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  British Sea Power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
British Sea Power are a four-man band based in Brighton, England.
British Sea Power's Yan, Hamilton and Wood are school friends from Kendal in Cumbria.
The Decline of British Sea Power, the band's debut album, was released in June 2003 to critical acclaim.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Sea_Power   (902 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: British Sea Power   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Remember Me EP was a Japan-only release by British Sea Power collating the title track, the 5 b-sides from its UK single re-release and 3 tracks from the earlier Carrion/Apologies to Insect Life UK single.
The Baltic Sea The Kattegat (Danish), or Kattegatt (Swedish), is a bay of the North Sea and a continuation of the Skagerrak, bounded by Denmark and Sweden.
British Sea Power's first record on Rough Trade was a single called "Remember Me", released in late 2001 (this song would later be re-recorded and, in 2003, give the band their first UK Top 30 single).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/British-Sea-Power   (3139 words)

  
 British Sea Power - Salty Water - Band Info
The debut British Sea Power album, The Decline Of British Sea Power, was released in September 2003.
British Sea Power bassist and singer Hamilton had climbed a tree to gather a few branches for stage decoration.
British Sea Power festival appearances this year included Glastonbury and the prestigious opening slot on the main stage at Fuji Rock in Japan.
www.saltywater.co.uk /bandinfo/index.php   (1273 words)

  
 trakMARX - British Sea Power
Two of the last great British groups to leave the stable before the horse bolted for good both play a large part in the sound manufactured by Cumbrian ex-pat Brighton-ians, British Sea Power: Joy Division and The Teardrop Explodes.
BSP have tentative plans for a UK tour of costal resorts and ports by ship (with possible incursions upriver where possible) but no firm dates have been confirmed as yet (we very much hope this isn’t a wind up as it ranks as one of the more interesting touring ideas we’ve heard in some time).
BSP are threatening to launch a clothing line (they already produce embroidered patches) in the near future.
www.trakmarx.com /2003_03/130.htm   (1994 words)

  
 BBC - Manchester Music - British Sea Power - The Decline Of British Sea Power
British Sea Power - The Decline Of British Sea Power
Hailing from the Lake District, British Sea Power cite Morrissey and Marr as influences and this 11 track collection is up there with the Smiths' all time classic debut.
The Decline of British Sea Power is quintessentially British, but at its heart is the spirit of American New Wave which merged punk and avant garde art, and at times it sound like Television and Talking Heads fighting it out for space in the same track.
www.bbc.co.uk /manchester/music/2003/06/02/decline_of_bsp.shtml   (756 words)

  
 British Sea Power: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 Preview : Sweet Seventeen : For British Sea Power, the praise still hasn't sunk in :: The Cleveland Free Times :: ...
British Sea Power's 2003 debut, The Decline of British Sea Power, issued on Rough Trade Records, proves the comparisons to the holy trinity are totally accurate.
British Sea Power's sound is best described by Yan, who says “if rock music had been invented before 1930, then it might sound like us.” But what some have perceived as arrogance and pretension on the part of British Sea Power is really unflappable confidence in its musical ability.
British Sea Power already has a firm foothold here, thanks to a successful East Coast tour in August of 2003 (before the album was even released in this country) and a full U.S. tour in October and November.
www.freetimes.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1132   (773 words)

  
 British Sea Power News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As the British Sea Power horse and cart of musical brilliance continues to gain momentum, inspiring men, women and children who have the good fortune to ride upon it, BSP welcome in the Christmas season with a...
British Sea Power have a quality which makes them stand out from the current crop of new indie bands.
British Sea Power cresting indie wave British Sea Power are heirs-apparent to the indie crown.
www.topix.net /who/british-sea-power   (610 words)

  
 British Sea Power: The Decline of British Sea Power: Pitchfork Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Brighton's British Sea Power consistently opt for prickly juxtapositions: they like their club stages littered with stuffed birds and bits of foliage, and their rock songs peppered with obtuse allusions and highbrow polemics.
BSP repeatedly get swatted with overwrought comparisons to both Joy Division and the Pixies, but The Decline has a lot more "Stardust"-era Bowie buried in it than anyone seems ready to admit.
But BSP's performance art antics and throwback posturing come with a distinct set of innovations and surprises, and The Decline of British Sea Power proves that BSP have the song-power to back up their bullshit.
www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/b/british-sea-power/decline-of.shtml   (355 words)

