Delta is tagged as: progressive metal, drum and bass, hip-hop, aussie hip-hop, power metal There are currently five artists named Delta: |1) a band formed by former Sea Urchin, James Roberts. |2) An Australian hip-hop MC|3) A progressive metal band from Chile. |4) Latvian dance band.|5) a short lived US experimental new wave band|6) A Japanese hardcore band. 1) Delta is a band formed by former Sea Urchin, James Roberts. Formed in 1993 from the ashes of cult Sarah Records indie band The Sea Urchins, the core lineup consisting of brothers James and Patrick Roberts on guitar and vocals. A 10” for Che and three singles for Dishy Records followed before the band signed to the Acid Jazz Records subsidiary Focus, which effectively put the band’s career on hold for almost five years, with no material being released. They eventually broke free of the contract and returned to Dishy, who put out a tremendously received compilation of B-sides and demos called Laughing Mostly in 1998. The Guardian proclaimed it to be a work of genius, describing it as “the last great album of the millennium.” This momentum allowed them to forge ahead and release Slippin’ Out in 2000, which was lauded by the NME for its “songs of aching wonder” and named as one of that magazine’s Top-50 albums for the year (#22). It’s successor Hard Ligh... Read More About Delta Biography... ![]() ![]() |
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