Artist description indescribably good band

Music Style Mega Love Rising

Musical Influences It's A Beautiful Day, Nick Drake, Terry Reid, The Levellers, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Stevie Wonder, Sly & the Family Stone

Similar Artists It's A Beautiful Day, Nick Drake, Terry Reid, The Levellers, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Stevie Wonder, Sly & the Family Stone

Artist History Once were The Dharmas. Maybe you've heard of them. The chances are that if you went to a UK Festival, like Glastonbury, or a UK University, or a UK Venue, between the years 1993 and, 1997, you will have come across them. If you did, you may remember a bunch of musicians dancing about on stage, singing uplifting, anthemic frenzied Pop, really enjoying themselves and hopefully spreading a little bit of Love around the room (or field). Their site is much more than a trip down memory lane. The mission for World Dharmanation is still very much a reality now as it was then. With the Internet, The Dharmas, although no-more in the physical sense can live and breathe in the Virtual sense. These songs are the testimony of a free thinking Indie band, who were unfortunately let down by a Major Label. The flag is still flying with Simon Steadman's new band Steadman, a project still containing members of The Dharmas. Both the Dharmas album and the Steadman album are available at their respective sites. Do yourself a favour, Live a little and Experience the music of this Great Band. This site will be regularly updated with singles, b-sides and album tracks from their time with Rhythm King and Arista.

Group Members Simon Steadman - Lead Vocals & Guitar Eleanor Wyatt - Violin & Vocals Chris Murphy - Keyboards & Vocals Dom Minns - Percussion & Vocals Dave Walton - Bass Russell Field - Drums

Albums Retrospective

Press Reviews Recalling the late 60's of Traffic and even the glorious Grateful Dead in ecstatic jam mode, quoting Qunitessence for chrissakes. The flashbacks are conscious but not contrived; the sound, however, is their own- acoustic-rooted but far from fey or even folky, a beat owing as much to soul as to rock ‘n roll, and contemporary as anything so microchip-free can be. Like the ‘Flowers and Praise Space Electric they've made something new out of scraps and textures from records that saw the light way before they were born (that only vinyl junkie saddoes like me have in the first place)- and like those, and anyone else whose natural home is a festival stage in a green field, they bring a bagful of sunshine into any wet town evening. Rarely have I seen a band that I can so confidently predict a fine future for or so strongly recommend you go and see next time around. Hey, it must be their Dharma just to be beautiful, man. That's beautiful too, ya know...................

Location Hastings - United Kingdom

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