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artist · alpinestars
release · 77 sunset strip
year · 2000
genre · beat
label · faith & hope
catalogue · fh12017
website · www.faithandhope.co.uk
date · 21-jan-2005
quality · 235kbps/44,1khz
source · vinyl
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a1 77 sunset strip 4:27
a2 lost reaction 3:36
b1 jump jet (ground to air mix) 5:22
playtime · 00h 13m 25s
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alpinestars are glyn thomas and richard woolgar.glyn and richard
first met in 1995 when they were in separate bands that shared the
same rehearsal space. once they met they realised they had more in
common with each other than they did with their own bands and quit
their respective groups and briefly formed maxim, their own
"little electro group with full drums and bass". luckily their
friendship lasted longer than the band.
their break came in february 1999 when in glyn's words they were
"sitting around on (their) backsides doing nothing and thinking
about what (they) were gonna do". a local club promoter was
looking for a live act to play before the djs on his monthly club
night, and a 'friend of a friend' who was aware of maxim,
suggested glyn and richard. the promoter of manchester's
'homoelectric' club gave the unnamed pair a week to put together
an hour-long live set. by the skin of their teeth (they finished
mixing just 20 minutes before their performance) the duo pulled it
off and the crowd's response left them "pleasantly shocked" as to
the night's success. 'homoelectric' offered glyn and richard a
monthly residency to play their atmospheric blend of warm liquid
beats. three days after that, without a demo and still unnamed the
pair were offered a deal with faith & hope. the shell-shocked duo
came up with the name 'alpinestars' after an old mountain bike
that richard had.
alpinestars vinyl debut came in august 1999 with the release of
the limited edition 'less vegas' ep, track 3 'interlaken' was the
most requested track on steve lamacq's radio 1 evening session.
two more limited edition releases followed: 'silicon chick' ep,
which came out at the end of 1999, and march 2000 saw the release
of the third ep, 'kitzbuhel weekend' which earned an nme single of
the week, this was their last vinyl only release.
the year 2000 saw alpinestars picking up accolades such as nme's
number 1 dance tip for 2000, a steve lamacq single of the week and
manchester evening news band of the year. in 2000 the band took
their live show on the road with impressive supports for death in
vegas, doves and saint etiennne, as well as creamfields, reading,
leeds and glastonbury. in july 2000 amidst much touring activity
they released their first proper commercial single, '77 sunset
strip'. this critically acclaimed 45 scored an nme single of the
week and preceded their equally well-received debut album:
'b.a.s.i.c' ('beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code')
released 18 september 2000. the album includes a quartet of
re-worked tracks from their set of sold out eps and met with much
media acclaim, described as 'brilliant' (nme), 'inspired
electronica' (q) and 'mesmerising' (select). alpinestars have also
become a popular choice for remixes with clients ranging from
elastica and placebo to mint royale, mekon and soulwax.
following the release of the album alpinestars completed a string
of live dates, including the fatboy slim's club boutique's 'bands
and booze' tour alongside acts such as mekon and midfield general,
performing at the bugged out weekender towards the end of november
and finishing the year in style, onstage with doves and badly
drawn boy at the 'made in manchester' new-years eve concert.
alpinestars left faith & hope for pastures new in 2001 and have
since released their second album 'white noise', on riverman
records.
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