Blue October UK

This article is about the British band. For the American band of the same name, see Blue October.

Blue October UK
Blue October UK in 2007; Ross Carter, Glen Wisbey, Nic Johnston, Chris Taubert
Background information
Origin	Dagenham, Essex, England
Genres	Alternative Synthpop Pop Dance
Years active	1995-present
Labels	A Different Drum
Website	http://www.blueoctober.co.uk
Members
Glen Wisbey Chris Taubert Nic Johnston Chris Beecham
Past members
Barney Miller (deceased) 1996-1998 Ross Carter 1999-2010

Blue October UK are an Essex based synthpop/pop/dance band, formed in 1996 by Glen Wisbey and Barney Miller.

Their first album Incoming was released in 1998, on the US record label, A Different Drum. Tragedy was to strike suddenly as Miller unexpectedly died soon afterwards. In 2001 a second album, Preaching Lies to the Righteous was released with Ross Carter replacing Miller as vocalist. A third album, One Day Silver, One Day Gold was released in 2005 as a third member, Chris Taubert, joined the band.

2008 saw the release of their fourth album from Walk Amongst the Living. Produced by Steve Travell, the album saw the band push their sound further with the introduction of live drums and heavier guitar sounds.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010 Carter left the band, who have since recruited Chris Beecham as replacement. June 2010 saw the band start work on their, as yet, untitled fifth studio album.

In addition to the album releases, Blue October have appeared on a number of compilation albums, including the Microsoft Xbox game, Dance Dance Revolution Ultra Mix 4.

Current line-up

• Chris Beecham - lead vocals
• Glen Wisbey - keyboards
• Chris Taubert - keyboards
• Nic Johnston - guitars

Live line-up

• Chris Beecham - lead vocals
• Glen Wisbey - keyboards
• Chris Taubert - keyboards
• Nic Johnston - guitars
• Bob Malkowski - drums

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Notes
1998	Incoming	First album
2001	Preaching Lies to the Righteous	Second album
2005	One Day Silver, One Day Gold	Third album
2007	Incoming - Remastered	Remastered album and bonus CD
2008	Walk Amongst the Living	Fourth album

Singles

Year	Title	Album
1997	"Incoming"	Incoming
1999	"Believe"	Incoming
2000	"Stranded"	Preaching Lies to the Righteous
2002	"Mistakes"	Preaching Lies to the Righteous
2004	"Free"	One Day Silver, One Day Gold
2007	"Let Me See" 1	Walk Amongst the Living

• ¹ Digital single.

References

External links

• Blue October UK's Official Website
• Blue October UK at mySpace