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Out Takes
Bands that are related to the B-Movie family tree
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One
The band Steve Hovington formed in 1986 with ex-Geshlekt Akt guitarist
Seven Webster after B-Movie split. They released a single "Ancient
Fires" on Spanish label Platforma before signing to Chrysalis.
Two singles "I'll Wait" and "Son of the Sun" preceded
the album "Upstream" which sank without trace! Finding themselves
dropped they carried on for a short time releasing a further single
"I Believe" on their own Wishing Well label before calling
it a day.
Seven went on to form the Jackpot dance label - see Amethyst below.
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Laughing Gas
Another Steve Hovington band, this time with Steve Hopwood on guitar.
They gigged heavily around the London circuit during the mid-nineties
and released a limited edition 7" single "Baroque Chick".
After they fizzled out, Steve Hopwood went on to play with Neneh Cherry
on her "Man" album, co-writing a track or two!
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Amethyst
Steve Hovington provided guest vocals/lyrics on the single "Electric
Jesus" and on two further tracks "More" and "Movin' On" from 1998's
"Golden Fish Fever" album. This Essex based electro duo of Lee Milleare
& John Horrocks were signed to the Jackpot label run by Seven Webster.
The tracks are a kind of techno-rock-dance crossover and are well worth
searching out. Sadly John Horrocks took his own life in Spring 2001
but his memory lives on through his music.
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Peter Murphy
After the demise of B-Movie, Paul Statham jumped straight into the
role of keyboards player with former Bauhaus crooner Peter Murphy. Paul
was a stable member of Murphy's band and co-songwriter on many tracks
from the "Love Hysteria" album in 1987 until 1995's "Cascade".
Murphy was almost ignored in the UK but developed a huge fanbase in
the USA & Japan.
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Peach
Whilst recording the last Peter Murphy album, Paul struck up a friendship
with the producer Pascal Gabriel (the man behind S'Express!!). The pair
kept in touch and after Paul split with Murphy, they formed the pop
band Neuronic and signed to Mute, releasing one single "Heaven".
After changing their name to Peach they released several singles ("On
My Own", "From This Moment On" & "Sorrow Town") and an album "AudioPeach",
touring with Erasure and having "On My Own" featured on the Sliding
Doors movie soundtrack.
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Dido
In 1999 Paul Statham was in demand as a songwriter/programmer and he
wrote with both Shara Nelson and a then unknown called Dido. Paul &
old sparring partner Pascal Gabriel co-wrote the tracks "Here With Me"
and "I'm No Angel" with Dido - the former reaching No 4 in the UK chart
in February 2001. Apparently her album has now sold 9 million copies
worldwide! Perfect pop Paul has since gone on to work with Kylie amongst
others!
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SixSedRed / MCX
Rick Holliday left B-Movie in 1983 to concentrate on his new band with
label cohort Cindy Ecstacy - co-vocalist on the Soft Cell hit "Torch".
They released a couple of singles - "Shake It Right" (well worth finding,
if only for the Cabaret Voltaire produced b-side!) under the name SixSedRed,
and "Buggin' Out" as MCX before Rick moved into music software retail!
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Slaughterhouse 5
Following his unjust sacking, Graham Boffey headed back to Mansfield
where he found himself in the Slaughterhouse 5. They signed to IRS and
released the album "Wide Open" and two singles.
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Soft As Ghosts
Another stop for Graham Boffey was Soft As Ghosts. Other members of
note were Paul Etchells and John Stewart who would also respectively
feature in the bands Ghost Dance and Chakk. They played a handful of
local gigs before releasing a single, "Mystified", on the Mansfield
label Rondolet. Around 1000 were pressed but due to lack of press and
poor distribution the result was another lost nugget.
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Vision
Hailing from Rotherham in South Yorkshire, Vision were the brainchild
of keyboard player Andy Beaumont. In 1982 Paul Statham temporarily joined
Vision as guitarist at the bequest of vocalist Russell Bonnell, who
was a friend of his from Nottingham.
Paul appears on their debut single "Lucifer's Friend" which came out
on the Sheffield based MVM label. It was a cult classic in clubs across
Europe and soon established Vision as one to watch. However before long
Paul headed back to the B-Movie ranks whilst Vision carried on with
an ever-changing cast of musicians. They released numerous singles on
the PRT imprint during the mid - eighties but disappeared forever at
the end of that decade.
In fact they even managed to out do B-Movie by failing to release an
album at all during their career! Despite plenty of research we can
find little mention of Vision on the internet or elsewhere - a shame
really as they did have their moments. Pop over to the Soundtracks
Section to hear a previously unreleased Vision demo track called "Picture
Portrait" from around 1981 that was found languishing on an old cassette!
You can download Vision tracks here www.pcjackson.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/secret.html.
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Enormous
Enormous was what was left when Slaughterhouse5 had run it's drug and
booze riddled course. The schedule of gigs created a tension that led
to two Slaughterhouse5 members leaving. From this new personnel joined,
including a horn section of Ashley and Paul (aka the Enormous Horns).
Enormousreloaded is a site that Graham Boffey, Davy Lawrence and the
Enormous Horns are putting together to promote and sell a back catalogue
of Enormous and Slaughterhouse5 material (about 100 songs) both previously
released and unreleased material. Originally the tracks span a decade
from the mid-nineties onwards and they're hoping to get going and record
some new stuff and play a few gigs too. Initially there will be free
music to download, which may be of interest to a few b-movieites. www.enormousreloaded.com
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