Artist description Multi genre fusion of 70s 80s & 90s Pop/Rock/Dance set to strong song constructions, catchy hooks and intriguing lyrics commenting on modern big city life. Multi-textured music with distinctive lead and backing vocals, melodic synths, electronic effects & jagged guitar riffs (reminiscent of Hendrixs/Manzanera) set to the insistent contemporary rhythms of dancefloor pop.

Music Style Dancefloor Pop Thinking Mans Rock/Post Modernist Fusion

Musical Influences TalkingHeads,RoxyMusic,Eno,Lennon/Beatles,Bowie,Reed,Fatboy Slim,Chemical Brothers,Modern dance/pop,Captain Beefheart Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot

Similar Artists Talking Heads/Roxy Music/Eno/Daft Punk/Texas with male vox/Blur goes Electro

Artist History Formed in late 1999 by Paul Ballance and calling on the services of ex Cockney Rebel, Milton Reame-James as co-producer/keyboard player/co-writer together with guitarist/co-writer Maciek Hrybowicz, Megabop completed the album "Interworld" at the Wickording Studio, Surrey. Milton Reame-James played keyboards and recorded on the first two critically acclaimed Cockney Rebel LPs for EMI; "Psychomodo" and "Human Menagerie". Paul, Maciek and Milton released records as the original Warm Jets/Electric Eels for RSO Records,Rocket Records/Mercury and Polydor. Sadly the bass player of the Electric Eels, Paul Jeffries died on Pan Am 103 that blew up over Lockerbie in 1988. His songwriting contributions are included on some of the Megabop tracks. Paul Ballance was more recently inspired by the modern dance music exemplified by Fatboy Slim, Chemical Brothers, Laurent Garnier, Leftfield.

Group Members Paul Ballance: vox/programs. Milton Reame-James: keyboards/programs. Maciek Hrybowicz electric & acoustic guitars. James Staddon & Bianca Kinane: backing vox. Songwriting credits for Megabop include Paul Ballance, Maciek Hrybowicz, Milton Reame-James, Paul Jeffreys(deceased). Songwriting credits are shared variously from song to song based on the Electri Eels catalogue (Zomba Music) and new Megabop songs (PRS).

Instruments Logic/Soundscape/Midi/Roland Sampler/Synth/various keys.

Albums Interworld

Additional Info Electric Eels compilation CD, Top Banana (Banana Rebel)

Location London, Kent - United Kingdom

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