  
 British Sea Power - Open Season   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Their debut 'The Decline Of British Sea Power' was an understated gem full of camouflaged melodies that ensured that the Brighton based quartet would have their hands full to build on the promise.
British Sea Power oft stay clear, in as much as is possible, of the generic theme of boy meets girl.
There is very little (aside from ‘True Adventures’) to startle those who dine on the top 40 and with some careful promotion British Sea Power could soon stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Snow Patrol or Coldplay.
www.indiecater.com /openseason.html   (676 words)

  
 Ground Control Touring: British Sea Power
British Sea Power’s first record on Rough Trade was a single called Remember Me, released in late 2001 (this song would later be re-recorded and, in 2003, give the band their first Top 30 single).
The debut BSP album, The Decline Of British Sea Power, was released in June 2003.
BSP bassist and singer Hamilton had climbed a tree to gather a few branches for stage decoration.
www.groundcontroltouring.com /artists/britishseapower   (1212 words)

  
 The Decline of British Sea Power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Decline of British Sea Power (2003) is the debut album from British Sea Power.
All songs recorded by Mads Bjerke and British Sea Power at 2KHz.
According to The Times (May 17, 1982), The Decline of British Sea Power was the title given to a book to be published by Janes publishing that year, but publication was delayed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Decline_of_British_Sea_Power   (267 words)

  
 British Sea Power: The Decline of British Sea Power - PopMatters Music Review
Brighton-based band British Sea Power is made up of five members: Yan on vocals (also guitarist and chief songwriter), his brother Hamilton on bass, Noble on guitar, Wood on drums, and Eamon on percussion/keyboards.
Like Suede on their eponymous debut album, British Sea Power seem to be just hinting at the possibilities of what's to come and that is good news indeed as The Decline of British Sea Powerhas moments of extraordinary beauty and musical prowess.
British Sea Power have the talent and vision to be a truly inspirational new guitar band.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/b/britishseapower-decline.shtml   (736 words)

  
 British Sea Power - Rough Trade Records
British Sea Power, Brighton-based rock ensemble, are proud to announce their first single for Rough Trade Records.
British Sea Power are an all-male quartet based in Brighton and district.
All the while, the band have been presenting Club Sea Power, their own monthly night, alternating between Brighton venues The Lift and The Freebutt.
www.roughtraderecords.com /bsp.html   (466 words)

  
 British Sea Power Prague Show   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
British Sea Power play at Prague Roxy on 8 April alongside the Czech Republics The Ecstasy Of Saint Theresa.
British Sea Power released their debut album, The Decline Of British Sea Power, in June 2003.
British Sea Powers reputation as a thrilling live band was underlined when they recently received the Live Band Of The Year title at Time Out magazines Time Out Live Awards 2004.
www.musicshopper.info /html/british_sea_power_prague_show.htm   (513 words)

  
 Adrian's Album Reviews : British Sea Power
British Sea Power have influences ranging from Echo And The Bunnymen, The Pixies, 80s goth in general.
British Sea Power just have a huge conviction, and for this album, for the most part, such superb song arrangements.
British Sea Power lyrics for this album and for 'Be Gone' are like some kind of romantic artistic painting.
www.adriandenning.co.uk /bsp.html   (1099 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / British Sea Power is a vessel for many sounds
British Sea Power can be a confusing band.
Its debut CD, "The Decline of British Sea Power," moves among tracks that could have been torn from the Pixies songbook, tracks that owe everything to Bowie (a bit of "Station to Station," a bit of "Let's Dance"), and tracks that have a theatrical vocal style that recalls Morrissey's work with the Smiths.
And as long as everything from stage antics to sonic exploration proceeds from band members' having fun, he said, British Sea Power is confident its audiences will come along for the ride.
www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2004/03/10/british_sea_power_is_a_vessel_for_many_sounds   (645 words)

  
 British Sea Power - The Decline of British Sea Power review | theStereoEffect.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
British Sea Power, there is no doubt, have easily won the campaign to be regarded as one of the finest live acts this land has produced in recent times.
For, with the release of The Decline Of…, British Sea Power have firmly staked their claim to the hearts and minds of the public, warming the souls of those already allied, striking out for new territories among those as yet unfamiliar.
Where so many of their guitar-wielding contemporaries either thump out songs of an almost wilful idiocy or perform formulaic appeals to the mass taste through generic indie anthem and ballad, British Sea Power are unashamed to demonstrate that their aesthetic and song writing have their roots upon a higher plane.
www.thestereoeffect.com /onrecord/display_album.php?AlbumId=157   (521 words)

