Space are a band from Liverpool , England, who formed in 1992 initially as a trio of Tommy Scott (vocals, bass, guitar), Jamie Murphy (vocals, guitar) and Jamie Island (drums), who was later replaced by Andy Parle in 1993. Keyboard player Franny Griffiths joined the line-up a year later, and the band signed to Gut Records in 1995, eventually rising to prominence with hit singles such as " Female of the Species ", " Me and You Versus the World ", " Neighbourhood ", " Avenging Angels " and " The Ballad of Tom Jones ", the latter a duet with Cerys Matthews of Catatonia .
60-496: Yorkie may refer to: People [ edit ] Yorkie (musician) - nickname of musician David Palmer (born 1965), a member of the Liverpool-based band Space from 1997 to 2005 Yorkie, nickname of George Shaw (footballer, born 1886) , Australian rules footballer Yorkie, a name for someone from York or Yorkshire Art, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Yorkie,
120-422: A council estate plagued by high levels of crime and unemployment (as previously discussed in the song " Neighbourhood "), as well as his opinions and experiences in the music industry. Scott singled out the album's lead single "Zombies", a self-described "electro-punk" song, as a key example of the record's themes: "Basically, it's our little dig against the voyeuristic society that we all seem to be trapped in at
180-526: A nervous breakdown , and Scott lost his voice for two months. The death of Palmer's mother devastated the band, and Parle left the group straight after the second album was complete. He was replaced by Leon Caffrey. The new record, entitled Tin Planet , was a more mature, focused release than Spiders and was issued in spring 1998, hitting number three in the UK Albums Chart . Like its predecessor, it became
240-603: A band that once supplied highly addictive and grandiose gestures, they seem too content here to merely wink and pose." At the time of the album's release, Space had already set to work on a follow-up entitled Flies , and had premiered several of its songs at gigs in 2004. However, after the band decided to call it a day in 2005, the album never materialised, though a provisional tracklisting appeared on their website. Looking back on Suburban Rock 'n' Roll in 2022, both Tommy Scott and Yorkie declared it to be their favourite Space album, though acknowledged that, having been absent in
300-496: A box set entitled The Anthology was released, containing the band's first five studio albums, including the previously unreleased Love You More than Football album, plus B-sides and rarities. On 27 August 2021, Space released "Hell No", the first single from their seventh album Music for Pleasure Music for Pain which was first made available during a meet and greet at Wax & Beans Records on 23 October 2021, with general distribution set for 12 December 2022. In September 2022,
360-467: A collection that's high on humour and musical invention. Scott likes to fascinate and confound by mixing and matching genres and, as with his Liverpudlian forebear John Lennon , his interests stretch right back to the British music hall tradition. Thanks to his keen grasp of melody, this makes Suburban Rock 'n' Roll an intriguing listen. Space have lost none of their famed idiosyncrasies, and their odd take on
420-476: A concise, eleven song track listing. As is tradition, out-takes from the sessions would later end up as B-sides or Music for Aliens tracks. Doug Trantow engineered and mixed the album, and the final mix was mastered by Alan Yoshida at Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood . In a webcast interview in 2003, bassist David "Yorkie" Palmer elaborated on the concept of Suburban Rock 'n' Roll : "The album basically deals with
480-413: A cult band". Meanwhile, Jamie Murphy, who was growing estranged from the others, was dismissed from the line-up. According to Murphy, because tensions were running high at the time, the exchange was never made face-to-face between his bandmates, and was informed only by the management that he was out of the group. The recordings for Love You More than Football primarily existed as a bootleg , courtesy of
540-457: A democratic process: "I basically write the song and put in a few bits and bobs and then I take it to the lads. I never tell anyone what to do. They all put their own stuff on it. That is good too. Franny puts on his ’80s influence and techno stuff, Jamie also put his influence on it (he thought he was in Led Zeppelin ) and I put in all my influences from horror movies. Different musicians alter
600-435: A greater emphasis on sampling. Jamie Murphy's departure affected the direction of the music, as Yorkie noted: "Some of the tracks have no noticeable guitar whereas you know Jamie being a proper sort of guitar hero type person wouldn't allow that, it would, if there was a space there for guitar there would be guitar. So its a little bit sparser, maybe a little bit more disciplined the sound and its allowed I think texture wise like
660-472: A label formed by veteran music industry executives Mike Andrews and Roy Eldridge from within the Chrysalis Group . The band also ran into problems having the album artwork approved. The original sleeve was intended to depict a suburban household from the point of view of a sniper's target, but the band had lost the rights to use the original photograph. Instead, a series of collages designed by Tommy Scott
