Music Style Evocative, articulate, emotional rock music

Musical Influences Too broad to mention.

Artist History Born in 1980 from the ashes of popular post-punk London band, the Valentines, Red Banner enjoyed success on the UK club circuit during the early 80s. Several times on the verge of mega-stardom with major record labels, the band never quite made it to the big time. But Red Banner's nucleus remains intact as an innovative writing and recording unit, creating high-quality, self-produced music from a studio beneath a Victorian villa in North London.

Group Members Steve Connelly: songs, vocals, guitars, keyboards, drum progragramming, sequencing. Rick Cottan: guitars. Peter Markham: guitars. Martin Bostock: bass, guitars, keyboards, drum and sequencer programming, engineering (Roland VS880 and VS1680). Trevor Williams: drums and percussion on tracks NOT listed below as being recorded on VS880 and 1680.

Albums Red Banner

Press Reviews The UK's Sounds Magazine wrote: "Comparisons? A less poppy Orange Juice; a more poppy Comsat Angels; a less bland Police on the more commercial songs. They could achieve wide commercial success while still carrying a measure of provocation."

Additional Info The following recordings were produced by the band, using Roland VS880 and VS1680 hard-disk recorders between 1998 and 2002: - Not for the First Time, Something Before, Hero, Here and How, A Girl Like You, Strange, The Light in Your Eyes and Love is the Answer. All other songs were recorded in 16-track analogue demo studios between 1980 and 1983

Location London, London - United Kingdom

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