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| |Name = London After Midnight | |||
| |Img = Sean_brennan.gif | |||
| image = ]| | |||
| |Img_capt = Sean Brennan | |||
| caption = Left to right: Joe S, Sean Brennan, Tamlyn, Eddie Hawkins| | |||
| |Background = group_or_band | |||
| |Origin = ], ] | |||
| status = | | |||
| |Instruments = | |||
| years_active = 1990–present| | |||
| |Genre = ]<br>]<br>]<BR>]<BR>] | |||
| |Years_active = 1990–present | |||
| |Label = ] (North America)<br>Trisol Music Group (Germany/Europe)<br>Iron D (Russia) | |||
| current_members = ]<br>Tamlyn<br>Eddie Hawkins<br>Joe S.| | |||
| |URL = | |||
| past_members = Douglas Avery<br>Michael Areklett<br>Janus | |||
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| '''London After Midnight''' (LAM) is a ] project formed in the 1990s by singer/songwriter/bandleader and instrumentalist ]. LAM has retained and nurtured the political and socially aware element of the punk scene that virtually vanished from the music scene in the early 90s, evidenced in songs like "Revenge" (originally released on the LAM demo in 1991) and in the huge amount of literature handed out at concerts and online supporting animals rights and various progressive social and political causes. LAM can be defined as a political dark alternative-rock music entity. LAM has a large worldwide following, with many ] fans (LAM outspokenly shuns artistic limitations via labels such as "gothic", however) (, allmusicguide.com) | |||
| '''London After Midnight''' (otherwise known as, '''LAM''') is a ] project formed in the ]<ref></ref> by frontman and instrumentalist ]. The project continues on today. | |||
| The group are considered by many as a prominent part of the second generation ] movement and surrounding ],<ref></ref> this is where their largest fanbase lies. However, in interviews the band's frontman has shunned this classification and others, as "''artistically limitating''".<ref></ref> | |||
| Despite rejecting genre labels, LAM has been credited with reviving the faltering Gothic music scene in the early 90s (Dark Asylum magazine, issue 1, USA, 1995, page 16) and ''"paving the way for future bands"'' in the genre (Revolver magazine May 2003, page 31). Dark Zone magazine (Poland, summer issue 1998, page 34,) writes ''"This is the worlds biggest goth band who reactivated the whole genre"''. LAM is also a controversial entity to some other bands, mainly due to LAM's popularity and shunning genre labels. ], UK goth author of "The Hex Files: The Goth Bible (May 1997)" writes that LAM is ''"the coolest band, establishing a big reputation and invoking an alarming amount of petty jealousies ... they don't just have the songs, image, the intelligence (lyrics hardly disposable), there's humor and passion squeezed into the torment and delightful tristes".'' | |||
| ==Themes== | |||
| The majority of London After Midnight's music follow personal, and emotional (often ] or ]). The music sometimes contains a sense of morbid wit with songs like "''Your Best Nightmare''", an ]-esque tale.<ref></ref> | |||
| ===Ideology and Style=== | |||
| Since the late ], London After Midnight have developed a hightened political focus, this however has yet to manifest itself largely into the band's music as they have not released an album since ]. Though they had shown small shades of it in the past, for example their ] track "''Revenge''" featured political elements, along with an ] soundclip. (Politically, the track was not geared towards or sympathetic of ] however). | |||
| Brennan is known for his support of ], ] and ] issues, anti-corporate control of media, and progressive, and ]. However, Brennan's music ranges from the intensely personal to broader issues ranging from racism, social and political issues, animal rights, etc. (the new London After Midnight music in particular, played in concert since 1998, is very political, with songs like "Feeling Fascist", "The Pain Looks Good on You", "America's a F*cking Disease", etc). Zillo magazine (Germany, March 1996, page 29) writes that LAM's music is ''"very sensuous and unique...that creates an atmosphere of inexpressible haunting beauty"''. The lyrics are even sometimes presented with a sense of morbid wit - with songs like , an ]-esque tale, as noted in Dark Entries magazine (Belgium 1999, page 10). | |||
