The Shamen is a British band that originally played indie rock and then focused on acid house and techno , which brought the band commercial success (hits “Move Any Mountain” and “Ebeneezer Goode”). In the mid-1990s the group broke up.
| The shamen | |
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| Genres | Techno Acid house Rave Alternative rock |
| Years | 1985 - 1999 |
| A country | |
| Where from | Aberdeen , Scotland |
| Labels | Moksha Recordings, Demon Records, One Little Indian Records , Epic Records |
| Former the participants | Colin angus Mr C Plavka lonich Jhelisa anderson Bob breeks Gavin knight Derek mckenzie Keith mckenzie Allison morrison Will sinnott Peter Stephenson Victoria Wilson James |
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History
Immediately after the appearance, the Scottish group gravitated to psychedelic indie rock. But the leaders of the team, Colin Angus and Will Sinnot, gradually went to the side of acid house . In 1988, after long experiments with sequencers and music programs, the guys discovered something new in music. For them, a rock concert was no longer just a concert in which the group gives music to fans, it had to become part of everyone so that everyone could bring something of their own. Soon, the leaders reduced the group to a duet and began to invite different DJs and MCs to perform. It was in this composition that their next album “En-Tact” was recorded, which became the symbol of the group. The guys were ecstatic from their achievements, and, it seemed, they could do anything. But in May 1991, Sinnot drowned in the ocean, and in his place in the group came rapper Mr. Sea. After that, the popularity of the group began to decline, and soon the team broke up.
Composition
- Colin Angus - vocals , guitar , keyboards (1985–1999)
- Bob Brix - keyboards (1992-1999)
- Gavin Knight - drums (1992-1999)
- Derek Mackenzie - vocals (1985–1987)
- Kate Mackenzie - Percussion (1985–1988)
- Allison Morrison - keyboards, backing vocals (1985–1986)
- Peter Stephenson - keyboards (1986–1988)
- Will Sinnott - bass , vocals, keyboards (1987–1991)
- Richard West (Mr C) - vocals, keyboards (1990–1999)
Discography
Studio Albums
| Year | Title | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | |||
| 1987 | Drop | - | - | |
| 1988 | What's Going Down? | |||
| 1989 | In gorbachev we trust | - | - | |
| 1989 | Phorward | - | - | |
| 1990 | En-tact | 31 | 138 | |
| 1992 | Boss drum | 3 | - | |
| 1995 | Axis mutatis | 27 | - | |
| 1996 | Hempton manor | - | - | |
| 1998 | UV | - | - | |
Singles
| Year | Title | Position | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||||||
| 1984 | "Drum The Beat (In My Soul)" | - | |||||
| 1985 | "Dream Come True" | - | |||||
| "Happy days" | - | ||||||
| 1986 | "Young Till Yesterday" | - | |||||
| 1987 | "Something About You" | - | |||||
| "Strange Days Dream" | - | ||||||
| "Christopher Mayhew Says" | - | ||||||
| "Knature of a Girl" | - | ||||||
| 1988 | "Jesus Loves Amerika" | - | |||||
| "Transcendental" | - | ||||||
| 1989 | "You, Me & Everything" | - | |||||
| "Omega Amigo" | - | ||||||
| 1990 | "Pro> Gen" | 55 | |||||
| "Make It Mine" | 42 | ||||||
| 1991 | "Hyperreal" | 29th | |||||
| "Move Any Mountain (Progen 91)" | four | ||||||
| 1992 | "LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)" | 6 | |||||
| "Ebeneezer Goode" | one | ||||||
| "Boss Drum" | four | ||||||
| "Phorever People" | five | ||||||
| 1993 | "Comin 'On" | - | |||||
| "Re: Evolution" | 18 | ||||||
| "The SOS" | 14 | ||||||
| 1995 | "Destination Eschaton" | 15 | |||||
| "Transamazonia" | 28 | ||||||
| "MK2A" | - | ||||||
| "Heal (The Separation)" | 31 | ||||||
| 1996 | "Indica" | - | |||||
| "Move Any Mountain '96" | 35 | ||||||
| 1998 | "Universal" | - | |||||