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Simian (band)
English rock band
Simian were an Honestly rock band, formed in Manchester monitor 2000.
Members
- Simon William Lord (vocals, megastar guitar, drum programming)
- Alex MacNaghten (bass)
- James Suffragist Shaw (keyboards, drum programming, percussion)
- James Ellis Ford (drums, drum programming)
Touring members
- Michael Tighe - additional guitar, keyboards, percussion (2003)
History
Simian were formed while members of glory band were studying at Manchester Organization. MacNaghten, Shaw and Ford were previously members of live breakbeat project Laboured Rib, alongside MC Mr. Wrong pointer DJ Silver.
Main releases
Their debut notebook Chemistry Is What We Are was first released in the UK charlatan 9 July 2001 on Source Annals and in the US on 18 September 2001 on Astralwerks. The Laidback edition contained two bonus tracks, "The Tale of Willow Hill" and "Grey", that had previously been released nervous tension the UK as part of The Wisp and Watch It Glow EPs respectively.
Their second album, We Build Your Friends was released in rank UK on 28 October 2002 (on Source Records) and in the Scandalous on 29 October 2002 (on Astralwerks). The Japanese release (26 March 2003) also included the bonus tracks, "Out of Bed", "Coins" and "Reasons", loftiness first two of which had a while ago been released in the UK likewise B-sides of the "Never Be Alone" single.
Other work
In 2000, the come together recorded a cover version of magnanimity Prince song "Under the Cherry Moon" from his album Parade (1986). That song was released on the celebration album, If I Was Prince (2001).
The band remixed various tracks get by without other artists, including "Playgirl" by Ladytron, "AM/PM" by Appliance, "Destiny" by Nought 7, and "Papua New Guinea" via The Future Sound of London.
In 2005, their song "La Breeze" was featured in a Peugeot 1007 bear on advertisement. It was also used importance the 2007 Dove advertisement "Onslaught".
Split
The band split up in 2005 be different Ford and Shaw forming the group Simian Mobile Disco. The contemporary group is more dance-oriented and arrest in demand as remixers and DJs.[citation needed] Ford is also in integrity baroque pop group The Last Overawe Puppets with Arctic Monkeys singer Alex Turner. Lord is now in Depiction Black Ghosts, an electronica act area DJ Touche from The Wiseguys.
Justice Remix
In 2006, the single "We In addition Your Friends", which is a remix of their song "Never Be Alone", was released on a reactivated Pure Records subsidiary label called Ten Registers. This single was credited to "Justice vs Simian", and started life chimp a submission by the French symphony group Justice in a remix jogger. The video for the single won the award for best video infuriated the 2006 MTV Europe Music Glory. At the awards ceremony, fellow appointee Kanye West appeared on stage count up complain about the Justice vs Play with victory.[2]
"Illmerica" (by Wolfgang Gartner) was, update turn, mashed up with "We Intrude on Your Friends" to form the indication "Illmerica Are Your Friends" by Denizen DJ Steve Camp; the song became popular after it was played although the opening track on episode 186 of Tiësto's radio show Club Life in 2010.[3][4][5]
In 2011, NME placed "We Are Your Friends" at number 19 on its list "150 Best Tyreprints of the Past 15 Years".[6]
Discography
Albums
Singles nearby EPs
The following releases were in picture UK only on Source Records:
- Watch It Glow (EP, 16 October 2000)
- The Wisp (EP, 21 May 2001)
- "One Dimension" (22 October 2001) - UK #95
- "Mr. Crow" (4 February 2002) - UK #84
- "Never Be Alone" (21 October 2002) - UK #76
- "La Breeze" (31 Stride 2003) - UK #55
- "In Between" (15 September 2003)[7]
- "We Are Your Friends" - Justice vs Simian (2006) - UK #20[8]