- World of Twist
World Of Twist were an English band, formed in
Sheffield in 1985.History
The original line-up of the band consisted of James Fry (vocals), Andrew Hobson (bass), Gordon King (
guitar ), Tony Ogden (drums), Rory Conolly (saxophone ), Nick Phillips (organ) and Andy Robbins (synthesiser). This version soon disintegrated, and some years later a new line-up emerged, this time based inManchester .The 1989 version of World Of Twist featured Ogden (now vocalist and co-songwriter), King (guitar and co-songwriter), and Hobson (synthesisers) joined by Alan Frost (visual effects, synthesisers), Julia (swirls and sea noises) and Angela Reilly (visual effects). Nick Sanderson (drums) joined some time later.
A
demo tape (featuring "The Storm", "Blackpool Tower Suite", "The Spring", and "She's a Rainbow") released in early 1990 drew attention to the band, and a deal with Circa Records followed. The label issued the singles "The Storm", "She's a Rainbow" (produced byMartin Hannett ) and "Sons of the Stage" that same year.The band's live show and Radio 1 sessions for
John Peel andMark Goodier raised expectations, but their debut album, "Quality Street" (1991), met with little critical or commercial acclaim.While the World of Twist never toured in North America, "Sons of the Stage" was an indie/ club hit in Toronto and NYC.
Work began on a follow up album and there were plans for further touring, but problems emerged when Tony Ogden decided that he no longer wanted to sing. This, coupled with creative differences within the band, contributed to the demise of the group.
Tony Ogden sadly died in July 2006 (the same week as Love's Arthur Lee) as he was on the verge of a return to the music industry with Bubblegum Secret Pop Explosion. He was 44. Few details on his death have been released. It's widely accepted that his true ability was tragically never fulfilled.
Discography
ingles
*"The Storm" (Circa, 1990)
*"Sons of the Stage" (Circa, 1990)
*"Sweets" (Circa, 1991)
*"She's a Rainbow (remixes)" (Circa, 1992)
*"The Sausage" (Caff Records , 1992)Album
*"Quality Street" (Circa, 1991)
External links
* [http://www.worldoftwist.com World Of Twist Archive]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/otherlives/story/0,,1839926,00.html Tony Ogden's Obituary in the Guardian, 09/08/2006]
* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=world+of+twist World Of Twist on YouTube]
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/world-of-twist World Of Twist biography from Answers.com]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/World+Of+Twist World Of Twist discography and reviews from Discogs]
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