| London After Midnight maintains a strong underground and independent "personality" despite being popular sellers (charting in the top 10 European DAC charts with each of 3 CDs released, verified via ]) and a major draw at music festivals year after year. (Music Connection magazine, USA, January 2001, page 51) | |||
| Brennan is known for his support of ], ] and ] issues, anti-corporate control of media, and progressive, and ]. Something he voices through London After Midnight ] outlets such as their official website. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| London After Midnight formed in ] during 1990, and played amongst the ]/] club scene in the area. Debuting live at premier Los Angeles gothic rock club; "''Helter Skelter''". | |||
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| During the earliest stages, Brennan and keyboardist Tamlyn were the only reacurring members who played live; with various guest musicians been brought in. After garnering a fanbase aided by the release of a self-titled demo, the band released their debut album "'']''" in 1992. | |||
| ] saw bassist Michael Areklett joined the line-up, like Tamlyn he continued to appear live as a reacurring member, rather than a guest. Around this perior, Douglas Avery a drummer and Eddie Hawkins became members also. | |||
| ===Touring=== | ===Touring=== | ||
| London After Midnight has headlined and co-headlined concerts and major festivals with bands like ], ], ] (HIM often cites LAM as a favorite artist) ("Orkus Magazine", Germany, May 2003), ], ], and many more, headlining and co-headlining to crowds of over 30,000 in Latin America, the US and Europe. LAM began performing primarily on the west cost of the USA and eventually travelled outside the USA in Mexico in 1994 (something few alternative bands were doing at the time (Music Connection magazine, USA, January 2001, page 51) and eventually toured the UK, France, Germany, Italy, South America and the USA. London After Midnight has varying live members who join Brennan when the band performs live. However they typically do not play on recordings or write music used for LAM (, Outburn magazine, USA, Autumn 1999, page 32, Reforma newspaper, Mexico City, August 7 2001). | |||
| Following the release of their debut album LAM expanded their L.A. fanbase to an international one, by touring ] and parts of ] along with ], unlike many bands in the goth movement. Coinciding with the release of their follow up album ''"]"'' in 1996, London After Midnight headlined the ] in ] and countless other concerts. | |||
| ]]] | |||
| By the time Psycho Magnet was released in ], London After Midnight had began to mix their traditional ] styling, implementing elements of ] and ] (in appearence and music) which was popular at the time. The band continued on in this style for the their third and latest album "''Oddities''" released in ], the album features a cover of a track featured in the ] movie named "''Sally's Song''". | |||
| ⚫ | ===Releases=== | ||
| Around this time the band featured on the cover of many magazines and even played a co-headlining slot at Zillo summer festival, with ]. There were nearly 25,000 people in attendance. LAM has since toured the world extensively. London After Midnight has played dates with other popular bands such as ], ] (who have cited LAM as an influence <ref></ref>), ], ], and many others. | |||
| LAMs music has been released in various formats since 1990; cassette 12 inch vinyl picture disks, CD and video. The first four song demo morphed into the first cassette release of "Selected Scenes from the End of the World" in 1991. It was later released on CD in 1995 (Apocalyptic Vision/Trisol Europe), 1998 (Metropolis USA), and re-released with bonus tracks in 2003 in Europe (Trisol) and Russia (Iron D). In 1994 Brennan recorded and released a cassingle for the forthcoming full length album "Psycho Magnet". All the songs were later re-recorded for the final release of "Psycho Magnet" which was released in 1996 (Apocalyptic Vision/Trisol) and 1998 (Metropolis) and later re-released with bonus tracks in 2003 in Europe (Trisol) and Russia (Iron D). LAM released a CD single for "Psycho Magnet" called "Kiss" in 1995 in Europe (Apocalyptic Vision/Trisol). In 1998 LAM released "Oddities" in Europe (Apocalyptic Vision/Trisol) and the USA (Metropolis) along with a 3 song video titled "Innocence Lost" in Europe (Apocalyptic Vision/Trisol) and the USA (Metroopolis). | |||
