- The Deep Freeze Mice
The Deep Freeze Mice were an English New Wave band that were active between
1979 and1989 . They were based inLeicester , and consisted of the core members Alan Jenkins (guitar s and singing), Sherree Lawrence (organ and other keyboards), andMick Bunnage (bass guitar ). The band had two different drummers over the years: Graham Summers and Pete Gregory.The band released 10 albums during their existence on their own labels: from 1979 to 1983 on Mole Embalming Records, from 1983 to 1989 on
Cordelia Records . Their music was odd, often consisting ofabsurd and surreal lyrics delivered in Alan'sdeadpan voice accompanied by bouncy pop/progressive rock music. Favoured lyrical concerns includedanimal rights ,conformity , andscience fiction .Alan Jenkins was also a member of The Chrysanthemums in the late 1980s, and joined up with members of
Po! andThe Ammonites inJody & The Creams (later as "Alan Jenkins & The Creams") andRuth's Refrigerator . He has played guitar withThe Thurston Lava Tube since 2001.Discography
*"My Geraniums are Bulletproof" (1979)
*"Teenage Head in My Refrigerator" (1981)
*"The Gates of Lunch" (1982)
*"Saw a Ranch House Burning Last Night" (1983)
*"I Love You Little Bo Bo with Your Delicate Golden Lions" (double L.P.) (1984)
*"These Floors Are Smooth" (7" single) (1985)
*"Hang on Constance, Let Me Hear the News" (EP) (1985)
*"War, Famine, Death, Pestilence and Miss Timberlake" (1986)
*"Rain Is When the Earth is Television" (1987)
*"Neuron Music" (12" EP) (1988)
*"Live in Switzerland" (1989)
*"The Tender Yellow Ponies of Insomnia" (1989)External links
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