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The Sand Pebbles is a rock and roll band from Melbourne, Australia on the US record label, Double Feature Records. [1]

Formed on Bastille Day, 2001 on the set of Neighbours by three of the show’s scriptwriters Christopher Hollow[2] (bass), Ben Michael (guitar)[3] and Piet Collins (drums). Singer-guitarist Andrew Tanner (ex-Seven Stories) joined shortly after.

In 2003, Murray Ono (born Murray Jamieson) was drafted in on keyboards. He left in 2005 and was replaced by Tor Larsen (The Sun Blindness) on guitar.

Following the sessions for Ceduna in 2008, Piet Collins left and was replaced by Cliff Booth (ex-Harem Scarem).

In 2009, Wes Holland took over as drummer. Holland’s inclusion meant there is a band member born in each decade from the 50s to the 90s, the only rock and roll act to have that unique line-up.[4]

Music

The Sand Pebbles have released four albums in Australia – Eastern Terrace (2002), Ghost Transmissions (2004), Atlantis Regrets Nothing (2006) and Ceduna (2008) plus an international release, A Thousand Wild Flowers (2009) on Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips’ Double Feature label [5].

They have played with the likes of Arthur Lee & Love, Sonic Boom’s Spectrum, Dean & Britta, Midlake, M. Ward, The Models, The Drones, Tame Impala, The Moodists, and The Church.

Reluctant to tour, they have played only three times outside the state of Victoria. They’re also notorious for being banned from the Meredith Music Festival for allegedly invading the stage during Rose Tattoo’s set at the 2006 event [6].

Songs have been featured on a variety of Australian television shows including The Secret Life of Us[7], Last Man Standing, and Neighbours.

A Thousand Wild Flowers (2009) An international release on Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips’ label, Double Feature Records (CAT DBL-003), produced by Malcolm McDowell, James Dean, and Murray Jamieson. It combines tracks from three of their Australia-only albums, rare live cuts (“Nathalie”, “Short Term Memory Loss”) plus a cover of The 13th Floor Elevators song “I Don’t Ever Want to Come Down”. Mojo (magazine) noted the album's "snaking guitar licks and latter day Velvets rhythmic churn." [8]

Ceduna (2008)The band’s second release on the Sensory Projects label (CAT SPR053), produced by James Dean. Ceduna was written and partially recorded at Cactus, a surf beach on the Great Australian Bight.

Atlantis Regrets Nothing (2006) Debut release on the Sensory Projects label (CAT SPR044), produced by Murray Jamieson.

Ghost Transmissions (2004) A Raoul Records release (CAT WIFE 005), produced by Murray Jamieson. It includes a cover of the Skip Spence song, “All My Life (I Love You).

Eastern Terrace (2002) A Camera Obscura release (CAT CAMO51) It includes a cover of Julian Cope’s “Out of My Mind on Dope and Speed”.


References

  1. ^ http://www.google.com
  2. ^ http://www.perfectblend.net/reference/written.htm
  3. ^ http://perfectblend.net/features/interview-michael.htm
  4. ^ http://www.messandnoise.com/articles/3710444
  5. ^ http://www.fullofwishes.co.uk/2009/02/24/sand-pebbles-album-out-now/
  6. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Meredith_Music_Festival_lineups_by_year
  7. ^ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/05/1091557978846.html
  8. ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=74766881&blogId=485537319
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