- Bang Bang Machine
Bang Bang Machine were a cult indie band from
Evesham ,Worcestershire inEngland . They formed in1989 and split up in1996 after record company troubles.The band experimented with different styles of music, for which reason the media found them hard to categorise. Musically they covered
alternative rock , Goth, pop, ambient and dance. They were sometimes classed as aShoegaze band, but musically fell between theBritpop andGrunge camps.Their most famous song, the dark epic "Geek Love," was inspired by the book by
Katherine Dunn about a family offreaks in a travelling circus.The artistDavid Hughes , who drew the "Geek Love" book cover, also illustrated the band's "Eternal Happiness" album cover."Geek Love" also uses audio samples from the controversialTod Browning film "Freaks "."Geek Love" on CD regularly sells for £25-£35 on www.ebay.co.uk. In 2007 Geek Love was voted number 16 on the cult radio stationB92s "Top 20 best singles ever" on www.firerecords.com."Geek Love" was championed by
BBC Radio One DJJohn Peel as a perfect example of a band self-financing their debut single; he famously stated, "Even if they never made another record, they'll have achieved more than most of us do in our entire lives." It was voted number one in hisFestive Fifty in1992 . The band also recorded a Peel session, but this has never been released.The band were known for creating moving songs about unusual topics. Their song "16 Years" was about the
Stefan Kiszko case, where an innocent man was jailed for a crime he didn't commit.They appeared on the
Channel 4 programme "The Word" doing a live version of their song "Technologica" in1993 . They were also featured inDeadline comic andVolume magazine. They did cover versions ofT-REX 's "Life's a Gas " andPsychic TV 's "Godstar."Steve Eagles now plays with the jazz-psycho-funk-poetic-punk band
Blurt and teaches guitar. Lamp is a DJ in Brighton and qualified as a sound engineer. Stan Lee married Elizabeth Freeth in 2005; in 2007 their baby son was born. Stan Lee A.K.A. Marc Angel now plays withPsychowrath , a new incarnation ofWrathchild . In 2007 articles appeared in "The Evesham Journal " and "The Worcester News " about possible future one-off gigs.Band personnel
*Steve Eagles: Guitar
*Elizabeth Freeth: Vocals
*Stan Lee: Bass
*Lamp: DrumsDiscography
Bang Bang Machine released a total of 8 singles and 2 albums.
Albums
*"Eternal Happiness"
*"Amphibian"ingles
*The 'Geek' EP
*Evil Circus EP
*Technologica EP
*Geek Love EP
*Give You Anything
*Breathless
*Love It Bleeds
*Show me Your PainExternal links
* [http://sonic.kathedral.com/bbm/music/ Discography]
*BBMMySpace group: http://www.groups.myspace/BANGBANGMACHINE
*BBMLast.FM group: http://www.last.fm/group/BANG%2BBANG%2BMACHINE
*BBM fan site: http://www.plasticfreakshow.multiply.com
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