| In 2006 a new London After Midnight song was released on the "]" motion picture soundtrack (Trisol Records, Europe), which went to number one on the German Alternative Charts (DAC). LAM's new CD is scheduled for release in 2007. | |||
| ==Recent times== | |||
| The last London After Midnight album of new material was released in ], Brennan has stated that a new album is in the works, as yet untitled album, but after 8 years little has surfaced, frustrating some sections of their fanbase. It is planned for release in ]. They have however, re-released all three of their previous albums in the 2000s, adding previously unreleased bonus tracks. | |||
| Since leaving the band in ], original bassist Michael Areklett has continued with his ] project named Covet, which he has created earlier in the ]. It was originally planned as a side-project, but after he left LAM it became a full-time project. Covet have claimed to feature songs written by Areklett which were offered up for use in London After Midnight, but for whatever reason were not recorded.<ref></ref> ], they have released one EP titled, "''Angel''". | |||
| ⚫ | ===Discography=== | ||
| In 2006 a new London After Midnight song was released on the "'']''" motion picture soundtrack, it featured bands such as ], ] and others<ref></ref>, it reached number one on the ]. | |||
| :''Does not include original cassette releases, singles or compilations'' | |||
| ⚫ | *] - '']'' USA self release cassette (revised CD released in 1995 in Europe, 1998 USA, and extended CD released in 2003 in Europe and Russian Federation) | ||
| ==Members== | |||
| ⚫ | *] - '']'' European release (1998 USA release and extended CD released in 2003 in Europe and Russian Federation) | ||
| *] - vocals, guitar | |||
| ⚫ | *] - ''Oddities'' European release (1998 USA release) | ||
| *Tamlyn - live keyboards | |||
| *] - ''] with the song ''Fear'' (European release) | |||
| *Eddie Hawkins - live guitar | |||
| *Joe S. - live drums | |||
| ===Former Band Members=== | |||
| *Douglas Avery - live drums | |||
| *Michael Areklett - live bass | |||
| *Janus - live drums | |||
| ⚫ | ==Discography== | ||
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| *] - '']'' | |||
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| *] - '']'' | |||
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| ⚫ | *] - ''Oddities'' | ||
| ===EPs=== | |||
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| *] - ''Ruins'' | |||
| ===Single=== | |||
| *] - ''Kiss'' | |||
| ===Videography=== | |||
| *] - ''Ruins'' | |||
| *] - ''Innocence Lost'' | |||
| == References == | |||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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London After Midnight (LAM) is a rock music project formed in the 1990s by singer/songwriter/bandleader and instrumentalist Sean Brennan. LAM has retained and nurtured the political and socially aware element of the punk scene that virtually vanished from the music scene in the early 90s, evidenced in songs like "Revenge" (originally released on the LAM demo in 1991) and in the huge amount of literature handed out at concerts and online supporting animals rights and various progressive social and political causes. LAM can be defined as a political dark alternative-rock music entity. LAM has a large worldwide following, with many Gothic Rock fans (LAM outspokenly shuns artistic limitations via labels such as "gothic", however) (Gothic Beauty magazine, USA, Autumn 2005, allmusicguide.com)
Despite rejecting genre labels, LAM has been credited with reviving the faltering Gothic music scene in the early 90s (Dark Asylum magazine, issue 1, USA, 1995, page 16) and "paving the way for future bands" in the genre (Revolver magazine May 2003, page 31). Dark Zone magazine (Poland, summer issue 1998, page 34,) writes "This is the worlds biggest goth band who reactivated the whole genre". LAM is also a controversial entity to some other bands, mainly due to LAM's popularity and shunning genre labels. Mick Mercer, UK goth author of "The Hex Files: The Goth Bible (May 1997)" writes that LAM is "the coolest band, establishing a big reputation and invoking an alarming amount of petty jealousies ... they don't just have the songs, image, the intelligence (lyrics hardly disposable), there's humor and passion squeezed into the torment and delightful tristes".
