Peace Burial at Sea

Peace Burial At Sea
Origin Hexham, Northumberland and Newcastle, North East England
Genres Post-rock, Post-hardcore, Electronica, Electronicore
Years active 2003–2007
Labels Mekong Delta, Captains of Industry, Ghostwritten Recordings[1]
Website peaceburialatsea.bandcamp.com
Members Jonny Longrigg (guitar / vocals)
Alex Cole (drums)
John Harrison (bass)
Rob Barker (synth / laptop)[2]

Peace Burial at Sea were a Newcastle upon Tyne-based four-piece post-rock band which combined elements of post-hardcore with electronic textures, incorporating lyrical themes inspired by Soviet propaganda, horror films, science fiction, and the occult. Their name was inspired by the J. M. W. Turner painting of a similar name.

The band originated in Hexham, Northumberland[3] and released their debut album This Is Such A Quiet Town in 2003. A self-titled second album was released in 2006.[4] A digital-only EP containing the album track "Czarina Catherine" was also released (date unknown), which included two other songs that do not appear elsewhere: "Easy Meat for Faceless Men" and "This is a Godless Town."

The band's music was well-received, with reviews that included a rating of 'KKKK' from Kerrang! for their first album. Their second album was described by Drowned in Sound as "one of the undiscovered greats of its kind".[5]

They played across the UK with such bands as 65daysofstatic[4] and Hell is for Heroes,[6] and also played shows in Moscow.[7] Their music received national airplay on BBC Radio from DJs such as John Peel, Zane Lowe, and Steve Lamacq.[5]

The band split up in 2007[4] and announced their last gig with characteristic self-deprecation: "We're first on, so get there early. We shall only be playing loud and fast songs, none of this prog nonsense."

Both of the formally-released albums are currently available via Bandcamp.[8]

References

  1. "Peace Burial At Sea". Discogs.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. "Peace Burial at Sea: the post-rocking Zombie Undead?". DrownedInSound. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. "Manchester Music - Release Review From the Archive". Manchestermusic.co.uk. 11 December 2006. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "RIP: Peace Burial At Sea thrown overboard". DrownedInSound. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Loft Music Sync – Peace Burial at Sea". Loftmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  6. Andrew Fenwick. "Peace Burial At Sea". Metro. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  7. "Peace Burial at Sea". Last.fm. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  8. "Peace Burial at Sea, by Peace Burial at Sea". Peace Burial at Sea. Retrieved 2016-05-20.


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