The Masonics
Centering on five towns situated in Kent, U.K., the Medway scene was born in the early '80s with a defiantly lo-fi take on '60s garage/beat, seasoned with a dash of classic rock & roll and lots of punk attitude. Arguably the scene's most famous son was the prolific Billy Childish, and alongside his Milkshakes/Headcoats and the Prisoners, the Masonics remained one of the most enduring and popular bands spawned from the Medway. Not only can Mickey Hampshire (guitar/vocals) and Bruce Brand (drums) boast service in a whole host of Medway bands (including the aforementioned Milkshakes and Headcoats), bassist John Gibbs' CV is equally impressive and includes time in the Wildebeests (another garage supergroup) and legendary Edinburgh timewarp beat merchants the Kaisers. There's no disputing the fact that the Masonics are U.K. garage royalty.
Fronted by Hampshire, who like his old Milkshake cohort Billy Childish is also a visual artist of some repute, the Masonics formed in 1991 and issued a steady stream of D.I.Y. beat releases over the ensuing years. Notable amongst their output was The Masonic Machine Turns You On (2002), produced by analog boffin and ex-Masonic Liam Watson at his Toerag Studio, and Outside Looking In (2005), which was also credited to regular collaborator and fellow Medway alumni Miss Ludella Black (the Delmonas/Thee Headcoatees). Released in 2011, In Your Night of Dreams and Other Foreboding Pleasures was issued by London retro label Dirty Water and showed no letup in the Masonics' primal garage assault, keeping the Medway spirit alive in the 2010s.
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Down Among the Dead Men
Rock - Lançado por Sympathy for the Record Industry em 14 de fev. de 2012
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Japan Tour EP
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Spinout Nuggets em 27 de out. de 2023
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Sursum Tibiam Vestram
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Spinout Nuggets em 27 de out. de 2023
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Lookin' For...
Soul - Lançado por Spinout Nuggets em 27 de jan. de 2023
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Outside Looking In (Remastered)
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Spinout Nuggets em 14 de mar. de 2005
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Temple Vaults
Rock - Lançado por Dirty Water Records em 28 de mai. de 2012
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Down Among the Deadmen
Rock - Lançado por Dirty Water Records em 7 de set. de 2009
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Obermann Rides Again
Rock - Lançado por Dirty Water Records em 24 de fev. de 2017
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The Masonic Machine Turns On You
Rock - Lançado por Dirty Water Records em 30 de abr. de 2002
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Outside Looking In
Rock - Lançado por Dirty Water Records em 14 de mar. de 2005
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