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“...one of the UK's standout dark alternative acts". (Sphere Webzine)
Luxury Stranger is an English band, based in Nottingham, UK
Influenced by the gothic sounds of post-punk / cold wave from 1978 - 1984. Imagine: David Bowie and Iggy Pop's Berlin years mixed with the disparate sound of Joy Division and early Cure with the melodies and power of The Chameleons - this is Luxury Stranger.
Luxury Stranger is a 'Jekyl and Hyde' style of band - a methodical architect in the studio and a passionate powerful monster on the stage.
Luxury Stranger began life in July 2007 as the solo project of Simon York . Simon recorded over 60 songs in various styles, using different instrumentation in order to find what he wanted as the starting point for the sound of Luxury Stranger. From this group of songs came the debut album Desolation which was solely recorded and performed by Simon. Shortly afterward, Simon started to look for musicians for the live side of Luxury Stranger. After a few rehearsals with various musicians, mainstay bass player Chris Ruscoe joined the band in February 2008 and April 2008 saw the arrival of drummer Owen Walton .
Luxury Stranger played it's first gig on Friday, 5th September 2008 at Junktion 7, Nottingham (see the band's Myspace blog for details). In December 2008, Luxury Stranger signed with Major Digital (an off-shoot of Germany's Major Records). December saw the birth of the 'A Funeral Party' event which were live music and DJ nights currated by members of Luxury Stranger.
In July 2009, Owen left the band and was replaced by Paul Sycamore . It was around this time that Luxury Stranger was starting to be recognised as a 'band to watch' by the UK Goth scene.
In December 2009, Luxury Stranger made its first trip to play in Germany. The band played with German Post-Punk legends Die Art. Around this time, Luxury Stranger started work on the second album. Work initially started with drummer Owen Walton but the recordings were scrapped upon his departure. In March 2010, Luxury Stranger returned to Germany and made its first trip to the Netherlamnds to support Levinhurst (featuring Lol Tolhurst and Michael Dempsey - both founder members of The Cure). In April 2010 Luxury Stranger plays at the Whitby Goth festival fringe event 'The Other Side' with Nosferatu. Also in April 2010, Luxury Stranger successfully gained a listing on Wikipedia... something the band is very proud of. In May 2010, Luxury Stranger played in Hagen, Germany and then at the Wave Gotik Treffen festival in Leipzig Germany.
In September 2010, Luxury Stranger played a Nottingham show with the Gothic band, O Children. Luxury Stranger released the single 'Precious for Evermore' at this show. The single also included the track 'Completion' which was the first co-written song between Simon York and Chris Ruscoe. In October 2010, Luxury Stranger played a very special show with Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. This would be the last show for members Chris Ruscoe and Paul Sycamore as part of the Luxury Stranger line-up.
Luxury Stranger always prides itself on its professionalism and also on playing live as much as possible, in order to raise its profile and gain new fans. Due to the departure of Chris Ruscoe and Paul Sycamore, Simon will be playing two pre-booked dates as 'intimate acoustic' shows. December 2010 sees the fourth 'A Funeral Party' event being staged - this time with Simon York and special guests on DJ duties and live music coming from The Amber Herd, The Last Cry and The Death Notes. Simon York is currently rehearsing with new musicians, planning to have the full live band ready for January 2011.
The second album was released on 31st December 2010.
UPDATE 16th January 2011: Luxury Stranger new line up was 'unveiled' at a special charity show on Saturday 15th January 2011. Chris Tuke and Neal Spowage (both ex-members of The Screaming Banshee Aircrew) are the new bass player and drummer respectively in Luxury Stranger.
We asked Chris and Neal to say a few words about their new place in Luxury Stranger...
Chris said: "its a great oportunity to explore a side of the music that I love but only get to touch upon with Berlin Black. I've always loved the sound and the style of Luxury Stranger so jumped at the chance of being a part of the band"
Neal said: "When I was asked to join the band, I nearly fell off my chair. It's quite a big deal, LS has always been well respected, professional and talented. It took me a few days to get my head together enough to reply with a yes. Now I'm looking forward to all the camaraderie and being a proper part of the band. It's an honour."
The band is now having a few more rehearsals before their European dates with ChameleonsVox (ex-The Chameleons) where they will be heavily promoting the new album 'Commitment and Discipline' - which is already gaining a lot of support from 'scene' DJs and writers. The album is available on CD from the LS shop, from Trash Vogue Records' website, LS live shows as well as other outlets soon to be announced. There are no immediate plans to release the album in a downloadable digital format - but watch this space.
The band is also experimenting with material which could make the list for the third LS album... the band also plans to be in the studio in February to record some tracks for an 'inbetween albums' type single release.
UPDATE 29th June 2011 - We've been informed by the band, from Tuesday 28th June Neal is no longer a member of Luxury Stranger. Simon and Chris wish him well in his future work in the art world.
Simon and Chris have started planning auditions for a new live drummer who will be involved in the writing of the next album, meanwhile it's business is as usual, all gigs and plans for the future will be happening as stated previously PLUS much more. Using last Saturday's show in Burton as a building block, we think you can expect something NEW and DIFFERENT from Luxury Stranger!
Keep checking the events section on the band's last.fm, Facebook and Myspace profiles for news on shows and go to the official LS website http://www.luxurystranger.com for up-to-date news.
