1. Ariel were a dance act featuring Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers on drums. They first formed in London by Tom and his school friends Brendan and Matt, before he moved up to Manchester. Sally Anne Marsh (previously of 1990s girl band Faith, Hope And Charity and vocalist on Xpansions’ ‘Elevation (Move Your Body)’ single) joined the group on vocals. Their first single was called ‘Sea Of Beats’, followed by ‘Rollercoaster/Mustn’t Grumble’ and ‘Let It Slide’. The band were previously known as Atom for one single. Similar in sound to Intastella/One Dove/Saint Etienne. 2, Aussies know ARIEL as a late 70’s Australian band formed from the remnants of Spectrum, who still perform locally. 3. ARIEL also is a Reggaeton Artist from Cayey, Puerto Rico, Ariel Omar Rivera, born 1987. His Label is Gold Star Music, one of his biggest Hits so far maybe “Eje”. 4. ARIEL is also the name of a very active American rock band out of San Francisco, that achieved worldwide airplay and over 300,000 downloads of “Wartime President Song”—a humorous anti-war parody making fun of George W. Bush. In January 2007, ARIEL released its fourth CD on JENPET Records (www.jenpet.com), entitled SURE THING, YOU BET!, with songs such as “Halfway to Harris,” “Church of the Cosmic Cookie,” “Crank Up the Victrola” and “El Dorado Gold.” 5. ARIEL is ALSO the name of a finnish christian musician Ariel Neulaniemi. He released one troubadour album titled ‘Peilikuva’ before gathering a band (Ariel & Supremos) around him. 6. Ariel is also the name of an 80s rock group from New York State. |
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