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| Band
name: Polaris |
| Hometown:
Leeds, UK |
| Active
from: 1993-2007 |
| Members:
John Ford (bass), Joe O'Sullivan (guitar), Andrew Pollard (guitar/vocals), Neil
Turpin (drums) |
| Discography:
(click picture for info) |
Title:
"Oh
Yeah!"
Track: "Kissing"
Format: CD compilation
Label:
Gringo
Catalog no.: waat030
Released: 2006 | |
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Title: "Oh Yeah!"
Track: "Kissing"
Format: mp3
Label: Gringo
Catalog no.: waat030
Released: 2006 |
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Title:
"Polaris"
Format: LP album
Label: Gringo
Catalog no.: WAAT028
Released: 2006 |  |
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Title: "Polaris"
Format: CD album
Label: Gringo
Catalog no.: WAAT028
Released: 2006 |
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Title:
"Polaris"
Format: mp3
Label: Gringo
Catalog no.: WAAT028
Released: 2006 | |
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Title:
"Real
Civilised - Chinchillafest 3"
Track: "The Moment I Said Yes"
Format: CD compilation
Label: Chinchilla-Tone
Catalog no.: -
Released: 2005 |  | |
Title:
"No
ReWind - September 2002"
Track: "Dr Colossus"
Format: CD compilation
Label: mrw44
Catalog no.: mrw4402
Released: 2002 |  |
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Title:
"Decade
Of Dissidence"
Track: "Things
You Don't Know"
Format: CD compilation
Label: The
1in12 Club
Catalog no.: VOL 14/15
Released: 1999 |  | |
Title:
"Belated"
Format: 12" album
Label: Common
Cause
Catalog no.: CC017
Released: 1998 |  | |
Title:
"A UK
Punk Cooperation"
Track: "Untitled"
Format: 7" compilation
with Headache, Marker, Stalingrad and Underclass
Label: Common
Cause
Catalog no.: ?
Released: 1997 |  | |
Title:
"Baby
Harp Seal / Polaris split"
Track: "Monkey
Puzzle"
Format: split 7"
Label: Kwyjibo
Records
Catalog no.: BEV1
Originally released:
1994 |  |
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| Related
bands: Bilge Pump, Red Monkey, HiM,
Snail Racing, Mask, Diesel Versus Steam, Baby Harp Seal, Quack Quack, Solanki |
| Websites:
http://www.myspace.com/teampolaris
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mp3:Kissing
from Polaris [5.33 Mb] |
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Press:
'Polaris' review at Collective Zine
'Polaris' review at Gigwise
'Polaris'
review at Sodapop (Italian)
'Polaris'
review at The Communion
'Polaris'
review at Penny Black Music
'Polaris'
review at Tangents
'Polaris'
review at Tasty Fanzine
'Polaris'
review at Collective
'Polaris'
review at Leeds Music Scene
'Polaris' interview at Subba-Cultcha |
Bio:
Polaris ( Andrew Pollard Guitar, vocals, Joe O'Sullivan Guitar, John Ford Bass guitar, Neil Turpin Drums) release their second album on April 10. For a band that’s been around since the mid-nineties, that might seem a little slow, but there’s more to Polaris than meets the eye. Formed in Leeds in 1993 and featuring members of bands like Bilge Pump and Quack Quack, Polaris have quietly become godfathers of their now exploding local scene, turning at their own pace and never compromising quality for quantity.
Through their first album ‘Belated’, many appearances on splits and compilations and the reputation garnered from their infrequent but incendiary live shows, Polaris are legends to those in the know. To those that aren’t: where have you been?
Their new self-titled album sees Polaris perfectly capture their unique command of the rolling rhythm and irresistible bassline. But the key is the teetering balance between the uplifting and the deeply sinister that has been a constant in all their work over these past 13 years. For every joyous moment of bright melody there is a flipside of dark, resonant, foreboding heaviosity. Their skill is to perfectly employ the two contrasting sides to create a unique and harmonious whole. Polaris are set to burst out of the box marked ‘Best Kept Secret’. Make sure you’re around to witness it. |
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