- John Ellis (guitarist)
John Ellis (born 1 June 1952,
Kentish Town ,North West London ) is an Englishguitarist andsongwriter . He was a founding member of thepunk rock band,The Vibrators . Ellis formed The Vibrators in 1974 while still at art school studying illustration. The Vibrators released twoalbum s with Ellis and toured extensively.After several years in early punk bands such as Bazooka Joe and The Vibrators, Ellis left for a solo career in 1979, releasing a couple of singles, one of which, "Babies in Jars" reached #34 on the
UK Indie Chart .cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |title=Indie Hits 1980-1999 |year= 1997 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |isbn=0-9517206-9-4 ] In the 1980s, he began recording and touring withPeter Hammill , having worked in the studio and inconcert withPeter Gabriel on hisChina tour.Throughout the 1990s, Ellis was a permanent member of the punk rock band
The Stranglers , starting with the album "Stranglers In the Night ". During that period he also created music for European Art exhibitions and several shortfilm s. Ellis left the Stranglers in 2000 and continues to create music. He is an exponent of theE-bow guitar .Ellis has contributed to the recordings of
Judge Smith , a founding member ofVan der Graaf Generator .In 2005 Ellis formed a community organisation called 'The Luma Group', that delivers arts based training and workshops.
olo discography
*"In Rhodt"
*"Das Geheimnis Des Golem"
*"Destination Everywhere"
*"Our Internal Monologue"
*"Shock of Contact"
*"Microgroove"References
External links
* [http://www.mapoflimbo.co.uk/ Map of Limbo - includes biography and extensive discography]
* [http://www.luma-group.org/ The Luma Group]
* [http://www.wabi-sabi-21c.co.uk/ Wabi-Sabi 21©]
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