Sidi Bou Said (band)
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This article is about a rock band. For a city in Tunisia, see Sidi Bou Said.
| Sidi Bou Said | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Alternative |
| Years active | 1993–1997/2005 |
| Label(s) | Ultimate (1993-1997) |
| Website | Official site |
| Members | |
| Claire Lemmon (1991-1997/2005) Gayl Harrison (1991-1997/2005) Melanie Woods (1991-1997/2005) Lee Howton (1991-1994) |
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Sidi Bou Said were a London based rock band, who existed during the 1990s. Their music combined an indie rock/folk sound with complex arrangements and literate lyrics. They were often compared to Throwing Muses and the Pixies, with whom they shared a taste for sometimes uncomfortable lyrical themes - murder, religion, the workings of the human body and surrealist stories and films. Their name comes from a town in Tunisia.
Sidi Bou Said had two albums produced by members of Cardiacs and are regular contributors to their stage shows and recordings. In recent years, the band have reformed under the name, "Tetra," and played a reunion gig on 15th December 2005, again using the Sidi Bou Said name.
[edit] Albums
- Broooch (1993 Ultimate Records TOPPLP005/TOPPCD005) The first 1000 LPs came with a free 7 inch Vapona/River Man - TOPPLP005S
Urge/My Cat is my Bridesmaid/Handstand/Goblin Market/Thing/Glassmouth/Taste/Terrible Secret/Mary Mary/Dracula/Three Sides/Fallow - Bodies (1995 Ultimate Records TOPPLP034/TOPPCD034) The first 1000 LPs came in a gatefold sleeve with lyrics - TOPPLP034S
Hyde/Practise Walking/Wormee/Magnet/Bovary/Big Yellow Taxidermist/Ode To Drink/Brittle/Lefthanded/Slitty Gap/Nurse/Sicky Vomit - Entertain (1995 Ultimate Records TOPPMLP040) Limited edition LP recorded live at The Garage, London 31 August 1995
Buzz/Magnet/Slitty Gap/Goblin Market/Ode To Drink/Big Yellow Taxidermist - Obsessive (1997 Ultimate Records TOPPLP053/TOPPCD053)
Obsessive/Like You/Stopper/Funnybody/Zazie (Dans Le Metro)/Minotaur/Harold and Maude/Bridge Song/Bella/Rat King/Seams Undone/20,000 Horses
[edit] Singles
- Twilight Eyes (1993 Ultimate Records TOPP014)
c/w Buzz/Faster on limited edition 7 inch/CD; c/w Buzz/Faster/Glow-Worm (live) on 12 inch - Three Sides (1993 Ultimate Records TOPP017)
c/w Romp on 7 inch; c/w Romp/Wild on 12 inch/CD - Thing (1994 Ultimate Records TOPP023)
c/w Lukewarm on 7 inch; c/w Lukewarm/These Things on CD - Wormee (1995 Ultimate Records TOPP031)
c/w Throwing Myself Off A Building (acoustic)/On My Tongue (acoustic)/My Secret Garden (acoustic) on 10 inch; c/w Slitty Gap/Throwing Myself Off A Building (acoustic) on CD - Ode To Drink (1995 Ultimate Records TOPP037)
c/w Faster (acoustic) on 7 inch; c/w Blood/Faster (plus vite) on CD - Funnybody (radio edit) (1996 Ultimate Records TOPP050)
c/w Red Bus Rover on 7 inch picture disc; c/w Fishy/Funnybody on CD - Like You (1997 Ultimate Records TOPP057)
c/w Obsessive/New Skin/Long, Long, Long on CD1; c/w Obsessive/Head in Sand/Sylvie on CD2
