John Peel
show. The band also contributed "Hysteria" to "Now that's what I call Noisebox" a compilation of artists that had appeared on the Noisebox record label, and had interest from several record labels such as "dead good"
The Band eventually split in 1994, after various problems emerged within the line-up.
Richard Ringer subsequently moving on to form two later bands, Bluescript and Littlemink, Bluescript produced a number of recordings, Frognal Lane which appeared on Noisebox Records Backwater 4 CD, Melt which appeared Now that's what I call Noisebox, the line up featured
Richard Ringer - Guitars , keyboards
Kate Dixon - Vocals
Simon Clarke - Drums
Dean Smith - Bass
The line up changed when singer Kate Dixon left to become a genius in the world of molecular genetics and was replaced by Jasmine Presley.
Littlemink was formed, with a core of three people:
Richard Ringer - guitar, keyboards, drum programming
Kellie Siddle - vocals, keyboards, drum programming
Emily Siddle - vocals
Littlemink produced an album, one of the first to be available throughdownload on the internet and a limited edition of CDs, also one track on Noisebox's 33& a 1/3 7" vinyl, plus various inclusions on Fanzine compilation CD's.
Littlemink still exists as a solo project and the name Ricard Ringer uses when recording and producing other bands.
Anna Barron - Vocals,
Richard Ringer - Guitar,
Tim Mills - Guitar,
Nick Stone - Bass Guitar,
Mark Watson - Drums,
1994 -
Kelly - Vocals,
Richard Ringer - Guitar,
Tim Mills - Guitar,
Nick Stone - Bass Guitar,
Mark Watson - Drums,
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
in the early 1990s, The band came into existence in 1992 gigged in the area and London
London
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, produced several demos and appeared performing "Acrobatic Man"on "Backwater One" a 12 inch single featuring 4 bands namely Ivy, Spellbound and The Lemongrowers on Noisebox Records
Noisebox Records
Noisebox Records was a record label based in Norwich in the early and mid 1990s run by Pete Morgan. The label released over 50 albums and singles from acts such as The Lemongrowers , Navigator, Waddle, Farrah, The Joeys, Steerpike, Magoo , UXB and Crest, as well as organising gigs locally and...
, a Norwich label run by Pete Morgan, who is currently one third of Burning Shed
Burning Shed
Burning Shed is an independent record label established in April 2001 by musicians Tim Bowness and Peter Chilvers, in association with duplication company manager and former Noisebox Records boss, Pete Morgan....
. This resulted in radio plays on both the evening session with Mark Goodier
Mark Goodier
-Early career:Mark Goodier was born in Rhodesia . His family moved to the UK when he was a child, eventually settling in Scotland. He was educated at George Heriot's School, in Edinburgh. He became a mobile DJ in Edinburgh and then joined local station Radio Forth at the age of 19...
and the late great John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
show. The band also contributed "Hysteria" to "Now that's what I call Noisebox" a compilation of artists that had appeared on the Noisebox record label, and had interest from several record labels such as "dead good"
The Band eventually split in 1994, after various problems emerged within the line-up.
Richard Ringer subsequently moving on to form two later bands, Bluescript and Littlemink, Bluescript produced a number of recordings, Frognal Lane which appeared on Noisebox Records Backwater 4 CD, Melt which appeared Now that's what I call Noisebox, the line up featured
Richard Ringer - Guitars , keyboards
Kate Dixon - Vocals
Simon Clarke - Drums
Dean Smith - Bass
The line up changed when singer Kate Dixon left to become a genius in the world of molecular genetics and was replaced by Jasmine Presley.
Littlemink was formed, with a core of three people:
Richard Ringer - guitar, keyboards, drum programming
Kellie Siddle - vocals, keyboards, drum programming
Emily Siddle - vocals
Littlemink produced an album, one of the first to be available throughdownload on the internet and a limited edition of CDs, also one track on Noisebox's 33& a 1/3 7" vinyl, plus various inclusions on Fanzine compilation CD's.
Littlemink still exists as a solo project and the name Ricard Ringer uses when recording and producing other bands.
Line up
1992 -Anna Barron - Vocals,
Richard Ringer - Guitar,
Tim Mills - Guitar,
Nick Stone - Bass Guitar,
Mark Watson - Drums,
1994 -
Kelly - Vocals,
Richard Ringer - Guitar,
Tim Mills - Guitar,
Nick Stone - Bass Guitar,
Mark Watson - Drums,