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	Simian: We Are Your Friends: Pitchfork Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		UK band Simian might be an exception to this trend, though, a predominantly guitar-based pop-rock band that somehow doesn't fall easily into my preset compartments.
		Simian manages this by embracing musical innovation more recent than Pet Sounds, most notably in their use of computerized rhythm tracks to flesh out the sunshine daydream, leaning more on the sampler than the spacey psychedelics of their debut, Chemistry Is What We Are.
		Simian also tends to get a little too jokey in their delivery, a weakness that becomes gratingly annoying in the cartoonish vocals of the otherwise groovy "Helpless" or the awful horror-show lyrics of "Skin".
	pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/s/simian/we-are-your-friends.shtml (576 words)

	BBC - collective - simian live chat - transcript
		Simian James: He was interested in the way we worked, and when a living legend asks if he can come round, we jumped at the chance.
		Simian Simon: When we started out we hadn't played many gigs, so we wanted to do some events, and we happened to live opposite a church, and it was a bar, so we were there one day having a drink, and thought we'd do a gig there.
		Simian James: We record stuff into a computer like a tape machine, and we rearrange it, so it doesn't matter what the noise is, we can make it work...
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/getwriting/A863868 (1873 words)

	:: go simian:: Simian pictures, news, reviews, media & more!
		If you are a really big Simian fan or have just heard a couple of songs, take a look around at my fansite dedicated to them.
		It appears to me that the UK band Simian are on a (permanant?) break.
		Whether or not Simian will continue in the future is yet to be known.
	www.geocities.com /go_simian (402 words)

	British band befriends America - Columbia Chronicle Online -March 10, 2003
		Band members Simon Lord and Alex Macnaghten, over a Rolling Rock and a Coke, respectively, discussed Simian’s short history, home-recording techniques and their burgeoning friendship with über producer Brian Eno.
		Each band member is versed in the synthesizer and only learned to perform as a live unit after realizing that touring was necessary to gain exposure.
		Simian has been compared to fellow Brits, The Beta Band; and while the two band’s styles are quite different, there is one glaring similarity: an obsession with contemporary American RandB producers.
	www.ccchronicle.com /back/2003_spring/2003-03-10/arts3.html (1033 words)

	Simian: We Are Your Friends - PopMatters Music Review
		I even loved the Simian antics -- blindfolding record executives and bringing them to secret band studio/hide-outs; posing for only one sepia-toned band photograph, buried deep in the album insert, with all members in goofy Victorian suits; creating a gleefully irreverent Church of Simian in a lush and grandly silly webpage.
		The band was better defined by the bizarre, sad-faced dog-llama (really, a good metaphorical manifestation of Simian's own mutant sound) on their album cover than by any of their own faces.
		Simian themselves say most of their current influences now lie in American R&B, one of the most image-fixated, homogenous genres around right now (of course, with many notable exceptions; I'm talking, for example, about Brandy).
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/s/simian-weare.shtml (852 words)

	www.myspace.com/SimianGibbons
		Simian Gibbons awoke one day on the muddy banks of the Colorado River with no memory of his past or why he was there, only a piece of paper that held the faint inscription "milk, eggs, pop rocks, slurpee" and the knowledge that he was Simian Gibbons and he was meant to change the world.
		As soon as their first demo track was cut, key band member Grandpa Microphone quit the band and soon after died from old age complicated by a fatal overdose of love and nutmeg.
		Simian seized the opportunity, reassembling the remaining members into the hazy glory that is Simian Gibbons and the Vengeful Winds of the North.
	www.myspace.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=10924838&Mytoken=20050523155306 (850 words)

	the ubyssey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Such is the imaginary plight of Ladytron vocalist Helena Marnie, whom I—after having watched her band perform at a packed show last Wednesday—could most aptly describe as 'the one who smiled.' Ladytron, a four-piece hailing (more or less) from Liverpool, is a band big on aesthetics and small on warmth.
		In their immaculate grey uniforms (the tour was sponsored by clothes manufacturer Diesel) and even more immaculate haircuts, the band—Marnie, Reuben Wu, Daniel Hunt and Mira Aroyo (with a bassist and drummer thrown in for the tour)—perform their songs with cold efficiency, quite nicely replicating the sound of their layered, 1980s revivalist records.
		Their enthusiasm was commendable (especially given how dour the next band up was) but their songs were not.
	www.ubyssey.bc.ca /article.shtml?/20030311/cultLady.htmlf (349 words)