  
 NME.COM - Artists - British Sea Power   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Maximo Park and British Sea Power are on hand for 'Breaking...
British Sea Power on the road, exclusive reportage from the...
British Sea Power : The Decline Of British Sea Power
www.nme.com /artists/british-sea-power   (142 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Open Season: Music: British Sea Power   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
British Sea Power emerged from out of a mighty empire capturing a sense of urgency, of the chaos building, and in turn held up triumphantly the spirit of man to survive and excel despite the odds.
BSP's debut "The Decline of BSP" was a noisy, post-punk thrash-fest, and it was excellent.
British Sea Power are being lauded as an eccentric English band with songs about the North Pole (Oh Larsen B) and playing concerts at the Chelsea Flower Show but they are so crushingly boring it's unreal.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007Y0978?v=glance   (1471 words)

  
 British Sea Power - The Decline Of British Sea Power :: Le recensioni di Onda Rock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
British Sea Power - The Decline Of British Sea Power :: Le recensioni di Onda Rock
C'è da dire subito che giunti alla prova del nove del debut-album, i British Sea Power se la cavano egregiamente, pur lasciando alla fine un vago senso di incompiuto, di promessa mantenuta a metà.
Ancora meglio riesce a fare "Favour In The Beetrot Fields", un brano stavolta puramente punk (minutaggio: 1'e 16'') che richiama alla mente addirittura i leggendari Pixies, con quella chitarra al vetriolo e quella batteria tempestosa, con la voce che si affanna e si agita cercando di tenere dietro alle accelerazioni improvvise dei musicisti.
www.ondarock.it /recensioni/britishsearec.html   (418 words)

  
 Ink 19 :: British Sea Power
The next three tracks see BSP revisit their early singles, albeit in the case of "Remember Me" it is in a re-recorded version.
British Sea Power's debut is one of the better releases this year, and one of those rare albums that both satisfies immediately and reveals more, not less, on subsequent listens.
While not a "proper" alt or indie band by any means, British Sea Power displays that rare bit of intelligence and skill that is as endearing as it is challenging.
www.ink19.com /issues/december2003/musicReviews/musicB/britishSeaPower.html   (734 words)

  
 British Sea Power
Another great band at this year's Noise Pop was British Sea Power.
Geoff Travis (of Rough Trade) came down to one of their clubs, called Club Sea Power, and was shocked immediately, and signed them on the spot.
On their website they talk about their experiences on tour and some plans for a second album: "All of which, we can tell you, is stirring the members of British Sea Power into an implacable determination to write a song with 159 verses.
www.freewilliamsburg.com /april_2004/british.html   (1697 words)

  
 BBC - Rock & Alt Review - British Sea Power, Remember Me
I saw BSP support The Libertines on a riotous night out in Sheffield back in February and have been awaiting the release of this album since then, was not disappointed but it doesn't capture their live form at all...say it quitely they almost upstaged The Libetines!
British Sea Power have achieved all the above with their first album.
BSP are originally from Kendal in Cumbria and I think that isnt always recognised.
www.bbc.co.uk /music/rockandalt/reviews/seapower_remem.shtml   (1192 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/britishseapower
By this point, BSP were gaining a reputation as an astonishing live act.
British Sea Power rule.” In January 2003, British Sea Power supported The Flaming Lips in Britain.
The debut BSP album, The Decline Of British Sea Power, was released in September 2003.
www.myspace.com /britishseapower   (1852 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: The Decline of British Sea Power: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mixing war imagery with the mundane, The Decline of British Sea Power is a strikingly urgent artful album that pieces together life's contradictions with a seductive feisty charm.
Having taken their time to launch this album, British Sea Power have refined the beguiling mix of wry wit, brooding melodies and rousing angst-fuelled sonic attacks to perfection and can look forward to a long voyage ahead.
For anyone prepared to listen to an intelligent, powerful band who bring both subtlety and raw power to their music this is a must have album.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000095SLL   (1204 words)

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