| Appliance | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Post-rock |
| Years active | 1995–2003 |
| Labels | Mute |
| Website | Myspace site |
| Members | |
| James Brooks Michael Parker David Ireland |
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Appliance were an experimental post-rock three piece made up of James Brooks (guitar), David Ireland (percussion) and Michael Parker (bass).[1] Original bass player Stuart Christie left in 1995 to form Harmony 400. They released three 10" vinyl Eps on various independent record labels, including their own self financed Surveillance Records, before signing to Daniel Miller's Mute Records in 1998.
On the Mute label they released Manual (1999), Six Modular Pieces (2000), Imperial Metric (2001) and Are You Earthed? (2003). Their music was inspired by "Krautrock", a 1970's Germanic experimental movement involving minimalist song structures, mantra-like rhythms and drones. Championed by John Peel, they recorded four Peel Sessions during their career,[2] and one in 2003 for Jeff Cooper's radio2XS. They toured live in Europe and the U.K. with, amongst others; Add N to X, Goldfrapp, Snow Patrol, Hefner and Wire. The band have not performed or recorded since the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2003
In October 2010 the band released Appliance, Reconditioned, a retrospective 3 CD box set of early recordings, unreleased material and Peel sessions on the RROOPP label.[3]
In 2011, guitarist James Brooks as Land Observations, released the EP "Roman Roads" on Enraptured Records.