The band formed in 2006 after the collapse of two Birmingham bands, State of Serenity and Project-7. Al Lawson (guitars/vocals), Stu Atkins (guitar), Dave Wright (drums), and Tom Lawson (bass) started writing loud, progressive, instrumental music that evoked the feeling of Mogwai, ISIS and Red Sparowes. After cementing a live show described as "so spectacular and powerful it could have soundtracked the moon's conversion from a glowing, white golf ball into a fearsome, reddish planet",[1] the band entered the studio to record their debut EP, itwaslostinthefirewestarted. Recorded by Jay at Dub:Rek studios in Derby, the self-released EP garnered praise such as "a 'choose your own adventure' book for audiophiles"[2] and "sublime, contemplative, and explosive epic noise".[3] In August 2007, the band tour the EP in the UK with friends Death of London and To the Bones.
The band's debut album Monolith released in Europe in March 2008. Released by short lived French label Arghh! Records (Mothertrucker, God is an Astronaut, The Mantra Above the Spotless Melt Moon) the album consisted of the four tracks from itwaslostinthefirewestarted together with two new tracks, "Where We're Going we Don't Need Roads" and "Farewell, My Concubine". Favourable reviews in France, Germany and Italy allowed io to tour mainland Europe to support the release. After the tour, James Black, who had been playing bass since the recording of the debut EP, left to band to pursue dubstep.
A struggle to replace Black saw a quiet end to 2008. In 2009, Steve Wood took over on bass and the band began playing live and writing for their second album. Materioptikon was released in November on Grammatical Records. The album received positive reviews such as "A beautiful, melodic, Post-Rock epic that forces repeated listens".[4]
^. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
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io's Myspace Page
April 13, 2024
english, band, english, experimental, rock, band, from, birmingham, england, band, currently, consists, lawson, guitar, vocals, atkins, guitar, dave, wright, drums, steve, wood, bass, iooriginbirmingham, england, ukgenresexperimental, rockyears, active2006, me. io is an English experimental rock band from Birmingham England The band currently consists of Al Lawson guitar vocals Stu Atkins guitar Dave Wright drums and Steve Wood bass ioOriginBirmingham England UKGenresExperimental rockYears active2006 MembersAl LawsonStu AtkinsDave WrightSteve WoodPast membersTom Lawson James BlackWebsitehttp www weareio co ukThe band formed in 2006 after the collapse of two Birmingham bands State of Serenity and Project 7 Al Lawson guitars vocals Stu Atkins guitar Dave Wright drums and Tom Lawson bass started writing loud progressive instrumental music that evoked the feeling of Mogwai ISIS and Red Sparowes After cementing a live show described as so spectacular and powerful it could have soundtracked the moon s conversion from a glowing white golf ball into a fearsome reddish planet 1 the band entered the studio to record their debut EP itwaslostinthefirewestarted Recorded by Jay at Dub Rek studios in Derby the self released EP garnered praise such as a choose your own adventure book for audiophiles 2 and sublime contemplative and explosive epic noise 3 In August 2007 the band tour the EP in the UK with friends Death of London and To the Bones The band s debut album Monolith released in Europe in March 2008 Released by short lived French label Arghh Records Mothertrucker God is an Astronaut The Mantra Above the Spotless Melt Moon the album consisted of the four tracks from itwaslostinthefirewestarted together with two new tracks Where We re Going we Don t Need Roads and Farewell My Concubine Favourable reviews in France Germany and Italy allowed io to tour mainland Europe to support the release After the tour James Black who had been playing bass since the recording of the debut EP left to band to pursue dubstep A struggle to replace Black saw a quiet end to 2008 In 2009 Steve Wood took over on bass and the band began playing live and writing for their second album Materioptikon was released in November on Grammatical Records The album received positive reviews such as A beautiful melodic Post Rock epic that forces repeated listens 4 Discography editTitle Release date Label Typeitwaslostinthefirewestarted 2007 Self Released EPMonolith 2008 Arghh Records LPMaterioptikon 2010 Grammatical Records LPOur Disintegrating Museum 2013 LPReferences edit Sandman Magazine March 2007 Rocksound Magazine November 2007 Rockmidgets October 2007 Beard Rock January 2011 Archived from the original on 7 February 2011 Retrieved 5 April 2011 External links editio s Myspace Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Io English band amp oldid 1024748736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
