Spdfgh

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Spdfgh
Origin Sydney, AU
Genre(s) Rock
Indie rock
Years active 1990–1997
Label(s) Half A Cow
Dirt Records
Members
Kim Bowers
Liz Payne
Tania Bowers
Melanie Thurgar

Spdfgh (pronounced 'spə.də'fə.gə'hə) were an all-female rock band from Sydney, Australia in the 1990s. The founding members were

The band's name would be familiar to a student of chemistry. The letters (spdfgh...) are used when determining the number of electrons in the shells of an atom (the letters denote the first six states of orbital angular momentum in atomic physics).

TV Week magazine, admittedly towards the shallow end of Australian music criticism, called it "the dumbest name in Australian rock". Certainly it was unusual but their music overcame any handicap it might have been.

The original members got started playing together at St. Patrick's College (Campbelltown, south-west of Sydney). In their early days to get noticed they would travel to Sydney, sneak into sound checks of bands they liked and just start playing.

Since breaking up, the members have pursued new projects.

  • Kim Bowers recorded some electronic tracks under the name of Deep In Sound, which appeared on the soundtrack to the 1999 Australian film, Fresh Air. Most recently she has been working with her sister Candy Bowers on hip hop group / theatrical performers Sista She.
  • Tania Bowers went on to Godstar, contributed songs to the Fresh Air soundtrack under the name of Sunday, and has since released an album under of the name Via Tania - with help from her husband, sound engineer Casey Rice.
  • Payne went on to Rocket and Sonic Emotion Explosion, both with former Gerling guitarist, Brad Herdson. The duo has since renamed themselves to Little Sky and turned into a fully fledged band.
  • Thurgar got married and had a baby boy.

[edit] Discography

  • "In Me" on Eddie Magazine compilation CD (1993)
  • Nighttime 7" (Dirt Records, 1994)
  • Grassroots EP (Dirt Records, 1995)
  • "Sweet" on Gay Pride split 7" EP with Chumbawumba and Pansy Division; Rugger Bugger Records (1995)
  • Wikky's Ode Single (Half A Cow, 1995)
  • Leave Me Like This LP (Half A Cow, 1995)
  • 1/2 Small Mercy EP (Half A Cow, 1995)
  • Give Me Time Single (Half A Cow, 1995)
  • The Pseudo Blues Single (Half A Cow, 1996)
  • Hide, as Liz Payne and Spdfgh, on Half A Cow promotional compilation Heard It Through The Bovine

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