- Electrasy
Infobox musical artist
Name = Electrasy
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Dorset , UK
Genre =Folk rock Soul rock Indie rock
Years_active = 1994 – Present
Label = MCA/Universal UK
AristaPink Hedgehog Records
URL = [http://www.electrasy.com/ www.electrasy.com]
Current_members = Steve Atkins
Ali McKinnell
Alex Meadows
Nigel Nisbet
Paul Pridmore
Past_members = Jim HaydenElectrasy are a British
rock band formed in 1994. The band consists of vocalist Alisdair (Ali) McKinnell, guitarists Nigel Nisbet and Steve Atkins, bassist Alex Meadows (who joined the band before they recorded "In Here We Fall"), drummer Paul Pridmore. Keyboardist Jim Hayden left in 2001.Electrasy achieved minor UK chart success with "Morning Afterglow" (reached #19) and released two albums, 1998's "Beautiful Insane" in the UK and 2000's "In Here We Fall" in the U.S., Morning Afterglow was on both albums and they recorded a new version of Angel for "In Here We Fall". Trouble with their
record label s – first MCA/Universal UK and then Arista in the U.S. – delayed their third album, "Wired for Dreaming", which was finally released in October 2007 and can only be ordered online.Electrasy's American album "In Here We Fall" features a cover of the
Led Zeppelin song "Dazed and Confused". The songCosmic Castaway , from the same album, was also featured on thesoundtrack album of the 2000 animated film "Titan A.E. ". In addition, the song "Renegades" can be heard in the final scene and credits for the movie "Monkeybone ", yet the song does not appear on the actual soundtrack album.The Guinness Book Of Records has stated that the video to their single "Best Friend's Girl" features the group and members of the Official Laurel and Hardy Fan Club throwing 4,400 custard pies in three minutes.
Discography
Albums
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Beautiful Insane " (CD) -MCA Records - 1998 (#48 UK)
*"In Here We Fall " (CD) - ARISTA Records - 2000
*"Wired for Dreaming" (CD) -Pink Hedgehog Records - 2007ingles
*"Lost in Space" (CD) - MCA Records - 1998 (#60 UK)
*"Morning Afterglow " (2 CDs) - MCA Records - 1998 (#19 UK)
*"Best Friend's Girl " (2 CDs) - MCA Records - 1998 (#41 UK)External links
* [http://www.electrasy.com/ electrasy.com: MUSIC WITHOUT INDUSTRY] (official site)
*MusicBrainz artist|id=94b505c0-31a8-4900-96f1-da3a163864c4|name=Electrasy
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hsjgtq0z9u44~T00 All Music Guide entry for Electrasy]
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