- Paris Angels
Paris Angels were a 7-piece band, hailing from
Guide Bridge ,Manchester ,England , associated with theMadchester scene of 1989 -1991. Their music fused shimmering indie guitars with electronicdance music . The band comprised Paul 'Wags' Wagstaff (later ofBlack Grape and the reformedHappy Mondays ) , Rikki Turner, Steven Taji,Scott Carey , Mark Adj, Jane Gill and Simon Worrall.History
The band were regulars of the Boardwalk and Hacienda clubs in Manchester, and as such were heavily influenced by
acid house and the nascentMadchester scene of the late 1980s.The band first signed signed to Sheer Joy records. There they were introduced to Michael Johnson ; the product was their most well known song "Perfume", a synthesis of 1960s jangle and
disco . It was single of the week inNME and stayed in the Top 10 of theUK Indie Chart in summer 1990. This was closely followed by the tripped out "Scope" and clubbed-up "I Understand" which was single of the week in the last ever edition ofSounds .On the back of their early success, the band signed to
Virgin Records and released new single "Fade" and re-released Perfume to back up Paris Angels only LP "Sundew" to rave reviews from fromNME ,Vox andMelody Maker . Paris Angels in the meantime recorded session forJohn Peel (Stay, an unrecognisable cover ofDavid Bowie 's Stay, appeared on the best of the Peel Session's box set) and many other radio and TV sessions.The Angels recruited long-time collaborator Simon Crompton to produce their next LP for Virgin, however with the sale of Virgin to
EMI , many bands including the Paris Angels were removed from its roster. The Angels were one of the last bands to leave during this cull along withPublic Image Ltd andDefinition of Sound .Left with no recording contract, and with singer Jane pregnant, the band called it a day.
Discography
ingles
* Perfume/All On You (Sheer Joy 1990)
* Scope (Sheer Joy 1990)
* I Understand (Sheer Joy 1990)
* Oh Yes (Sheer Joy 1991)
* Fade (Virgin Records 1991)
* Perfume loved up (Virgin Records 1991)Albums
* Sundew (Virgin Records 1991)
External links
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=92676055 Paris Angels on My Space]
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