Redjetson
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Redjetson was a UK based post-rock
band who were influenced by a diverse selection of bands including Interpol
, Slint
, Radiohead
, Joy Division
, Explosions in the Sky
, My Bloody Valentine, Sigur Rós
, Godspeed You! Black Emperor
, The Doors
& Mogwai
.
In 2002, they released a self-titled single on Steinbeck Records. They followed this up with a second release in 2003, again on Steinbeck Records.
During 2004, the band toured extensively including a tour with Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies, whom they released a split 12" with on the Drowned In Sound
Recordings Label. In January 2005, they released the album 'New General Catalogue' on Drowned in Sound Recordings. The album collected the two songs from the previous split 12" along with a further nine songs including re-recordings of songs featured on their first two releases. They followed the album with a single of 'This, Every Day, For The Rest Of Your Life'. This also included making a music video. It was directed by Paul Gore http://www.flynnproductions.com/flynn/directors/?paul_gore/ who had previously worked with Snow Patrol
and has moved on to direct for Massive Attack
. The band finished off 2005 by supporting Bloc Party
at Brixton Academy and ¡Forward, Russia!
on several dates around the UK.
By April 2006 the album had received a European release on the Talitres label and the band followed this up with a tour with Leeds based band iLiKETRAiNS
. The band played a handful of gigs demoing new songs. They also supported Hope of the States
at KoKo, played the Truck Festival
in Oxford and went on a mini tour of Ireland.
A double A-side single 'The Unravelling'/'Racing in the Mire' was released on 16 April 2007 by Try Harder Records. The band played a gig at the 'Luminaire' to celebrate the release with support from 'Cats and Cats and Cats'.
Redjetson disbanded in July 2008. Their posthumous 2nd album, "Other Arms", was released on 20 April 2009 by Gizeh Records.
Clive Kentish : Vocals, Glockenspiel, Melodian
Ian 'Jigga' Jarrold : Guitar, Keyboard, Glockenspiel, Backing Vocals
Daniel 'Chilli' Carney : Guitar, Backing Vocals
Grant Taylor : Bass & Keyboards
Joel Hussey : Drums & Percussion
Daniel Hills : Guitar (up until New General Catalogue)
Untitled release on the Steinbeck Label (STEIN01CD)
01. 08.08.88
02. Shoot You Coward, For You Will Only Kill A Man
03. Pieces Go Missing
2003
Untitled release on the Steinbeck Label (STEIN02CD)
01. ...The Sky Is Breaking
02. Perseverance Works
03. New Europe
23 August 2004
Split 12" With Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies on the Drowned In Sound Recording Label (DiS0006)
A1. This City Moans - Redjetson
A2. Divorce - Redjetson
AA. ...Spooks The Horse - Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies
January 2005
Album New General Catalogue released on Drowned In Sound Recordings Label (DiS0008)
01. Divorce
02. Stay Comfortable
03. This, Every Day, For The Rest Of Your Life
04. This City Moans
05. ...The Sky Is Breaking
06. New Europe
07. A Reptile, Cold Blood
08. Wednesday's Rivals
09. Perseverance Works
10. America Is Its Only Friend
11. Pieces Go Missing
31 October 2005
This, Every Day, For The Rest Of Your Life released on Drowned In Sound Recordings Label (DiS0014)
01. This, Every Day, For The Rest Of Your Life
02. Perseverance Works (Cern Remix)
03. Stay Comfortable (Birdpen East Of Here Remix)
16 April 2007
The Unravelling/Racing In The Mire released on Try Harder Records (WORK008)
A. The Unravelling
AA. Racing In The Mire
20 April 2009
Album Other Arms released on Gizeh Records (GZH20)
01. Soldiers & Dinosaurs
02. Beta Blocker
03. For Those Who Died Dancing
04. Questions I Don't Want To Ask
05. Count These Demons
06. Witches At The Controls
07. First Of The 47,000
08. (g)Listen
09. Threnody
10. These Structures
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band who were influenced by a diverse selection of bands including Interpol
Interpol (band)
Interpol is an American indie rock and post-punk revival band from New York City. Formed in 1997, the band's original line-up consisted of Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Greg Drudy . Drudy left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Sam Fogarino...
, Slint
Slint
Slint was an American rock band consisting of Brian McMahan , David Pajo , Britt Walford , Todd Brashear and Ethan Buckler...
, Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
, Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
, Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky is an American post-rock band from Texas. The band has garnered popularity beyond the post-rock scene for their elaborately developed guitar work, narratively styled instrumentals, what they refer to as "cathartic mini-symphonies," and their enthusiastic and emotional live shows...
, My Bloody Valentine, Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós
Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...
, Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian post-rock band which originated from Montreal, Quebec in 1994...
