Scott 4 (band)

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Name = Scott 4


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Origin = London, England
Genre = Indie rock, Country rock
Years_active = 1996– present
Label = Satellite, V2 Records, Tiny Dog
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URL = http://www.scott4.co.uk/
Current_members = Scott Blixen
John Moody
Ed Tilley
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Scott 4 are a three-piece Indie rock band from London described by Allmusic as 'Electronic cowpunks' for their blend of country-blues, hip hop and indie-punk.

The band was formed in mid 1995 in London, by Scott Blixen (vocals, acoustic guitar, synth, harmonica), John Moody (electric and acoustic guitars, bass, piano, organ, synth), and Ed Tilley (drums, programming, synth), the name taken from an album by Scott Walker.Strong, Martin C. (1999) "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1] Their debut mini-LP, "Elektro Akoustic Und Volkmechanic" was released in June 1997, followed by the single, "Deutsche LP Record", which was named 'Single of the Week' in the Melody Maker.Ankeny, Jason " [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3bfixquhld6e~T1 Scott 4 Biography] ", allmusic.com, Macrovision Corporation] Second album, "Recorded in State" followed in early 1998 to widespread critical acclaim, leading to the band's signing to V2 Records.

As well as their records being well received, the band quickly acquired a formidable live reputation. Whilst many shows throughout 1995-1999 were played just as the three piece, certain extra musicians became more permanent additons for 5 piece touring band, those being Mark Rappard (bass) who was replaced in 1997 by John Thomson, and, Graham Thomson (keyboards/acoustic guitar). For one-off shows the number of personnel could vary wildly - Scott 4 supported Stereolab at The Astoria in 1998 with an 11 piece band including Les Hill (pedal steel), Kate Shipway (flute), Tim Kent (banjo) amongst others.

Scott 4’s major label debut "Works Project LP" released in 1999 was also critically acclaimed but failed to make the commercial waves expected. Many regard it as one of the most criminally ignored indie albums of the 1990's. It had been made in a radically different fashion the two LPs that had preceded it. The initial mini-album "Elektro Akoustic Und Volkmechanik" had been made in 4 days June 1997 on John Moody's 4 track recorder in the front room of Scott Blixen's North London flat. "Recorded In State LP" had peversely already been made at that point, it had taken 2 weeks to make with Pete Hoffman as co-producer at Milo Studios in London in January 1997. "Works Project LP", in contrast, was the result of six months work from September 1998 to March 1999 in Scott 4's self built studio in Old Street, London ("Systems Pro") with engineer Bob Mallett.

At the end of 1999, after the tours to promote "Works Project LP" in UK and Europe, John Moody left the band. Scott Blixen and Ed Tilley continued as a duo.

The band’s third album, a collaboration with Magic Car, was released on the Tiny Dog label.

The band emerged in a new form in 2005 as The Scott 4 Free Rock Orchestra, with a stated line-up of "B-sox, E.T., The Most Emperor Mingus & Billy Ray Sawtooth". [http://freespace.virgin.net/ed.tilley/scott4/about.html Official website 'about' page] ]

Discography

ingles

*"Deutsche LP Records" (1997) Sarellite
*"Your Kingdom to Dust" (1997) Folk Archive

Albums

* "Elektro Akoustic Und Volkmechanik" (Mini album, Satellite, 1997)
* "Recorded in State" (Satellite, 1998)
* "Works Project" (V2 Records, 1999)
* "European Punks" (with Magic Car) (Tiny Dog, 2002)
* "E-S-P" (Tiny Dog, 2005) (credited to 'The Scott 4 Free Rock Orchestra')

Track Listings

"Recorded in State" Track Listing:
# "Start Up"
# "Deutsche LP Records"
# "East Winter"
# "Aspirins"
# "Your Kingdom To Dust"
# "Plane"
# "Cheese Four Tracks"
# "Miss Goddess No 2"
# "Zilch (Darkage And Laserfest)"
# "Choke Bore"
# "Philly's Song"

"Works Project" Track Listing:
# "Catastrophe"
# "Troubles"
# "Hallo Doctor"
# "Lefturno"
# "Das Junior"
# "We're Not Robots"
# "May Last"
# "Lilla B-Boy Lullaby"
# "Scott 4 Travel On Electric Trains"
# "Applied For Release"
# "We Scratched Our Names"
# "Glass & Steel"
# "7 Days/ I'll See Ya"
# "Konigskraft"
# "Ancient & Modern"

"European Punks" Track Listing:
# "European Punks"
# "Shiny Cattle - Magic Car"
# "For Teens In The Meantime"
# "For Teens In The Springtime"
# "Stillness"
# "In The Nursey At Night And Further On"
# "In The Time Of Pop And Roll"
# "Yellow Main Sequence - Magic Car"
# "Valhalla"

References

External links

* Steininger, Alex (1999) " [http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/16r33.html Recorded In State Review] ", In Music We Trust]