Gunship (stylized as GUNSHIP ) is a British retro-wave band formed in 2010 by musician and singer , who was later joined by drummer Alex Gingell. Gunship music is described as being written “influenced by movie soundtracks , television shows, video games, and 80s cartoons.” [one]
| Gunship | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Retrowave |
| Years | 2010 -nv |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Language of songs | English |
| Label | Horsie in the hedge |
| Composition | Alex Gingell |
| Other projects | Fightstar ; Carpenter brut |
| gunshipmusic.com | |
Content
History
While another musical project by Haig and Westway ( Fightstar ) was temporarily frozen, the musicians decided to focus on their other musical group, which they called Gunship . They were joined by their long-time comrade-in-arms and close friend, Alex Jingell.
In 2015, Gunship released their debut self-titled album, which was well received by viewers and critics in the electronic and paper rock press, [2] and for sounding like that decade, " [3] , and for its excellent modern production. [4 ]
Gunship's first album included collaborations with Lou Hayter (New Young Pony Club, Tomorrows World), Charlie Simpson ( Fightstar , Busted ), Martin Grech and Stella Le Page. [five]
Music Style
Gunship has a reputation for creating interesting and innovative music videos. [6] [7] [8] . Their Tech Noir video, made in the spirit of nostalgia for the 1980s, was filmed with director John Carpenter and animator . Carpenter called Tech Noir “One of My Favorite Songs of the Year,” also stating that “It would be fun to work with Gunship.” [9] [10] Gunship also created “the first music video made in the Rockstar GTA 5 editor” [11] for the song “The Mountain” and made a whole pixel music video with on the song “Revel In Your Time ". [12]
Composition
- - vocal, multi-instrumentalist
- is a multi-instrumentalist
- Alex Gingell is a multi-instrumentalist
Equipment
Gunship have a large collection of synthesizers and use a combination of authentic vintage and modern synthesizers to achieve the desired sound, including , Prophet 12, DSI Prophet 6, MOOG Minimoog , MOOG Mother 32, and various divisions . [five]
Discography
- 2015 - Gunship (LP)
- 2018 - Dark All Day (LP) [13]
Remixes
- Carpenter Brut (Tech Noir)
- Makeup and Vanity Set (Black Sun On The Horizon)
- Miami Nights 1984 (Revel In Your Time)
Notes
- ↑ Gunship to re-release self-titled album on cassette with Commodore 64 game . Prescription PR. Date of treatment January 10, 2017.
- ↑ Filip Galetic. Gunship - Gunship . NewRetroWave (July 29, 2015). Date of treatment January 10, 2017.
- ↑ Sam Jourdan. Gunship - Gunship | Album Review Good Music Matters (December 28, 2015). Date of treatment January 10, 2017.
- ↑ Josh Prentice. Album review: Gunship - Gunship . Bring The Noise UK (10 August 2015). Date of treatment January 10, 2017. (unavailable link)
- ↑ 1 2 Jean-Pierre Van Damme. Gunship | Interviews DRIVE Radio (March 19, 2015). Date of treatment January 10, 2017.
- ↑ Jonathan Barkan. Gunship Release One Of The Coolest Music Videos Ever . Bloody-Disgusting! (January 19, 2015). Date of treatment January 10, 2017.
- ↑ Louise Blain. The world's first music video made in GTA's Rockstar editor is amazing . GamesRadar + (June 4, 2015). Date of treatment January 10, 2017.
- ↑ Chloe Dobinson. Music Video Of The Week: Revel In Your Time - Gunship . Culturefly (August 15, 2015). Date of treatment January 10, 2017.
- ↑ Gunship - Tech Noir . Directed by: Lee Hardcastle ( link unavailable) . AltSounds WATCH . Date of treatment January 10, 2017. Archived on October 8, 2016.
- ↑ Jonathan Barkan. John Carpenter Talks to BD and Gunship (Interview) on . Bloody-Disgusting! (August 27, 2015). Date of treatment January 10, 2017.
- ↑ Ben Skipper. Gunship: The Mountain - First music video made in GTA 5 Rockstar Editor by 8-bit Bastard . IBTimes (June 3, 2015). Date of treatment January 10, 2017.
- ↑ GUNSHIP - Magical Pixel Art Video - Revel In Your Time (inaccessible link) . JetSociety Date of treatment January 10, 2017. Archived February 18, 2017.
- ↑ Dark All Day, by GUNSHIP unopened . GUNSHIP. The appeal date is October 4, 2018.
Links
- gunshipmusic.com - Gunship official site
- Gunshipmusic on youtube.com