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#1732851020925720-500: A lukewarm reception to their fourth album Suburban Rock 'n' Roll (2004), which was nonetheless acclaimed by fans. Scott went on to form The Drellas, which in 2011 morphed into the second incarnation of Space after Griffiths (and briefly Murphy) joined the group. Space have continued to perform live and release studio albums, including Attack of the Mutant 50ft Kebab (2014) and Give Me Your Future (2017). In 2019, twenty years after it
780-573: A more experimental side to the band, and were eventually collated as the Music for Aliens EP. The recording sessions for Suburban Rock 'n' Roll took place between June and July 2002 at Highfield Street Studios in Liverpool . Stephen Lironi, who had previously worked with the band on their debut album Spiders , was brought on as producer, as well as contributing additional guitar and keyboard parts, with Gerald "Ged" Lynch providing percussion. In comparison to
840-508: A practice room with a song; we then recorded it and released it. We didn't know what would happen after that. There was no plan; it was just natural. If Space had been contrived, it would have been rubbish." He also stated that, due to the tongue-in-cheek, campy nature of their lyrics, he would get defensive whenever critics would dismiss them as "quirky" or as a novelty act: "I used to be called wacky. I used to hate it – but now I just don't care. We were once described as 'queasy listening'. It
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960-404: A promotional CD-R which circulated around May 2000, before an official remixed version was released in 2019. As a result, Space, now reduced to a four-piece and out of a record label, retreated to the studio for a couple of years, sporadically releasing several songs as MP3s free of charge to download through their website, becoming amongst the first major groups to do so. These tracks showcased
1020-619: A recurring interest in science fiction and horror films , which is often reflected in their music videos, live shows, and record sleeves. In an interview with Stuart Maconie , frontman Tommy Scott stated the motivation for his songwriting is inspired more by movies and television rather than other musicians: "I'm into films and telly. The songs I write depends on what film I'm into at the time. Some days I'm Noël Coward , some days I think I'm Quentin Tarantino , some days it's Speedy Gonzales " Scott has described Space's approach to creating music as
1080-447: A return to chart success. So Suburban Rock 'n' Roll is not the embarrassment it could have been". However, others such as Chris Long of the BBC were much more critical: "The major mistake lies where it always has with Space, deep in the heart of the ever-so clever clever sub- Paul Heaton witticisms, that hurtle at your ears like a sixth form poetry show. Quite what possessed Randm to put up
1140-488: A strange world is as perceptive and entertaining as ever." York Press gave the album three stars stating "Having lost guitarist Jamie Murphy, and parted company with major label Gut Records, the older and wiser Space are back in action on their own terms - but you can't help thinking their time has been and gone." However, they applauded the band's decision to shed much of "the irritating cartoonishness of old" and that they were "now after cult status and creative freedom, not
1200-490: A success, but it did upset some fans due to its more softer, pop-friendly songs and the lack of the much more aggressive tracks found on Spiders . In late 1998, for a Honda advertisement, Space recorded a version of The Animals ' " We Gotta Get out of This Place ", which was featured on The Bad Days EP . The band also recorded a track together with singer Tom Jones for his album Reload , released in 1999. In 2001, Space parted ways with Gut following certain issues with
1260-521: A tradition on previous Space releases: "For me it's better. People might say why's there no dance tracks or maybe there's no Yorkie tracks, but I think when you listen back to it you'll see why them things aren't on it because its more consistent, even though it's all our different ideas, it's at a better blend, it runs better and you can listen to each track after each other no problem. You're not jumping from one track to another, you want to actually listen to it from start to finish." Suburban Rock 'n' Roll
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#17328510209251320-424: Is because I just do not want to stick to one genre of music. I am into everything so why can't it just all go into one song? Why would you want to do just country or rock? Why can't you just do what you want?" Suburban Rock %27n%27 Roll Suburban Rock 'n' Roll is the third studio album (fourth counting the then-unreleased Love You More than Football ) by Space , released on 8 March 2004. It
1380-399: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yorkie (musician) Space pursued an eclectic sound dubbed "queasy listening" by critics, embracing electronica and sampling in their work and drawing from genres as diverse as hip hop , techno , post-punk , ska , lounge music , easy listening and film scores , the result of
1440-700: Is set for release November 22, 2024. "Space is all about making songs with all the latest technology and throwing every genre of music into the mix to come up with something mad." —Tommy Scott, summing up Space's approach to Transatlantic Modern in 2020. Space's sound is noted for its highly eclectic and cinematic nature, which, according to Scouse Pop author Paul Skillen, "challenges convention in an industry that likes to categorize artists into marketable genres". Their embrace of synthesizers and state-of-the-art recording techniques such as looping , sampling , and beats derived from hip hop and dance music helped them stand out from other Liverpool bands of
