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Band
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Beecher
was formed in October 2000 by Daniel Plant (Guitar - Rex Kramer),
Will Shaw (Drums - Drmeatdic, Automatic) and David Hopkinson (Bass
- Funereal, Ewoc, Drmeatdic). Originally Beecher was to be a collaborative
group incorporating local musicians interested in working on a
heavy and eclectic project. Mark Lyons (Guitar - Drmeatdic, Ewoc,
Necropsy) was asked to bring his Experimental/Avant Garde guitar/
noise style into the group as a full time member. Songs soon began
to take shape and by June 2001 they had found the perfect vocalist
to round off the line up. Ed Godby volunteered his services as
a frontman/ singer after seeing the band perform a one off instrumental
show in Manchester. After only a month of rehersals the band recorded
their first demo cdr which contained five songs spanning the entire
sound spectrum, from quiet ambient melodies to full on heavy hardcore/metal
to abrassive, discordant noise/ electronics. In August 2001 Beecher
performed for the first time as a whole band. The demo was now
slowly being distributed to labels and fanzines, When In At The
Deep End Records got hold of a copy they decided this band was
definitely worth an official release. "Resention is a big
word in a small town" MCD Is that release recorded at Premier
studios in Corby over four days with Iain Wetherell in January
2002. Beecher have backed this up with over 60 of their now legendary
live performances in the last year and masses of critical acclaim
from a wide range of the music press. A further limited edition
split 7" was released with The Leif Ericsson which features
2 songs not available on 'Resention'.
On
the 14th December 2004 Beecher joined Earache Records - Earache
have announced the signing of Beecher as part of a multi-album
worldwide recording deal. Early 2005 will see a re-release on
Earache for Beecher's landmark 'Breaking the Fourth Wall' album
with unreleased material, followed by the demo-ing of new material
for the eventual recording of the debut for the label in the summer.
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