Moom
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Moom were a British
progressive
rock band that formed in Northampton
, Midlands, England
in 1992. The band was formed from the members of Medicinal Compound, Ain Bum Beef, along with Kristian Hartridge returning from living in Birmingham doing occasional guitar and vocals for Ominia Opera connected Blim..
The band recorded their first album Toot with Buckinghamshire
based Delerium Records
in August 1993. As a result of popular reviews from their release of Toot, the band quickly became known as "the Caravan
of Northamptonshire
" through their unmistakable Canterbury Scene
sound.
The band followed up with a second album release Bone Idol in 1999, with the Delerium
Label. It was at this stage that Moom was joined with an additional guitarist Mark Astill, and the band would be seen performing live with the likes of The Enid
, Jefferson Starship
and the Porcupine Tree
.
The popularity of the band was further established through a first track headline appearance of The Higher Sun on their label's Pick & Mix two CD compilation release, featuring such bands as The Aardvarks, Ominia Opera and Porcupine Tree
, in 1995.
United Kingdom
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progressive
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
rock band that formed in Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
, Midlands, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1992. The band was formed from the members of Medicinal Compound, Ain Bum Beef, along with Kristian Hartridge returning from living in Birmingham doing occasional guitar and vocals for Ominia Opera connected Blim..
The band recorded their first album Toot with Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
based Delerium Records
Delerium Records
Delerium Records was a UK record label, that specialised in psychedelic music which ran from 1991 to 2003, and was notable in promoting the careers of bands including Porcupine Tree, Ozric Tentacles, Kava Kava, Mandragora, Sons of Selina and Moom and for starting the Freak Emporium and Molten...
in August 1993. As a result of popular reviews from their release of Toot, the band quickly became known as "the Caravan
Caravan (band)
Caravan are an English band from the Canterbury area, founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan. Caravan rose to success over a period of several years from 1968 onwards into the 1970s as part of the Canterbury scene, blending...
of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
" through their unmistakable Canterbury Scene
Canterbury Scene
The Canterbury scene is a term used to loosely describe the group of progressive rock, avant-garde and jazz musicians, many of whom were based around the city of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s...
sound.
The band followed up with a second album release Bone Idol in 1999, with the Delerium
Delerium
Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly...
Label. It was at this stage that Moom was joined with an additional guitarist Mark Astill, and the band would be seen performing live with the likes of The Enid
The Enid
The Enid is a British rock band founded in 1975 by Robert John Godfrey, Stephen Stewart and Francis Lickerish. Another early member was William Gilmour, who subsequently founded his own band Craft and now plays keyboards in Lickerish's band Secret Green....
, Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship is an American rock band formed in the early 1970s. The group is a spin-off from the iconic 1960s psychedelic/folk group Jefferson Airplane. The band has undergone several major changes in personnel and genres through the years while retaining the same Jefferson Starship name...
and the Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree is a progressive rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Their music is difficult to categorise, being associated with both psychedelic rock and progressive rock, yet having been influenced by trance, krautrock and ambient due to Steven...
.
The popularity of the band was further established through a first track headline appearance of The Higher Sun on their label's Pick & Mix two CD compilation release, featuring such bands as The Aardvarks, Ominia Opera and Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree
Porcupine Tree is a progressive rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Their music is difficult to categorise, being associated with both psychedelic rock and progressive rock, yet having been influenced by trance, krautrock and ambient due to Steven...
, in 1995.
Members
- Kristian Hartridge - guitar and vocals (1993- )
- Andy Fairclough - keyboards (1993–2009)
- Jim Patterson - bass (1993- )
- Greg Myles - drums and vocals (1993–2008)
- Mark Astill - guitar (1994- )
- Toby Kay - wibble noises (1993–1994)
- Rob Farmer - bass (1994)
Discography
- Toot - 12" album and CD (extra track on CD) Released 1995 Delerium Records.
- Bone Idol - 12" album and C.D. Released 1999 Delerium Records.
- Pick & Mix - One track featuring on the label's double album showcase compilation Released 1995 Delerium Music.