1500-623: Is their first proper album release since 1998's Tin Planet . The tracks "Zombies", "Suburban Rock 'N' Roll" and "20 Million Miles from Earth" were released as singles, all of them failing to reach top 40. On Suburban Rock 'n' Roll Space sought to diverge from the lush, elaborate pop sound of their two previous albums, Tin Planet and Love You More than Football , by embracing a more stripped back, sample-driven style. Frontman Tommy Scott 's lyrical themes also shifted from character-driven stories to focus more on social commentary, with an overarching theme expressing anxieties towards suburban life and
1560-642: The O2 Academy in Liverpool . The line-up reunited original members Scott, Murphy and Griffiths, and included other musicians who had played with Scott in The Red Scare. They band announced the release of a new album, entitled Attack of the Mutant 50ft Kebab , and a world tour in 2012. After two years in the making (which were disrupted by Murphy's second departure), the album was eventually released in March 2014, preceded by
1620-449: The album were scrapped in July 2001. By that time, the band had terminated their contract with Gut. According to Scott, it took the band a year to get out of it. "One of the problems we had in the past was that we felt we were being pushed in the wrong direction – like they were trying to turn us into The Beautiful South or something, when in fact we never wanted that at all, we just wanted to be
1680-410: The band announced a 25th anniversary tour for Spiders and Tin Planet in 2023, playing both albums in their entirety, and that Murphy would rejoin them for those shows. In April 2024, Space announced an autumn tour in support of their upcoming eighth studio album, Blood and Bubblegum . An updated version of The Anthology boxset, adding Give Me Your Future and Music for Pleasure Music for Pain ,
1740-401: The band's ability to play live, as former guitarist/vocalist Jamie Murphy recalls: "When it was 3rd album time, I think we'd been away from it all for about a year and we had a tour while we had nothing out. We were doing 2000 capacity venues and there'd only be 400 people there. So we were going onstage every night going, "What the fuck's going on here? What have we done wrong?”. Eventually,
1800-575: The band's permission, to YouTube on March 8, 2024, to commemorate the album's 20th anniversary. The album itself failed to chart altogether. Reception to Suburban Rock 'n' Roll was mixed: The Independent reacted to it warmly, calling it a "mature, absorbing work" consisting of "intelligent pop songs in the mould of Pulp and Squeeze , wry refractions of contemporary life which, they'll probably be chagrined to hear, have potential hit appeal". Meanwhile, Dominic Willis of Rock TV wrote "songwriter and head honcho Tommy Scott lets it all flood out with
1860-564: The band, along with other Antipop Records acts such as Metro Manila Aide, The Dead Class, The Temps and Fraktures. Franny Griffiths was with Murphy and Vinnie Camilleri (who played guitar for The Beatles Pre- Ringo drummer Pete Best) with their band Dust, and also making R&B under the name Subway Showdown, while Yorkie is producing for Shack . Franny also co-writes & produces with Vinnie Camilleri for Spaceman V Man. Andy Parle died on 1 August 2009, aged 42, in Liverpool. Police said they were treating Parle's death as "unexplained" after he
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1920-416: The cash for Suburban Rock 'n' Roll is anyone's guess, but they really shouldn't have. This is less a case of releasing a new album, than inflicting one.", whilst Tim DiGravina of AllMusic awarded it three stars and remarked " Suburban Rock 'n' Roll is charming enough and even quite lovable in medium-sized doses, but one expects more from Space than an album of above-average and agreeably raucous tunes. For
1980-456: The differing tastes between band members. The group were also noted for their deliberately tongue-in-cheek, dark humoured lyrics inspired by films, which frequently deal with topics such as serial killers, failed relationships, social outcasts, and mental illness. Whilst Space's eclecticism and camp humour polarised listeners and critics, they have maintained a devoted cult following . Space experienced several lineup changes, with Scott being
2040-545: The dynamics of the band and having played with different people it changes all the time. When we reformed, we listened back to the Spiders album: it seemed so slow – it was more like trip-hop , so when we got Phil and Allan in, they were more into punk stuff. They gave the music a raw edge and we sounded a bit more rocked-up when we played it live." Scott claimed it was never the band's intent to write "odd music" and that they "just didn't want to be like every other band. We went into
2100-428: The fact that the members of Space are British and make superb pop music, they have little in common with bands like Blur and Oasis . In fact, they have little in common with any other band. Their quirky originality is what makes them so much fun to watch, leaving the audience not sure what to expect." Space's lyrics cover a broad range of subjects, frequently referencing celebrities and fictional characters, as well as
