The Mackenzies
Encyclopedia
The Mackenzies were an indie
band from Glasgow
active around 1986/87, releasing two singles of jagged indie-funk on Ron Johnson Records
and contributing the track Big Jim to the NME
's C86
compilation. They also recorded two sessions for John Peel
, the first of which was repeated seven times, such was Peel's high regard for it. When the band split up, the rhythm section of Graham Lironi and Paul Turnbull resurfaced in The Secret Goldfish
.
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
band from Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
active around 1986/87, releasing two singles of jagged indie-funk on Ron Johnson Records
Ron Johnson Records
Ron Johnson Records was an UK independent record label based in Long Eaton operating between 1983 and 1988. The label contributed five tracks to the NME's C86 compilation. Run by Dave Parsons, the label released records by artists such as Big Flame, The Shrubs, A Witness, The Great Leap Forward,...
and contributing the track Big Jim to the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
's C86
C86 (music)
C86 is a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine NME in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from independent labels of the time. As a phrase, C86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitar-based musical genre characterised by "jangly" guitars and fey melodies, although other...
compilation. They also recorded two sessions for John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
, the first of which was repeated seven times, such was Peel's high regard for it. When the band split up, the rhythm section of Graham Lironi and Paul Turnbull resurfaced in The Secret Goldfish
The Secret Goldfish
The Secret Goldfish were a band from Glasgow, Scotland. The group was formed by ex-Fizzbombs singer Katy McCullars, guitarist John Morose, and the rhythm section from The Mackenzies, Graham Lironi and Paul Turnbull.-History:...
.
Discography
- New Breed/Dog's Breakfast (1986, Ron Johnson Records, ZRON9 [7"]) #15 (UK Indie ChartUK Indie ChartThe UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
) - A Sensual Assault EP (1987, Ron Johnson Records, ZRON15 [12"]) #22 (UK Indie Chart)