	:: Go Simian:: Archived News::
		I am soon going to try to find some Simian polyphonic ringtones but they are rarer than hens teeth.
		Look foward to more Simian live audio and a new section of this fansite by the next time that I update...
		The reason why LOG may not be updating on Simian's official website, is because (as far as I know) they are writing and mixing news songs for the 3rd album.
	www.geocities.com /go_simian/news.html (402 words)

	dirty monkey bugspray fun: ladytron: with simian and phaser at the phoenix, toronto
		Simian play in a hyper, no-boundaries manner, a post-funk-rock band that sounds like so many other bands you don't know where to start the comparisons: Happy Mondays, Prince, Jamiroquai, Blue Man Group, Super Furry Animals were all bandied about.
		Two hours after the start of the evening, the band we were really there to see hit the stage in their grey twill KGB-esque suits and their Kraftwerk posturing...
		The start of their set perpetuated the horrid evening, as the mics were so out of balance with the sound it wound up coming off like a German art-house cinema sountrack and overdub.
	www.sauna.org /monkey/archives/000939.html (662 words)

	Simian - Never Be Alone
		Mancunian synth band Simian have been threatening to break big for some time now, and Never Be Alone may be the song that does it for them.
		Although the rather tinny Casio-like keyboard sounds a bit dated, there’s no denying that this is a classy piece of pop with a nicely menacing edge to it.
		Despite the fact that the song’s chorus "we are your friends...you’ll never be alone again" sounds more like a threat than a promise, this is an impressive single from a band who could yet be set for great things.
	www.musicomh.com /singles/simian.htm (115 words)

	Amazon.com: Chemistry Is What We Are: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		There is a rumor that Simian got signed when they kidnapped a record executive, blidfolded him and played these demos while the band drove him around in their van.
		I don't know if Simian really kidnapped a record exec to get their first record out, but from the sound of their debut's music, they didn't need to.
		Simian does have that sort of loose, shambling, aimless feel that you can hear on the 3 EPs or the self-title second album/disaster.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005O6B4?v=glance (1615 words)

	Sanity Check Musec, Inc.
		This piece is based upon the song On a Podcast by the band Cruisebox which is freely downloadable from their website at ThatPodcastSong.com.
		It is somewhat funny, when we hustled to start the Simian Syndicate podcast back in March (we published our first show less than three weeks after I heard the term for the first time) we rushed because I had a gut feeling this shit was going to be huge and get huge quickly.
		I've mentioned their portal in most of the Simian Syndicate shows, yet we were never included in their featured section, or even brought in on their promotional efforts.
	www.sanitycheck.net (5703 words)

	Gigbite Gig Review - Turin Brakes + Simian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Their set list included most of their album The Optimist lp, a couple of new songs and a B side taken from their new single 72(72 is one of the crowd`s favourites live)judging by the roars.
		The support band simian are an up and coming new band with a single called oe dimention coming out on October 22.
		I found Simian to like a cross between old Pink Floyd stuff (like te meddle album) and Kula Shaker and a little touch of Genesis (Peter Gabriel times) or should I say when they were any good.
	www.stormpages.com /supportbands/gigreview20.html (266 words)

	THE SLEEPWALKER: Auditory Stimulation
		Dieter Spliff-A band created primarily for the Long Island Sprachfest, our performance of Mackie Messer(Mack The Knife auf Deutsch) was unforgettable(and my first live performance), as were the confused faces as we broke into the thrash ending.
		At least we played at a birthday party where two band members were arrested when the police arrived for the third time and found them lying next to the curb in the street.
		This band is my first to draw police to a practice due to neighbor's complaint.
	www.thesleepwalker.com /sleepwalker/otherbands.html (695 words)

