John Williamson (musician)
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John Williamson was the bass guitar
ist in the indie pop
group McCarthy
between 1985 and 1990. Prior to this he was involved with McCarthy guitarist Tim Gane
's industrial music imprint Black Dwarf releasing the now rare Trips On A Pleasure Beach under the name Jake Ray.
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist in the indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
group McCarthy
McCarthy (band)
McCarthy were a British indie pop band, formed in Barking, Essex, England in 1984 by schoolmates Malcolm Eden and Tim Gane with John Williamson and Gary Baker...
between 1985 and 1990. Prior to this he was involved with McCarthy guitarist Tim Gane
Tim Gane
Tim Gane is the leader of the rock band, Stereolab.He started his musical career as a purveyor of harsh noise in the early 1980s under the alias Unkommuniti releasing self financed cassettes on Black Dwarf Wreckordings along with fellow Unkommuniti members Kallous Boys and other noise projects....
's industrial music imprint Black Dwarf releasing the now rare Trips On A Pleasure Beach under the name Jake Ray.