Engineers (band)

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Engineers
Engineers performing at Summer Sundae 2005
Engineers performing at Summer Sundae 2005
Background information
Origin London, England
Genre(s) Dream Pop Post-rock
Indie rock
Shoegazing
Years active 2003– present
Label(s) Echo Records
Website http://www.engineersweb.net/
Members
Simon Phipps
Mark Peters
Dan MacBean
Sweeney

Engineers are a British rock band, comprised of Simon Phipps (vocals/guitars), Mark Peters (vocals/guitars), Dan MacBean (guitars/keyboard) and Sweeney (drums).

Engineers is a Dream Pop band formed in London in March 2003. The band's sound is often described as a mixture of psychedelia, shoegazing and post-rock, though they themselves claim their influences range from The Cocteau Twins to Curtis Mayfield[citation needed]. Sweeney has remarked that "We've always said if more people started taking acid we'd clean up".

They were signed to the record label Echo Records, and released their eponymous debut album in 2005. Whilst in the process of mixing the follow up, they split with Echo and their future is uncertain. Also in 2005 they recorded a version of Tim Buckley's "Song to the Siren" for the 2005 tribute album Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley.

On 4 February 2008 Mark Peters, the band's bassist, posted this message on their bands forum:

"Here's what's happening - The second album will be released digitally in the first half of the year. When i have a date, i'll post it. As far as splitting up goes, no we haven't, but we aren't working on a fully formed project at the moment. Some of us have been working together in various projects for around fifteen years, and at various intervals we have taken breaks from working together, but always come back together. Sorry for not having anything concrete to tell you, but that's the situation at the moment"

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Folly EP (September 27, 2004)
  • Engineers (March 7, 2005) UK Chart: #84
  • Untitled 2nd album (First half of 2008)

[edit] Singles

[edit] Home

  • Release Date: April 25, 2004
  • Notes: CD comes in a die cut 7" sleeve. Limited edition of 500

CD (ECSCD150):

  1. "Home"
  2. "New Horizons"

[edit] Come In Out Of The Rain

  • Release Date: September 20, 2004
  • UK Chart: #89

7" (ECS154):

  1. "Come In Out Of The Rain"
  2. "If I Were A Carpenter"

[edit] Forgiveness

  • Release Date: February 21, 2005
  • UK Chart: #48

7" (ECS159):

  1. "Forgiveness"
  2. "Cats Of Justice"

CD (ECSCD159):

  1. "Forgiveness"
  2. "Stake To Glory"
  3. "Cats Of Justice"

[edit] Home (re-issue)

  • Release Date: June 13, 2005
  • Notes: Download only in the UK. Originally planned for 7" (ECS166) and CD (ECSCD166).

Was released in the Netherlands on Play It Again Sam, CD (113.0166.179):

  1. "Home"
  2. "Home" (Jagz Kooner Funhouse Remix)
  3. "Home" (Mogwai Wazzap Remix)
  4. "Home" (U-MYX Enhanced Section)
  5. "Home" (Enhanced Video)

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