Serafin (rock band)
Serafin | |
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Live 2005 |
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General information | |
origin | London , England |
Genre (s) | Noise rock |
founding | 2000 |
Website | www.serafin.co.uk |
Current occupation | |
Ben Fox Smith | |
guitar |
Darryn Harkness |
Johanna Hoppe (since 2007) | |
Christian Smith-Pancorvo (since 2004) | |
former members | |
bass |
Mike Clark (until 2002) |
bass |
Ben Ellis (2002-2007) |
Drums |
Ronny Growler (until 2004) |
Serafin is a rock band from London , whose name comes from the Bible (see Seraphim ).
history
The members of Serafin were initially active in various other bands, including singer Ben Smith was a member of a band called Stony Sleep , bassist Ben Ellis played with Catherine Wheel and Ben Smith's brother Christian was the drummer with Razorlight . In 2001 the band was signed by Taste Media . After their first single release , they were launched by the English music press (namely the New Musical Express ) as Britain's new rock hope; In 2003, she published her Los Angeles -rehearsed debut album No Push Collide that of Dave Sardy produced. After a few line-up changes, they recorded their second album; Due to an unclear contract situation that arose when Taste Media was taken over by Warner , the album To The Teeth could not be released until the end of 2007, ultimately under their self-founded label "Our Rekords".
style
Serafin was marketed as a mix of Jane's Addiction and Weezer by her former label Sony BMG . This description has been widely accepted by the music press; Another common reference is the Foo Fighters .
Appearances
Serafin meanwhile played several support and headliner tours . In German-speaking countries, apart from appearances as the main band, they could be seen as the opening act for Frank Black and Die Happy , in Great Britain they supported Muse and Feeder, among others . In recent years Serafin also played many festivals , such as the Highfield Festival , the Terremoto and the Taubertal Openair .
Discography
- 2003: No Push Collide (album, Sony BMG )
- 2007: To The Teeth (Album, Our Records )
They also published two acoustic albums for free download on their website.
Web links
- Official website
- Profile at DrownedInSound (interview, news, other) ( Memento from February 18, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- Interview with purerock.de ( Memento from September 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Portrait at Starkult.de ( memento from September 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive )