Album: Frozen In Time (2012)(Compilation)
Genre: Prog Rock (Neo Prog) / UK
Coming from the Northeastern part of London, Tamarisk evolved around 1982 from the ashes of Chemical Alice (Mark Kelly of Marillion fame had spent time with this group). Originally founded by Steve Leigh on keyboards, Andy Grant on vocals and Richard Crichton on drums, they secured a solid line-up only when Crichton was replaced by Richard Harris along with Peter Munday on guitars and Mark Orbell on bass. The group went on to produce two very rare cassette E.P.'s, a self-titled in 1982 and ''Lost properties'' ta year later. Shortly after a line-up change occurred with Nick May taking over the bass duties and Brian Roberts being the drummer. In 1985 Tamarisk briefly performed as a trio of Leigh, Grant and May under the name of ''Corrupted by Toys'', before disbanding for good. Leigh spent some time with Quasar before forming Landmarq, while May had a nice career, initially joining Dagaband, then for a short time Jadis, appeared for a while with The Enid, while his latest collaboration was with Karnataka around 2005. Almost 30 years after Tamarisk's demise the compilation album ''Frozen in time'' was released, containing the material of both the early E.P.'s of the group, thus giving the chance to prog fans to taste the band's unpolished, raw and underground Neo Prog sound. (Prog Archives)
Songs / Tracks Listing
01. An Alien Heat
02. M.O.J.O. (The Death of an American Prayer)
03. Royal Flush
04. No Room At The Top
05. Ascension
06. A Christmas Carol
07. Breaking The Chains
Line-up / Musicians
Andy Grant / Vocals
Richard Harris / Drums
Steve Leigh / Keyboards
Pete Munday / Guitars
Mark Orbell / Bass
RATING: 8.75 / 10 **MARVELLOUS**
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Genre: Prog Rock (Neo Prog) / UK
Coming from the Northeastern part of London, Tamarisk evolved around 1982 from the ashes of Chemical Alice (Mark Kelly of Marillion fame had spent time with this group). Originally founded by Steve Leigh on keyboards, Andy Grant on vocals and Richard Crichton on drums, they secured a solid line-up only when Crichton was replaced by Richard Harris along with Peter Munday on guitars and Mark Orbell on bass. The group went on to produce two very rare cassette E.P.'s, a self-titled in 1982 and ''Lost properties'' ta year later. Shortly after a line-up change occurred with Nick May taking over the bass duties and Brian Roberts being the drummer. In 1985 Tamarisk briefly performed as a trio of Leigh, Grant and May under the name of ''Corrupted by Toys'', before disbanding for good. Leigh spent some time with Quasar before forming Landmarq, while May had a nice career, initially joining Dagaband, then for a short time Jadis, appeared for a while with The Enid, while his latest collaboration was with Karnataka around 2005. Almost 30 years after Tamarisk's demise the compilation album ''Frozen in time'' was released, containing the material of both the early E.P.'s of the group, thus giving the chance to prog fans to taste the band's unpolished, raw and underground Neo Prog sound. (Prog Archives)
Songs / Tracks Listing
01. An Alien Heat
02. M.O.J.O. (The Death of an American Prayer)
03. Royal Flush
04. No Room At The Top
05. Ascension
06. A Christmas Carol
07. Breaking The Chains
Line-up / Musicians
Andy Grant / Vocals
Richard Harris / Drums
Steve Leigh / Keyboards
Pete Munday / Guitars
Mark Orbell / Bass
RATING: 8.75 / 10 **MARVELLOUS**
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