The Brent Flood
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| The Brent Flood | |
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| Origin | Northern Ireland, UK |
| Genre(s) | Indie, rock, pop |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | [1] |
| Members | |
| Jay Marsh Rob Chesterman Chris Chesterman Eddie Stalsberg |
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| Former members | |
| Richard Simms Sam Clarke |
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The Brent Flood is a four piece band based in London, England.
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[edit] Members
The Brent Flood has 4 members. They are:
- Jay Marsh - Vocals, Guitar
- Rob Chesterman - Guitar
- Eddie Stalsberg - Bass Guitar
- Chris Chesterman - Drums
[edit] Music
Indie/Rock
[edit] History
The band formed in 1997 when Jay Marsh (vocals) moved to Northern Ireland from Manchester and met Rob Chesterman (guitar) and Chris Chesterman (drums) at Methodist College Belfast. In the early years they performed as a trio gigging exclusively in Northern Ireland. Eddie Stalsberg (bass) and Richard Simms (keyboard) joined the band in September 2000 as they sought to establish themselves in the live music scene in Belfast.
For a time they performed as a novelty teenage wedding band. However they quickly realised that this was an awful thing to do with their lives and, after ruining a few weddings, they stopped.
In September 2002 the band recorded The Limelight Lady EP at Homestead Studios, Randalstown under the direction of Mudd Wallace (Van Morrison, The Divine Comedy). This E.P. had three tracks - Limelight Lady, The Mariner's Tale and My Only Angel.
Shortly after this the band moved to Bristol and new recruit Sam Clarke replaced Stalsberg on bass. While studying at Bristol University they began to establish themselves within student circles playing the circuit of annual balls and student venues. In 2004 Simms left the band to pursue other projects, a move which resulted in a stylistic shift in The Brent Flood's sound as they chose not to audition for a replacement keyboard player. Later that year they recorded The Brent Flood E.P., comprised of 2 self-produced tracks and 2 tracks cut at a second session in Homestead.
In the summer of 2005 the band relocated to London in search of a more vibrant music scene and were rejoined by Stalsberg. They established themselves as regular performers on the London circuit and during this time they worked on several occasions with producer Jess Corcoran of Gravity Shack Studios in South London. The 5 track EP The Brent Flood: A Demonstration Tape which was recorded at Gravity Shack in September 2006 and included the single Heavy Petting. In May 2007 they recorded in Atomic Studios with the producers at The Animal Farm (theanimalfarm.co.uk). These sessions gave Paint Our Faces Red, Superhappy and Skinny Machines.
[edit] UK Discography
[edit] Singles and EPs
- The Sylvia EP (UK 2001)
- The Limelight Lady EP (UK 2002)
- The Brent Flood EP (UK 2004)
- The Not So Chiselled Now EP (UK 2006)
- The Brent Flood: A Demonstration Tape (UK 2006)
- The Brent Flood: Autumn 2007 EP (UK 2007)
[edit] Trivia
- The band are currently based in Tooting, South London.
- "The Brent Flood" was not the original band name. After a series of short-lived alternatives it was coined in 2000 by Duncan Harvey, a popular D.J. in Glasgow and long time acquaintance of the band. Other names have included "Spinning Jenny" and "Inca's Veil".
- The first song Jay Marsh ever wrote was called "What's The Point?", a downbeat, A Cappella dirge which included the couplet:
I remember when I was a child
I was young an innocent, stupid and wild
He recorded it using a pair of headphones as a microphone onto cassette. He was eight years old. - Eddie Stalsberg is the only member of The Brent Flood never to have suffered a hernia.
