1) Sidewinder are from Canberra, Australia and released three EP’s (“T Star” and “Yoko Icepick” both in 1993 and “The Gentle Art Of Spoonbending” in 1995) and two full albums (debut album “Atlantis” from 1996 and “Tangerine” in 1997). Sidewinder managed to combine the best of the dirty sounding 60’s with modern pop/rock and a just the slightest hint of psychedelica as well. On “Tangerine” they even expanded their musical style by adding modern electronic beats and computer based studio-trickery to the already very addictive mix. “Tangerine” was released in September 1997, The album received fantastic reviews and made quite a few year end top 10 lists for 1997. The singles from this album were “Titanic Days”, “Here She Comes Again”, “God” and “Mummy/Daddy”.| |M. Craft (Martin) has gone on to have a solo career. 2) Taking his name from the Lee Morgan standard, Scottish based DJ and musician Alan Bryden has recorded a series of singles and an album as SIDEWINDER for the now defunct FENETIK MUSIC, a subsidiary of techno/electronic label SOMA RECORDS. His multiple sample based track ‘Stanways Revenge’ (SOMA LP 16S) in 1999 caused a minor tremor amongst jazz dance DJs around the world and after appearing on Groove Armada’s Back To Mine mix CD for DMC in 2004 (BACK CD4) went on to appear on numerous other downtempo/leftfield/jazz compilations. An album RESOLOUTION was released in the UK in 2003 (TIK CD001) and licensed to KSR in Japan in 2004 (KCCD-124). The album was preceded by a highly rated 7” single featuring two tracks from the album, the disco boogie cut up ‘Ego Riot’ and the future jazz groove ‘Missing Link’. After a lengthy hiatus, a new album ‘Mythologies’ is set for release in late 2009. 3) Eric Gieseke, alias Sidewinder and DJ Spankinspock, is a musician from Boston, USA. He started his musical journey in the 80s by entering the tracker scene, producing modules using ProTracker for the Amiga. He had several releases through groups like Megawatts, Porphyria and InfoCorner during the early 90s, and debuted with his first album, Future Shock 2, in 1994, before he decided to withdraw from the scene the following year. Proceeding his era of tracker modules, Sidewinder was still involved with music up until the early millennium. With the ProTracker left aside, his later works were remarked by being synthesizer recordings, presenting a richer sound beyond the limitations of the tracker software. The newer material was eventually released on his second album, 2badsheep, also bundled with a handful of later tracker modules. Sidewinder has also provided music for some independent game companies, including titles such as Scorched Tanks for the Amiga, and the breakout classic DX-Ball 2 for the PC. Ranging from techno, rave and latin inspired breaks, to house and even a few jazz tunes, his music comprehends a vast variety of styles and is often defined by a playful and melodic spirit. Most of his previously released tracker modules are available for download via aminet, while some of his synthesizer recordings can be found on his official website. 4) Sidewinder, The (UK)|…was also a one-off side-project of Justin Broadrick & Kevin Martin. They’ve recorded one album Colonized in 1996 and one 12” EP “Implant” in 1997. The album features sound experiments, distorted 808 beats, feedback and general insanity. |
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