Artist Biography
by Jason Ankeny One of the many projects to emerge from the groundbreaking efforts of drone-rock avatars Spacemen 3, the Darkside was led by Pete Bain (a.k.a. Pete Bassman), who had left the Spacemen prior to their 1989 LP Playing with Fire.
Upon returning to his hometown of Rugby, England, Bain encountered
vocalist Nick Hayden, who asked him to join the Darkside; soon the
revitalized group was performing locally and cutting demos, but after
signing a record deal their drummer exited, to be replaced another Spacemen 3
alum, Stewart "Rosco" Roswell, for their 1990 debut single "Highrise
Love." Then, in the midst of a British tour, Hayden abruptly left the
Darkside, forcing Bain to assume vocal duties; it was a line-up of Bain,
Roswell and guitarist Kevin Cowan which recorded the group's 1990 LP All That Noise.
Continuing their constant state of flux, Roswell announced he was
rejecting the drums in favor of keyboards, heralding the arrival of new
percussionist Craig Wagstaff for the 1991 limited-edition live LP Psychedelicise Suburbia. When Cowan quit after recording 1992's Melomania, Roswell took over guitar chores and the Darkside recorded another EP, Mayhem to Meditate; after demos for a third LP were cut but rejected by the label, the group finally disbanded.
Tracklist
| 1 | Guitar Voodoo | 6:18 | |
| 2 | Found Love | 2:53 | |
| 3 | She Don't Come | 2:27 | |
| 4 | Good For Me | 2:38 | |
| 5 | Love In A Burning Universe | 6:09 | |
| 6 | All That Noise | 1:44 | |
| 7 | Spend Some Time | 3:11 | |
| 8 | Don't Stop The Rain | 3:24 | |
| 9 | Soul Deep | 7:00 | |
| 10 | Waiting For The Angels (12" Mix) |
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