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The Electric Soft Parade
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The Electric Soft Parade are a Brighton based indie rock band comprising siblings Alex (guitar/vocals) and Tom White (guitar/main vocals), who are the creative core of the band, as well as a number of other musicians who they record and perform live with; Matthew Twaites from Restlesslist on bass and Mathew Priest from Dodgy on drums.
Alex and Tom formed Fixed Ascent, which became The Feltro Media (with bassist Alistair Gavan, now of Diomedes), before renaming themselves The Soft Parade and signing to indie label DB in early 2001 (without Gavan). They added the ‘Electric’ part of their name shortly after their early singles began getting some attention in the rock press - they were threatened with legal action by a Doors tribute band if they did not change it. This did not halt their rise to (relative) fame at all, however, and their debut album, Holes In The Wall, was issued in February 2002. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize later that year, although they did not win the award.
Their second album, The American Adventure appeared in October 2003, now on BMG records.
Alex and Tom have since started a side project in the form of Brakes with British Sea Power’s ex keyboardist Eamon Hamilton and Marc Beatty of The Tenderfoot. The White brothers have also been assisting up-and-coming Brighton acts such as The Pipettes and Actress Hands.
The band released the 6 track The Human Body EP on Truck Records in December 2005, with more than enough ideas for a 3rd full-length LP due early 2007.
Alex and Tom formed Fixed Ascent, which became The Feltro Media (with bassist Alistair Gavan, now of Diomedes), before renaming themselves The Soft Parade and signing to indie label DB in early 2001 (without Gavan). They added the ‘Electric’ part of their name shortly after their early singles began getting some attention in the rock press - they were threatened with legal action by a Doors tribute band if they did not change it. This did not halt their rise to (relative) fame at all, however, and their debut album, Holes In The Wall, was issued in February 2002. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize later that year, although they did not win the award.
Their second album, The American Adventure appeared in October 2003, now on BMG records.
Alex and Tom have since started a side project in the form of Brakes with British Sea Power’s ex keyboardist Eamon Hamilton and Marc Beatty of The Tenderfoot. The White brothers have also been assisting up-and-coming Brighton acts such as The Pipettes and Actress Hands.
The band released the 6 track The Human Body EP on Truck Records in December 2005, with more than enough ideas for a 3rd full-length LP due early 2007.
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If That's The Case, Then I Don't Know (Single Version)
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Electric Soft Parade - There's A Silence
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Electric Soft Parade - Empty in the End
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Misunderstanding
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Shoutbox
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russbutch77 wrote:
i love this band. got holes in the wall the day it came out and stil play it. new stuff is sonding good
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panicattract wrote:
hello esp fans, we have esp side project restlesslist playing wednesday 16th july at the flea pit on columbia road, london e2. its a fiver in and should be a cracker. for more go to www.myspace.com/recentfuturesounds. starts at 8pm!!!
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removable wrote:
my new favourite band, so awesome.
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xybo wrote:
ESP aka Woody McBride. Nice acid techno. Someone should fix this shit up.
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wapanese_wiggas wrote:
HAHA...HAHA what is the electric space phenomenon? a heavy metal sludge band it would be so funny if they are!
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Amour_Noir wrote:
they look like pervy frat boys :D
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Limeni_Nos wrote:
Stop this gay tyranny!
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zan121 wrote:
boo i want Electric Space Phenomenon scrobbled not elecric soft parade! this is madness! according to my page the electric soft parade made the album SENSORY OVERLOAD.. I THINK NOT!
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Brainfever wrote:
Hmm. ESP - 1987 - The Future Is Now, a hard rock band :)
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al_shashkin wrote:
hey, moderators! do anything - my tag correctly written 'ESP' (Electric Space Phenomenon), but there's ... ((( 'ESP' is a REAL band-name, not abreviature of 'The Electric Soft Parade'!!!
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harmpy wrote:
Why do you try so hard to hate me?! Great band.
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Mored wrote:
ESP (Electric Space Phenomenon) beats this indie rock band bro's!
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Spindash wrote:
I bought The American Adventure for £3 in the clearance section in town today. Lucky me. :o
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Limeni_Nos wrote:
what the fuck, I'm listening a psytrance act named ESP and not some gay indie pop rock band called electric soft parade. I want justice! Can someone divide those tags? :(
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SiLvErMaN321 wrote:
forgot how good this band was! i thought brakes was there main band and this was there side project, no the other way round. silly me
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WeAre99Matters wrote:
video interview with the electric soft parade ### just one question: what is really important to you? ### watch the answer on http://99matters.de/?p=10
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louis2007 wrote:
I don't know why, but the most talented bands are not the most popular. It's a pet peeve of mine. ESP is terrific.
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Spindash wrote:
The number of listeners for ESP is bordering on criminal. ¬_¬
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jonaschrist wrote:
don't get caught up...
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tracinggravity wrote:
red balloon for me <3
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