Oceansize
Oceansize are a five-piece progressive rock group based in Manchester, England. Formed in 1998, Oceansize have gone on to release two full length albums; Effloresce (2003) and Everyone Into Position (2005), and the EP Music For Nurses (2004), in addition to a number of singles.
Having toured with The Cooper Temple Clause, Cave In, People In Planes, Aereogramme, Mclusky, Biffy Clyro, and Porcupine Tree, Oceansize stand out from the mainstream rock scene of Manchester, and a recent increase in popularity has seen them distributed internationally, with some claiming them to be one of the most prevalent modern progressive rock bands of late. Influences range from The Beach Boys and Black Sabbath to Can, Cardiacs, Jane's Addiction, Verve, Swervedriver, Tool and Tortoise. Some have compared their sound to Pink Floyd, another strong influence, as well as Mogwai and My Bloody Valentine.
On December 4th 2005, the band issued a press release, stating that bassist Jon Ellis was leaving the band, but would still contribute musically. On 28th January 2006, the band's frontman Mike Vennart issued a short post on an Oceansize messageboard detailing Ellis' "replacement", known only as Steve (who has been affiliated with the band with quite some time, most notably with the Oceansize side-project 'Kong'). His first UK tour with the band was in support of the New Pin single, which - along with the fact that there are now two Steves in the band (a 100% increase in the amount of Steves in the band) - has led to him being dubbed "New Steve".
Along with their multitude of off-shoots and side projects, Oceansize are frequent collaborators - they have recently been named as one of the growing list of bands to become involved in Yourcodenameis:milo's "desert sessions" (other people scheduled to be involved with the Geordie post-hardcore sextet are Biffy Clyro and Bloc Party's bass player, Gordon Moakes). And in 2005, while Vennart was at The Works Recording Studio in Manchester recording parts for Everyone Into Position, he famously ran into hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg and his entourage and did some guitar work for Snoop's demos.
Their song Music For A Nurse, from the album Everyone Into Position, is the soundtrack to the current Orange advertising campaign entitled Fish.
Albums
Effloresce (2003)
Everyone Into Position (2005)
Frames (2007)
EPs:
Amputee (1999)
A Very Still Movement (2001)
Relapse (2002)
Music for Nurses (2004)
Home and Minor (2009)
Members
Mike Vennart -- guitar, lead vocals
Steve Durose -- guitar, vocals
Gambler -- guitar, keyboards
Steve Hodson -- bass, keyboards
Mark Heron -- drums
Previous Members
Jon Ellis -- bass, keyboards (still contributes musically)
Style
Progressive Rock/Post-rock/Experimental/Alternative rock
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Official Site
http://www.oceansize.co.uk/
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