	IGN: SXSW 2003: The Brits Invade Austin
		As can be expected with such an event, there's plenty of "surprise" appearances by big name acts tossed in amongst the virtually non-stop assault of bands you've never heard of who are constantly throwing down at the more than 53 live venues.
		Besides, there was the obvious primate induced connection between the opening band Simian and Blur frontman Albarn's most recent incarnation The Gorillaz.
		The band was a rag-tag band consisting of 2 drummers, 3 back-up singers (2 females, 1 male), a guitarist, and a temp bassist (Alex was unable to attain a visa and was stuck back home in merry old England).
	music.ign.com /articles/389/389420p1.html (955 words)

	In Music We Trust - Simian: Chemistry Is What We Are
		Their artwork is extremely deranged, mutating goats with dogs, swans with ostriches and deers with bats.
		Their website reads as a 19th Century science textbook and the aptly titled Chemistry Is What We Are (the band's debut album), does what it says it does, pushing the musical envelope using sounds unheard of and transforming these odd sounds into music.
		Simian is as inventive as you would want a pop band to be.
	www.inmusicwetrust.com /articles/45r52.html (242 words)

	Simian - Chemistry Is What We Are: Silent Uproar
		Sonically, the disc is a textbook blend of midtempo drum loops, echoing multitrack vocals, droning organ, and random sound effects that could have come from any gang of European kids with too much free time and a predilection for classic rock and marijuana.
		It’s difficult to be overly critical of the disc, because I do like it — I just can’t escape the fact that simian never become more than the sum of their influences.
		Everything is in it’s right place (so to speak) but simian needs to be more than a tribute band to hold my interest longer.
	www.silentuproar.com /showreview.php?ID=52&archive=yes (252 words)

	Junkmedia: Simian : Chemistry Is What We Are (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Contrary to what they told me their influences were ("Teeth, peer pressure, toast, tea"), Simian seem to have picked up on this trend to make their debut album, Chemistry Is What We Are.
		I asked Simian when the best time of day was to listen to Chemistry Is What We Are and if they could recommend anything to otherwise enhance the listening experience, and they said esoterically, "Witching hour.
		For a band nearing “next big thing” status, it’s comforting to see Art Brut -- a band that name-checks Matisse right after some frank talk about penile dysfunction -- is comfortable being a party band whose responsibility it is to ensure the audience is getting off.
	www.junkmedia.org /?i=43 (490 words)

	Band Bios
		His flapping, living body was tossed from the airliner at 50,000 feet when the terrorist on board decided to commence with slaughtering the hostages, starting with the most irritating and those who had the largest feet.
		Matt was promptly forgotten and a new era was begun.
		Following this release, the Actionmen embarked on a completely DIY tour of the east coast, suffering for their art the only way they knew how: driving over 5,000 freezing miles in an unheated cargo van and sleeping in the bathrooms of southern rest areas to avoid frost bite.
	www.tonyandpals.com /bios/theactionmen.html (420 words)

	Another belated concert report from late February (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		At least I got to stare in at the band eating at the Thai restaurant next door for much of that time.
		There were six musicians in the band: a drummer, a female lead singer, a backup female singer/synth player, two male synth players, and another male synth/guitar player.
		The support band, Simian, kind of sucked (technoey, but with falsetto male crooning) but at the afterparty members of Simian and Ladytron DJ'ed and the DJ from Simian rocked.
	gaffa.org /pipermail/love-hounds/2003-March/021180.html (525 words)

	Fluxblog : Girls' Favorite Music These Days (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Justice Vs. Simian "Never Be Alone" - This is a (fairly drastic) remix of a song by the British band Simian - the only thing in this mix which is from the original is the vocal from the chorus.
		"Echo Chamber" was the lead single from the band's 2000 album We Are The Ark, and has more than enough pomp and bombast to fill out a half dozen Spacehog albums.
		As noted in the comments, this song was performed by WFMU station manager Ken Freedman during the annual Hoof And Mouth Sinfonia, which is when WFMU DJs get to perform the song of their choice with a band made up of WFMU staffers and friends.
	newflux.blogspot.com /2004_03_21_newflux_archive.html (1171 words)