, The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
& Mogwai
Mogwai
The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
.
In 2002, they released a self-titled single on Steinbeck Records. They followed this up with a second release in 2003, again on Steinbeck Records.
During 2004, the band toured extensively including a tour with Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies, whom they released a split 12" with on the Drowned In Sound
Drowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
Recordings Label. In January 2005, they released the album 'New General Catalogue' on Drowned in Sound Recordings. The album collected the two songs from the previous split 12" along with a further nine songs including re-recordings of songs featured on their first two releases. They followed the album with a single of 'This, Every Day, For The Rest Of Your Life'. This also included making a music video. It was directed by Paul Gore http://www.flynnproductions.com/flynn/directors/?paul_gore/ who had previously worked with Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow...
and has moved on to direct for Massive Attack
Massive Attack
Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...
. The band finished off 2005 by supporting Bloc Party
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong...
at Brixton Academy and ¡Forward, Russia!
¡Forward, Russia!
¡Forward, Russia! were an English alternative band from Leeds, formed in early 2004, though are currently on hiatus. Until 2006, the band only named tracks with numbers, in the order that they were written...
on several dates around the UK.
By April 2006 the album had received a European release on the Talitres label and the band followed this up with a tour with Leeds based band iLiKETRAiNS
ILiKETRAiNS
I Like Trains are an alternative/post-rock band from Leeds, England. The group play brooding songs featuring sparse piano and guitar, baritone vocals, uplifting choral passages and reverberant orchestral crescendos...
. The band played a handful of gigs demoing new songs. They also supported Hope of the States
Hope of the States
Hope of the States were an English post rock-influenced indie band from Chichester.-Members:* Sam Herlihy - vocals, guitar, piano, music boxes, glockenspiels, mellotron, sampler, celeste, harmonium* Michael Hibbert - guitar, harmonica, backing vocals...
at KoKo, played the Truck Festival
Truck Festival
Truck Festival is an annual independent music festival in Oxfordshire, England. It was started in 1998 by the Bennett family , who decided that mainstream festivals such as Glastonbury had become too commercial and predictable. It is held in July at Hill Farm in Steventon, near Abingdon...
in Oxford and went on a mini tour of Ireland.
A double A-side single 'The Unravelling'/'Racing in the Mire' was released on 16 April 2007 by Try Harder Records. The band played a gig at the 'Luminaire' to celebrate the release with support from 'Cats and Cats and Cats'.
Redjetson disbanded in July 2008. Their posthumous 2nd album, "Other Arms", was released on 20 April 2009 by Gizeh Records.
Band members
Clive Kentish : Vocals, Glockenspiel, Melodian
Ian 'Jigga' Jarrold : Guitar, Keyboard, Glockenspiel, Backing Vocals
Daniel 'Chilli' Carney : Guitar, Backing Vocals
Grant Taylor : Bass & Keyboards
Joel Hussey : Drums & Percussion
Daniel Hills : Guitar (up until New General Catalogue)
Discography
2002Untitled release on the Steinbeck Label (STEIN01CD)
01. 08.08.88
02. Shoot You Coward, For You Will Only Kill A Man
03. Pieces Go Missing
2003
Untitled release on the Steinbeck Label (STEIN02CD)
01. ...The Sky Is Breaking
02. Perseverance Works
03. New Europe
23 August 2004
Split 12" With Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies on the Drowned In Sound Recording Label (DiS0006)
A1. This City Moans - Redjetson
A2. Divorce - Redjetson
AA. ...Spooks The Horse - Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies
January 2005
Album New General Catalogue released on Drowned In Sound Recordings Label (DiS0008)
01. Divorce
02. Stay Comfortable
03. This, Every Day, For The Rest Of Your Life
04. This City Moans
05. ...The Sky Is Breaking
06. New Europe
07. A Reptile, Cold Blood
08. Wednesday's Rivals
09. Perseverance Works
10. America Is Its Only Friend
11. Pieces Go Missing
31 October 2005
This, Every Day, For The Rest Of Your Life released on Drowned In Sound Recordings Label (DiS0014)
01. This, Every Day, For The Rest Of Your Life
02. Perseverance Works (Cern Remix)
03. Stay Comfortable (Birdpen East Of Here Remix)
16 April 2007
The Unravelling/Racing In The Mire released on Try Harder Records (WORK008)
A. The Unravelling
AA. Racing In The Mire
20 April 2009
Album Other Arms released on Gizeh Records (GZH20)
01. Soldiers & Dinosaurs
02. Beta Blocker
03. For Those Who Died Dancing
04. Questions I Don't Want To Ask
05. Count These Demons
06. Witches At The Controls
07. First Of The 47,000
08. (g)Listen
09. Threnody
10. These Structures