2160-409: The fraught Love You More than Football sessions, the band found the experience "cleansing" and recording with Lironi productive. As the band were still unsigned at the time of recording, they were excited to just be writing songs without any constraints or outside pressure from record labels. According to Tommy Scott, up to 40 song ideas were brought to the studio, before the group eventually settled on
2220-415: The growing impact of survelliance on society. The band also reunited with producer Stephen Lironi, who produced their debut album Spiders , and is credited as songwriter of a few tracks. Suburban Rock 'n' Roll is the first Space album with no techno / electronic instrumentals from Franny Griffiths , as the band wanted to create a more cohesive listening experience. Reception to Suburban Rock 'n' Roll
2280-461: The keyboards and other things that we use like the samples to come through a bit more." The band credited the New York synth punk duo Suicide as a big influence on the album, and would often listen to their debut album on their way to the studio, providing inspiration for the track "Pretty Suicide". Keyboardist Franny Griffiths defended the album's lack of dance tracks, which had been somewhat of
2340-560: The label, including the constant postponing of their third album Love You More than Football . Murphy departed from the band the same year, leading to the band retreating from the public eye and release their music to their fans via their website. These recordings were known as Music for Aliens . After a three-year break from public attention, Space returned in 2004 to release Suburban Rock 'n' Roll , their first proper release of new material since Tin Planet . It failed to earn critical and commercial recognition. The lukewarm reception of
2400-452: The lead single "Fortune Teller". In July, keyboardist Ryan Clarke left the group to focus on other projects. As part of their 20th anniversary, Space announced a tour throughout March 2014 alongside Republica . In November 2015, Space released the single "Strange World" as a stopgap between albums. In 2016, the band announced that they were working on a new album entitled Give Me Your Future , recorded with Steve Levine . In November 2019,
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2520-469: The mix and that’s how we got our 'thing'. It made us stand out because we weren’t a typical Liverpool 60s sounding band. It was typical really because all the bands who were getting signed from Liverpool were getting signed for a million pounds and I think we signed for £1,500. Luckily it meant when we did make it we didn’t owe anyone any money." — Tommy Scott , speaking to The Leader in 2019. Tommy Scott and Jamie Murphy first met when Murphy
2580-431: The moment: Big Brother , I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! , Popstars , even Coronation Street , EastEnders , etc. People seem to forget that they have their own lives to lead. We've all become a bit numb to real experience." Whilst recording Suburban Rock 'n' Roll , the band made a conscious decision not to repeat the sound of their last two albums, and set out to explore more experimental methods, with
2640-408: The most idyllic place every place comes with its own restrictions that prohibit you doing certain things and we just found it interesting because it seems to be an unnameable group of people who put these restrictions into place, it doesn't seem to be by general consensus." Some of the lyrics deal with Tommy Scott's feelings of raising a family in suburbia , and how it parallels with having grown up on
2700-547: The nationally broadcast ABC-TV music video show rage and on the ABC national rock station Triple-J . The line-up increased with the addition of bassist/multi-instrumentalist Yorkie – who started working with the band years before their success with Spiders – in late 1996, so that Scott could concentrate more on vocals and guitar. A tour of the US followed in mid-1997, during which bandmembers suffered from homesickness , Murphy experienced
2760-471: The only consistent member. Their first two albums, Spiders (1996) and Tin Planet (1998), achieved great success and went platinum in the UK, along with scoring eight UK Top 40 singles. Work on their proposed third album, Love You More than Football , was marred by difficulties and was eventually shelved once the band were released from their contract with Gut. The band disbanded in 2005, following low sales and
2820-412: The only single that managed to chart in top 75, peaking at a lukewarm #67 in the UK, and the only one to receive an official music video, although an animated clip for "20 Million Miles from Earth" was released on the band's website. The band had filmed a video for "Zombies" in late 2002, but was not released officially until it was uploaded by the user Davey Kirkham, who offered to remaster the footage with
2880-595: The releases and the problems with getting a recording contract , made it financially impossible to carry on. In 2005, Space announced their decision to go their separate ways. Since the band's original break-up, most of the former members have continued to play in bands and music industry: Scott, along with Phil Hartley, a former live technician for the group, formed a punk band called the Drellas, which in its final incarnation included Allan Jones on drums and Ryan Clarke on vintage keys. Hartley, who plays bass, also produces for