Ideology and Style
Brennan is known for his support of animal rights, pro-environmental and human rights issues, anti-corporate control of media, and progressive, and liberal politics. However, Brennan's music ranges from the intensely personal to broader issues ranging from racism, social and political issues, animal rights, etc. (the new London After Midnight music in particular, played in concert since 1998, is very political, with songs like "Feeling Fascist", "The Pain Looks Good on You", "America's a F*cking Disease", etc). Zillo magazine (Germany, March 1996, page 29) writes that LAM's music is "very sensuous and unique...that creates an atmosphere of inexpressible haunting beauty". The lyrics are even sometimes presented with a sense of morbid wit - with songs like "Your Best Nightmare", an Edward Gorey-esque tale, as noted in Dark Entries magazine (Belgium 1999, page 10).
London After Midnight maintains a strong underground and independent "personality" despite being popular sellers (charting in the top 10 European DAC charts with each of 3 CDs released, verified via Deutsche Alternative Charts) and a major draw at music festivals year after year. (Music Connection magazine, USA, January 2001, page 51)
Touring
London After Midnight has headlined and co-headlined concerts and major festivals with bands like The Cure, Green Day, HIM (HIM often cites LAM as a favorite artist) ("Orkus Magazine", Germany, May 2003), Rammstein, Soft Cell, and many more, headlining and co-headlining to crowds of over 30,000 in Latin America, the US and Europe. LAM began performing primarily on the west cost of the USA and eventually travelled outside the USA in Mexico in 1994 (something few alternative bands were doing at the time (Music Connection magazine, USA, January 2001, page 51) and eventually toured the UK, France, Germany, Italy, South America and the USA. London After Midnight has varying live members who join Brennan when the band performs live. However they typically do not play on recordings or write music used for LAM ("LAM Last.fm", Outburn magazine, USA, Autumn 1999, page 32, Reforma newspaper, Mexico City, August 7 2001).
Releases
LAMs music has been released in various formats since 1990; cassette 12 inch vinyl picture disks, CD and video. The first four song demo morphed into the first cassette release of "Selected Scenes from the End of the World" in 1991. It was later released on CD in 1995 (Apocalyptic Vision/Trisol Europe), 1998 (Metropolis USA), and re-released with bonus tracks in 2003 in Europe (Trisol) and Russia (Iron D). In 1994 Brennan recorded and released a cassingle for the forthcoming full length album "Psycho Magnet". All the songs were later re-recorded for the final release of "Psycho Magnet" which was released in 1996 (Apocalyptic Vision/Trisol) and 1998 (Metropolis) and later re-released with bonus tracks in 2003 in Europe (Trisol) and Russia (Iron D). LAM released a CD single for "Psycho Magnet" called "Kiss" in 1995 in Europe (Apocalyptic Vision/Trisol). In 1998 LAM released "Oddities" in Europe (Apocalyptic Vision/Trisol) and the USA (Metropolis) along with a 3 song video titled "Innocence Lost" in Europe (Apocalyptic Vision/Trisol) and the USA (Metroopolis).
In 2006 a new London After Midnight song was released on the "Saw II" motion picture soundtrack (Trisol Records, Europe), which went to number one on the German Alternative Charts (DAC). LAM's new CD is scheduled for release in 2007.
Discography
- Does not include original cassette releases, singles or compilations
- 1992 - Selected Scenes from the End of the World USA self release cassette (revised CD released in 1995 in Europe, 1998 USA, and extended CD released in 2003 in Europe and Russian Federation)
- 1996 - Psycho Magnet European release (1998 USA release and extended CD released in 2003 in Europe and Russian Federation)
- 1998 - Oddities European release (1998 USA release)
- 2006 - Saw II soundtrack with the song Fear (European release)