The Bhagavad Guitars
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The Bhagavad Guitars are a Sydney
-based indie-rock band formed in the late 1980s featuring John Kilbey (who appeared under the pseudonym "John Underwood" for their first 3 releases to distance himself from brother Steve Kilbey
and his band, The Church
), Jeremy Butterworth, Adrian Workman and Matt Kerr. They recorded three 12 inch EPs for the Red Eye
label before recording their debut album, which was shelved for five years due to record company disputes. The original line up reformed in 2008 to record a new album - Unfamiliar Places, released May, 2011.
After The Bhagavad Guitars, Kilbey released thee solo albums, Nothing More Than Something to Wear as John Kilbey, Catching Some Z's as J.L.K. and The Penny Drops as Good Fortunes He was also part of the band Warp Factor 9 which released an album called "5 Days in a Photon Belt" in 1993.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
-based indie-rock band formed in the late 1980s featuring John Kilbey (who appeared under the pseudonym "John Underwood" for their first 3 releases to distance himself from brother Steve Kilbey
Steve Kilbey
Steven John Kilbey is the lead singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for The Church, an Australian rock band. He is also a music producer, poet, and painter....
and his band, The Church
The Church (band)
The Church is an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. Initially associated with new wave and the neo-psychedelic sound of the mid 1980s, their music later became more reminiscent of progressive rock, featuring long instrumental jams and complex guitar interplay...
), Jeremy Butterworth, Adrian Workman and Matt Kerr. They recorded three 12 inch EPs for the Red Eye
Red Eye (record label)
Red Eye Records is a Sydney-based Australian independent record label started in 1985 by graphic designer John Foy. Its debut release was a solo single from ex-Hoodoo Gurus drummer James Baker issued as The James Baker Experience...
label before recording their debut album, which was shelved for five years due to record company disputes. The original line up reformed in 2008 to record a new album - Unfamiliar Places, released May, 2011.
After The Bhagavad Guitars, Kilbey released thee solo albums, Nothing More Than Something to Wear as John Kilbey, Catching Some Z's as J.L.K. and The Penny Drops as Good Fortunes He was also part of the band Warp Factor 9 which released an album called "5 Days in a Photon Belt" in 1993.
Discography
- Foreverglades ep (1988) - Red Eye
- Headland ep (1988) - Red Eye
- Foreverglades (1990) - Red Eye
- "Party" - (1990) - Red Eye
- "Hypnotise Me" (1992) - Karmic Hit
- Hypnotised (1992) - Karmic Hit
- Introversion (1996) - Karmic Hit
- Unfamiliar Places (2011) - Karmic Hit