Slipstream were formed in 1994 after Mark Refoy left Spiritualized

Spiritualized

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. The band consisted of Ian Anderson on guitar, Gary Lennon on bass, Steve Beswick on drums and occasional appearances from Jonny Mattock who had also stopped drumming for Spiritualized later that year. Over the following five years the band released two albums, Slipstream and Be Groovy Or Leave, and a compilation CD, Side Effects, all on Che Records.

In 1999 the band ceased recording after releasing a final single, 'Everything And Anything', on the Enraptured label. The track recently featured on the soundtrack to the BBC Three

BBC Three

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 sitcom

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, Ideal

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starring Johnny Vegas

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In 2004 Slipstream, now down to a two-piece consisting of the former Spacemen 3

Spacemen 3

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 members, Mark Refoy and Jonny Mattock, decided to play live again, with the help of electronic augmentation. Both men reside in their home town of Northampton

Northampton

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In January 2008 Slipstream released their new album Mantra as a download at www.northernstarrecords.co.uk. The twelve track album was mixed by Pete Gleadall at his West London studio, Hoedown City. Mantra was released on CD on the Enraptured label on 27 October 2008. All songs were written by Mark Refoy and Jonny Mattock.

Refoy is a member of another band, the Sunshine Valley Dance Club. He appeared alongside former Levitation

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 and Dark Star

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 guitarist Bic Hayes

Christian Hayes

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 on the world tour for the Pet Shop Boys

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, including an appearance headlining the Live 8 concert, Moscow

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Refoy and Mattock have also played on the Freelovebabies album by former Spacemen 3/Spiritualized bassist Will Carruthers.

EPs and singles

Year	Title	Label	Other information
1993	Sundown	Che Records(CHE14)	First Release (7" only)
1994	Your Presence	Che Records(CHE19)	Released on CD single (bagged) and 7"
1994	Feel Good Again	Che Records(CHE23)	Free With Initial Copies Of First Album
1995	Computer Love	Che Records(CHE21)	One Sided Pink Etched Vinyl 7"
1995	Up In Heaven	Che Records(CHE35)
1995	Come Back	Che Records(CHE36)
1997	Madeleine	Che Records(CHE73)
1999	Everything And Anything	Enraptured Records	Final full band release

Albums

Year	Title	Label	Other information
1993	Slipstream	Che Records	Produced By Zion Train, Initial Copies On White Vinyl and Contained Free CHE 23 7"
1996	Side Effects	Che Records	Compilation of previous singles and b-sides
1997	Be Groovy or Leave	Che Records
2002	Transcendental	Enraptured Records	Collection of four track demos
2008	Mantra	Enraptured Records

Compilation albums

Year	Title	Label	Other information
1993	Does The Word Duh Mean Anything?	Che Records(CHE73)	Label compilation featuring Dart, 18th Dye 18th Dye 18th Dye was a Berlin-based German/Danish noise rock band formed in 1992 by German Sebastian Büttrich , Danish-German Heike Rädeker and Dane Piet Bendtsen . They broke up in 1999 after 2 albums and an EP, but reformed in 2005... , Magic Hour, Urusei Yatsura Urusei Yatsura is a comedic manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi that premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1978 and ran until its conclusion in 1987. Its 374 individual chapters were collected and published in 34 tankōbon volumes. The series tells the story of Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien... , Bardo Pond Bardo Pond Bardo Pond are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1991, and who are currently signed to London based label Fire Records. The current members are Michael Gibbons , John Gibbons , Isobel Sollenberger , Clint Takeda , Jason Kourkonis , and Aaron Igler... , Kirk Lake and Disco Inferno Disco Inferno (band) Disco Inferno was an English experimental rock band, formed in Essex in the late 1980s, by Ian Crause , Paul Wilmott , Rob Whatley and Daniel Gish .-History:...