16-474: [REDACTED] Look up zag in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Zag or ZAG may refer to: Places [ edit ] Zag, Kentucky , US Zag, Mongolia , a district Zag, Morocco , a town Zagreb Airport , Croatia IATA airport code People [ edit ] Zag de Sujurmenza , 13th-century Spanish astronomer Zag, of English band Zag and
32-535: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages zag [REDACTED] Look up zag in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Zag or ZAG may refer to: Places [ edit ] Zag, Kentucky , US Zag, Mongolia , a district Zag, Morocco , a town Zagreb Airport , Croatia IATA airport code People [ edit ] Zag de Sujurmenza , 13th-century Spanish astronomer Zag, of English band Zag and
48-572: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Zag and the Coloured Beads Zag And The Coloured Beads are an English experimental rock band. Blending elements of psychedelic rock and progressive rock, the band were initially active in the 1980s London free-festival scene and featured several members who went on to subsequent projects including Ring , Levitation and The Milk And Honey Band . Splitting up in 1990,
64-760: The Hammonds , horns and backing vocals stayed in our imaginations." Wryneck continued until 1993 and recorded two cassette albums. Wryneck (1990) and Instant Confidence (1993). Various lineups of the band continued to work sporadically until 1998. As of 2019, Wryneck has reformed with a lineup comprising Steve Arthur (guitar, vocals), Paul Howard (guitar), Mik Tubb (bass), Rick Barker (drums, vocals) and Simon Beck (electric piano, organ, synth, Stylophone ). Steve Arthur, Michael Tubb and Paul Howard reformed Zag And The Coloured Beads in 2006 with new members James Larcombe (keyboards, from Stars In Battledress and North Sea Radio Orchestra ) and Keith Roche (drums). In 2007, Roche
80-466: The Beads' jokiness, and be taken seriously, ma-a-n, so in (came) a mixture of more straightforward rock, woozy atmospheres and non-specific angst. This was the era of shoegazing, Dinosaur Jr. and Snub TV . Plus I saw Levitation doing very well with these huge, intense songs. That was definitely a kick up the backside, though I was caught between wanting to copy them and wanting to be utterly different. "There
96-580: The Coloured Beads Other uses [ edit ] AZGP1 (Zinc-alpha-2-glycoprotein) Zaghawa language , ISO 639-3 code Zag numbers , a type of alternating permutation Zag Industries, acquired by Stanley Black & Decker in 1990 Gonzaga Bulldogs , known unofficially as the Zags TrueCar , Inc., formerly Zag.com See also [ edit ] Zig and Zag (disambiguation) Zigzag (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
112-462: The Coloured Beads Other uses [ edit ] AZGP1 (Zinc-alpha-2-glycoprotein) Zaghawa language , ISO 639-3 code Zag numbers , a type of alternating permutation Zag Industries, acquired by Stanley Black & Decker in 1990 Gonzaga Bulldogs , known unofficially as the Zags TrueCar , Inc., formerly Zag.com See also [ edit ] Zig and Zag (disambiguation) Zigzag (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
128-562: The band adding eight-track recording capabilities. Robert White departed in late 1988 to concentrate on Ring and subsequently Levitation and The Milk And Honey Band (he would eventually be joined in the latter by Tubb). Paul Howard left in 1989 and the band continued for a while as a trio of Steve Arthur, Mik Tubb and Tom Rosenbloom. The remaining band members gradually became another band, 'Wryneck'. Steve Arthur recalls "without Paul to share bass duties with Mik, we stopped swapping instruments around... Initially I wanted to get away from
144-523: The band eventually reformed in 2006 with a different lineup. The band's singer/guitarist Steve Arthur remembers that Zag And The Coloured Beads "evolved pretty much independently, as a band who played complicated tunes in a ragged/bluesy style." Music sometimes "emerged out of jamming, noodling, wandering in the evenings and varied loitering." The band have cited Captain Beefheart , Frank Zappa , Cardiacs , Philip Glass and Can as central influences over
160-497: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Zag . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zag&oldid=1117117137 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
176-497: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Zag . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zag&oldid=1117117137 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732880222984192-582: The years, "mixed up with all sorts of post-punk albums of the time ( Return Of The Duritti Column , Marquee Moon , Wilder by Teardrop Explodes , Killing Joke ....)" as well as "old jazz, Trumpton music, plus all the usual Mojo reader's old records." Zag And The Coloured Beads were formed in Croydon and began playing live in 1982 (although demo tapes had been recorded as far back as 1979). The band initially featured frontman Zag (real name Ian Faichne), who departed in 1983 to form Ring . The most familiar lineup
208-401: Was Steve Arthur (vocals and guitars), Michael "Mik" Tubb (guitar, bass, synthesizer, vocals), Paul Howard (bass, guitar, vocals), Robert White (bass, keyboards, vocals), and Tom Rosenbloom (drums). The instrumentation was flexible, with plenty of instrument-swapping both live and on record. The band occasionally also played under pseudonyms such as Ming And The Fods . For the members, the band
224-477: Was a group we knew called The Belltower who were an influence too - really driving psychedelic power pop. As time wore on and Levitation burned out, our love of reliable old faves like Led Zep , James Brown etc. came more to the fore. Re. the latter, even with the rhythm section on top form (and it was) funk is difficult for a trio to do well - it needs other instruments. We drafted in Leisurely on bongos, but sadly
240-594: Was just one of several ongoing projects. Tubb and Howard also played in Bing Organ's Beastly Scrapings ; White played in Ring ; both White and Howard played in jazz-rock band Peru ; and all members bar Tubb occasionally played in the Purple People Eaters . Zag And The Coloured Beads recorded their first cassette album, Loaf of Legs during 1984 and 1985, using a portastudio. The followup, 1987's Sawtooth Gripmaster saw
256-555: Was replaced by Paul "Helocolin" Johnson. To date, the revived band has not released any new recordings, although both Loaf of Legs and Sawtooth Gripmaster were reissued as CD albums to sell at live concerts. Zag and the Coloured Beads gigs remained intermittent, happening more or less at the whim of the band. A typically lively band set can be seen in Nick Booth's 2009 film "Hollow Legs", during which they perform "Bernard Crapshit",
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