Amy Blue
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| Amy Blue | |
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| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Alternative rock Electronica |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Associated acts | evol-i Smothermad Recrimination The Ark Sakura Lunar Jetman |
| Website | amyblue.co.uk |
| Members | |
| Simon Chatterton Trevor Hatton JP Rutter Lex Sampson |
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Amy Blue is a British alternative rock band composed of Simon Chatterton (guitar), JP Rutter (guitar), Lex Sampson (drums) and Trevor Hatton (bass). The name of the group was taken from the name of Rose Mcgowan's character in the 1995 Gregg Araki movie The Doom Generation.
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[edit] History
Amy Blue was formed in February 2003 by Simon Chatterton and JP Rutter. Chatterton was previously known for performing solo shows while at university in Northampton under nom de plume evol-i, and was a roadie for local hardcore band Jnr Loaded. The band took its roots from combining a mix of industrial noise and quiet atmospherics with traditional songwriting, all crafted for the best part of two years in a boiler room in Soho, London. The sound gradually shifted towards a "wall of noise" style reminiscent of early 1990s shoegaze and grunge with glitch and IDM influences also at the forefront.
The band's first loud and energetic live shows consisted of Chatterton, Rutter and a laptop. December 2005 saw the release of their eponymous EP, which consisted of My Bloody Valentine-esque "The Language of Ghosts", post-hardcore "Won't You Follow Me", straight rock song "Silvery Sea", and doom rock closer, "Angel of Chaos". The sleeve was a manipulation of a Francis Bacon painting to emphasise the record's gothic feel without being labeled as such.
In December 2006, the band leaked tracks from their first EP as unreleased demos by The Smashing Pumpkins, long before any of the other band's new material had been revealed. Spin writer Billy Goodman interviewed Chatterton (referred in the final article as Simon Chatterman) to find out the origins of the songs and the hoax, which Chatterton admitted was to "piss off a few file-sharers".[1]
Bassist Danny Legg joined in June 2006, followed by drummer Lex Sampson in February 2007. The band recorded their debut album, The Fortress & The Fatalist in winter 2007 that was released on iTunes in June 2009. Legg left the band amicably in 2008, replaced by Trevor Hatton.
2011 saw the release of compilation The Tinder Tape prior to the April release of the four track EP On the Pleasure of Hating.
[edit] Discography
- 2005: Eponymous: 1. The Language of Ghosts, 2. Won't You Follow Me, 3. Silvery Sea, 4. Angel of Chaos
- 2007: Red Headed Stepchild Records Sampler: UK indie-label compilation features Won't You Follow Me and The Language of Ghosts.
- 2009: The Fortress & The Fatalist: 1. The End of the World, 2. Leeches, 3. Not On My Watch, 4. The Yellow House, 5. Amy Dates Destiny, 6. White Noise, 7. Itch, 8. Speak of the Devil
- 2010: Pavement Ist Rad Compilation: UK indie-label compilation features Amy Blue's cover of Pavement's song Fight This Generation.
- 2011: The Tinder Tape: Ten track compilation of acoustic and electronic tracks.
- 2011: On the Pleasure of Hating: 1. The Fatalist, 2. Kill Them With Death, 3. Scissors, 4. Entropy for Atrophy