2940-458: The studio to commence work on their third album, tentatively titled Love You More than Football . However, Gut Records objected to Edwyn Collins being chosen as producer, and forced the band to rework the material several times, delaying its release for over two years. A taster single from the album, " Diary of a Wimp ", was released in June 2000, but was poorly received by critics and peaked outside
3000-426: The subject of surveillance and a certain loss of freedom in modern society. On different levels from like the tiny sort of restrictive signs you see everywhere like you know: no ball games, no trespassing, no dogs, no cycling, clean it up to more oppressive things on a larger scale such as cameras in the back of police vans, helicopters with cameras in. Generally the whole idea that even though you may think you live in
3060-473: The time, who tended towards more 'traditional' and 'authentic' 1960s-inspired guitar pop. This also enabled them to sidestep the ' retro -gazing' characteristic of the Britpop movement, which they were frequently associated with. Journalist Jennifer Blake wrote that "Space are from Liverpool, but any attempts to cast the band under the somewhat meaningless title of 'Britpop' should be quickly dismissed. Other than
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#17328510209253120-599: The top 40, the band's first single to do so since "Neighbourhood". Meanwhile, Gut were having massive success with Tom Jones 's album Reload (which Space participated in), and promoting it became top priority for the company. Label boss Guy Holmes was no longer communicating with the band on a regular basis, which led to them feeling they were being cast aside by the label. This resulted in an altercation between frontman Tommy Scott and Holmes, which served to further strain their partnership. The long hiatus between albums and lack of substantial material also began affecting
3180-665: Was briefly the band's drummer before being replaced by Andy Parle, and on 5 July 1993 they released a 12-inch single entitled "If Its Real". In 1994, Franny Griffiths, who had previously played with Scott in Hello Sunset and The Australians, was brought in to join them on keyboards and electronics, and would eventually establish their distinct style. On 15 January 1995, the band secured a recording contract with Gut Records , who released their first single, "Money", in November that year. The single "Neighbourhood"' followed in March 1996, but it
3240-458: Was hired as a roadie for Scott's then band The Australians. After The Australians split in 1992, the pair started a new band called The Substitutes (after the song by The Who ), with Murphy playing guitar and Scott filling the role of bassist. Murphy would rename the band Space after the working title for the song "My Own Dream" by The Real People , and performed their first gig under the name on 15 May 1992 at The Picket in Liverpool. Jamie Island
3300-482: Was mixed: whilst some critics praised the more mature sound than previous efforts, others considered it a disappointment and questioned the band's longevity and place in the current musical landscape. However, it was generally well-received by fans, and is considered a favourite by members of the band. The band disbanded in 2005, a year after its' release. After touring and promotional commitments of their second album Tin Planet concluded in late 1998, Space returned to
3360-640: Was not until the release of their next single, "Female of the Species", that they achieved top 40 success. This song was also the theme song to the UK programme Cold Feet . Their debut album Spiders , released in September 1996, enjoyed success and went platinum in the UK. "Female of the Species" also gained moderate airplay on college radio and MTV in the United States, and was widely seen and heard in Australia on
3420-483: Was recorded, Love You More than Football was officially released as part of a career-spanning Anthology boxset. The band's seventh album, Music for Pleasure Music for Pain , was released in 2021. "We were a bit of a fluke. I'd been in bands before that hadn’t done anything and then we hit on this formula which came after thinking 'well I don’t want to just be one sound'. I like loads of different types of music and I really love movies, so I wanted to throw all that into
3480-413: Was released in March 2004. The band had initially proposed for it to be released through producer Stephen Lironi's label Mutant, who had already released the album's lead single "Zombies" in November 2002 almost 18 months earlier. However, the label began to experience financial problems, so at the end of 2003, after a brief spell at Sanctuary Records , the band eventually signed a deal with RandM Records ,
3540-420: Was seen to fall while crossing the road. Eyewitnesses described him tripping and falling after trying to run across a road in Liverpool at around 11.30 pm. He was taken to Royal Liverpool Hospital where he died. Palmer stated that he was a "brilliant drummer" and that his death was "the saddest, most tragic end you could have." In November 2011, Space announced they would reunite for a gig at Christmas at
3600-402: Was used as the artwork for the album and its accompanying singles. The eyes on the cover are lifted from a promotional still of Conrad Veidt from the film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari , which Scott has referred to as his favourite film. Three singles were issued from Suburban Rock 'n' Roll : "Zombies", "Suburban Rock 'n' Roll" and "20 Million Miles from Earth". "Suburban Rock 'n' Roll" was
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