You can also register as a fan on the band's myspace site: www.myspace.com/luxurystranger as well as on the band's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pages/Luxury-Stranger/99445195362
All recorded songs to date copyright 2007-2011 SDBsongs, SDBsongs/M'aidez Music and SDBsongs/M'aidez music/Sisterray.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
“...one of the UK's standout dark alternative acts". (Sphere Webzine)Luxury Stranger is an English band, based in Nottingham, UK
Influenced by the gothic sounds of post-punk / cold wave from 1978 - 1984. Imagine: David Bowie and Iggy Pop's Berlin years mixed with the disparate sound of Joy Division and early Cure with the melodies and power of The Chameleons - this is Luxury Stranger.
Luxury Stranger is a 'Jekyl and Hyde' style of band - a methodical architect in the studio and a passionate powerful monster on the stage.
Luxury Stranger began life in July 2007 as the solo project of Simon York . Simon recorded over 60 songs in various styles, using different instrumentation in order to find what he wanted as the starting point for the sound of Luxury Stranger. From this group of songs came the debut album Desolation which was solely recorded and performed by Simon. Shortly afterward, Simon started to look for musicians for the live side of Luxury Stranger. After a few rehearsals with various musicians, mainstay bass player Chris Ruscoe joined the band in February 2008 and April 2008 saw the arrival of drummer Owen Walton .
Luxury Stranger played it's first gig on Friday, 5th September 2008 at Junktion 7, Nottingham (see the band's Myspace blog for details). In December 2008, Luxury Stranger signed with Major Digital (an off-shoot of Germany's Major Records). December saw the birth of the 'A Funeral Party' event which were live music and DJ nights currated by members of Luxury Stranger.
In July 2009, Owen left the band and was replaced by Paul Sycamore . It was around this time that Luxury Stranger was starting to be recognised as a 'band to watch' by the UK Goth scene.
In December 2009, Luxury Stranger made its first trip to play in Germany. The band played with German Post-Punk legends Die Art. Around this time, Luxury Stranger started work on the second album. Work initially started with drummer Owen Walton but the recordings were scrapped upon his departure. In March 2010, Luxury Stranger returned to Germany and made its first trip to the Netherlamnds to support Levinhurst (featuring Lol Tolhurst and Michael Dempsey - both founder members of The Cure). In April 2010 Luxury Stranger plays at the Whitby Goth festival fringe event 'The Other Side' with Nosferatu. Also in April 2010, Luxury Stranger successfully gained a listing on Wikipedia... something the band is very proud of. In May 2010, Luxury Stranger played in Hagen, Germany and then at the Wave Gotik Treffen festival in Leipzig Germany.
In September 2010, Luxury Stranger played a Nottingham show with the Gothic band, O Children. Luxury Stranger released the single 'Precious for Evermore' at this show. The single also included the track 'Completion' which was the first co-written song between Simon York and Chris Ruscoe. In October 2010, Luxury Stranger played a very special show with Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. This would be the last show for members Chris Ruscoe and Paul Sycamore as part of the Luxury Stranger line-up.
Luxury Stranger always prides itself on its professionalism and also on playing live as much as possible, in order to raise its profile and gain new fans. Due to the departure of Chris Ruscoe and Paul Sycamore, Simon will be playing two pre-booked dates as 'intimate acoustic' shows. December 2010 sees the fourth 'A Funeral Party' event being staged - this time with Simon York and special guests on DJ duties and live music coming from The Amber Herd, The Last Cry and The Death Notes. Simon York is currently rehearsing with new musicians, planning to have the full live band ready for January 2011.
The second album was released on 31st December 2010.
UPDATE 16th January 2011: Luxury Stranger new line up was 'unveiled' at a special charity show on Saturday 15th January 2011. Chris Tuke and Neal Spowage (both ex-members of The Screaming Banshee Aircrew) are the new bass player and drummer respectively in Luxury Stranger.
We asked Chris and Neal to say a few words about their new place in Luxury Stranger...
Chris said: "its a great oportunity to explore a side of the music that I love but only get to touch upon with Berlin Black. I've always loved the sound and the style of Luxury Stranger so jumped at the chance of being a part of the band"
Neal said: "When I was asked to join the band, I nearly fell off my chair. It's quite a big deal, LS has always been well respected, professional and talented. It took me a few days to get my head together enough to reply with a yes. Now I'm looking forward to all the camaraderie and being a proper part of the band. It's an honour."
The band is now having a few more rehearsals before their European dates with ChameleonsVox (ex-The Chameleons) where they will be heavily promoting the new album 'Commitment and Discipline' - which is already gaining a lot of support from 'scene' DJs and writers. The album is available on CD from the LS shop, from Trash Vogue Records' website, LS live shows as well as other outlets soon to be announced. There are no immediate plans to release the album in a downloadable digital format - but watch this space.
The band is also experimenting with material which could make the list for the third LS album... the band also plans to be in the studio in February to record some tracks for an 'inbetween albums' type single release.
UPDATE 29th June 2011 - We've been informed by the band, from Tuesday 28th June Neal is no longer a member of Luxury Stranger. Simon and Chris wish him well in his future work in the art world.
Simon and Chris have started planning auditions for a new live drummer who will be involved in the writing of the next album, meanwhile it's business is as usual, all gigs and plans for the future will be happening as stated previously PLUS much more. Using last Saturday's show in Burton as a building block, we think you can expect something NEW and DIFFERENT from Luxury Stranger!
Keep checking the events section on the band's last.fm, Facebook and Myspace profiles for news on shows and go to the official LS website http://www.luxurystranger.com for up-to-date news.
You can also register as a fan on the band's myspace site: www.myspace.com/luxurystranger as well as on the band's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pages/Luxury-Stranger/99445195362
All recorded songs to date copyright 2007-2011 SDBsongs, SDBsongs/M'aidez Music and SDBsongs/M'aidez music/Sisterray.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
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