	Litmus - comments page - Free MP3 downloads, CDs, Bio Info, Tour Dates, Lyrics and More!" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		..reading all these ancient emails and posts about the defunct band which used to be known as litmus.
		Its October 24th and there is no sign of this cool band I saw at the Across the Street Bar hunched in there with two pretty awful bands.
		I goto SMU and I like to hang out in places where the cool bands play, not shitty heavy metal or whatever-they-were type of bands.
	www.iuma.com /IUMA/Bands/Litmus/comments-0.html (699 words)

	The Invertebrates' Personnel Profiles
		Played with the synthesizer band Outer Circle in the early 80's around the LA area, opening for bands such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Flag, and Men Without Hats.
		She was classically trained, spending more than a dozen years as a violist, then learned traditional music and began to develop her unique fiddling style by playing on the streets with piper Sean Folsom of the Irish folk trio Sheila na Gig and studying with Dave Balakrishnan of the Turtle Island String Quartet.
		Her other bands are Ashby House, Basement Chemistry, and Nuit.
	www.ecsd.com /~mordecai/spineless/person.htm (2411 words)

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		Thursday 19th June, 8pm Tickets £10 on door/ £8 adv > Ticketweb 08700 600 100/ www.ticketweb.co.uk Cult-band Simian return to the fray with their blend of psychedelia, driving guitars and other-worldly strangeness that mark them out as a distinct, unique voice in a world of pretenders and followers.
		June sees the release of 'La Breeze', the standout track from Simian’s new album 'We Are Your Friends'.
		Brit-Quartet Simian are James Ford, Simon Lord, Alex Macnaghten and Jas Shaw.
	www.spitz.co.uk /worddocs/simian.doc (346 words)

	End Recordings
		"I've always liked bands that made dance music but with songs," he rallies.
		And allied to the recruitment of Sng has been the drafting in of Glenn Bridges (25, absent) on bass.
		Glenn 'The dinnerman' Bridges." "We're a band now," argues Paul, "'cause there's identifiable people involved.
	www.endrecordings.com /artists/impossible_beings.php (337 words)

	the-raft.com - first for music, music news, features, competitions and reviews
		The English band Simian tour in Holland and this way everybody can get acquainted with one of the finer British pop bands of the moment.
		The Beach Boys influence was well aware in the song Sunshine, that without the dancebeats, easily could have been written by Brian Wilson himself.With all these impressive references to the past it would almost be scary nevertheless the fact that Simian as a young band definitely has an image of their own.
		Most fun part about Simian is that where the music on the album sounded like a perfect studio project, once on stage you find that they play the songs very vivid and loose.
	the-raft.com /review63 (325 words)

	Starblood.org: Live (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It was an indoor-festival with 9 bands, 3 per venue.
		The Cranes still are the only band of whom I collect everything, whether I like it or not.....
		Anyway, I hope this helps and if not I've now got at least 5 Cranes cds put in my cd changer instead of the Wumpscut and Terminal Choice that were in there......
	www.starblood.org /live/details/180901.shtml (857 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Chemistry Is What We Are: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Inspired by 60s psychedelic pop, tracks such as "Drop and Roll" explode into beautiful harmonies the Beach Boys would be proud of, while an undercurrent of electronic noises suggest as much of a debt to the ambient noodling of the Aphex Twin or the Orb.
		the simian promo eps are fantastic; four to six tracks of wierd b-side madness, and possibly simian at there best recorded state.
		Live, they were amazing and were certainly one of if not the best bands i've have seen.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005KK6F (737 words)

	Always & Forever // Elijah Wood
		I used to love a band called Simian but their new record is bizarre.
		People had the opportunity to listen to bands they've never heard before.
		E: You know what band would do a great Bond song, just for shits and giggles, that band who did 'Becoming More Like Alfie'...
	always.ejwsites.net /theface.html (827 words)

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