Primal Scream

Originally formed with a host of influences ranging from punk rock to new wave, Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie first began by banging dustbin lids together and playing fuzz-guitar. Primal Scream’s debut performance came in 1982, however it wasn’t until 1984 the band made their recording debut with the single “The Orchard”, released on school friend Alan McGee's Essential Records. In 1985 Primal Scream signed with Creation Records, however despite a number of single releases, didn’t find success until Gillespie departed his other group the Jesus and the Mary Chain.

With the addition of Andrew Innes and Robert Young, the band found their single “Velocity Girl” end up on an NME cassette tape. The result was huge exposure for the developing band, and they fit the indie pop image like a hand to a glove. The band’s debut album “Sonic Flower Groove”, issued in 1987, was received with critical acclaim, as was is successor the self-titled “Primal Scream” in 1989.

The band's subsequent release saw a move away from the rock and roll aesthetic of the Rolling Stone and the Stooges, and towards the growing electronic and acid house scene. The result was “Loaded” a reworking of the existing song “I’m Losing More Than I’ll Ever Have”, making rock and roll accessible to dance fans and dance accessible to rock and roll fans. Primal Scream’s subsequent album “Screamadelica” represented an epoch in UK pop history, it brought techno and house to a mainstream ear. The album earned remarkably rave reviews and later won the very first Mercury Music Prize in 1992.

1994’s “Give Out but Don’t Give Up” saw the band return to their hard rock element, although in comparison to its predecessors faired neither well in the charts or nor among critics. Shortly after Primal Scream contributed the lead track to the cult film “Trainspotting”, which paved the way for a darker themed well-received electronic album titled “Vanishing Point” in 1997. The band subsequently released the albums “XTRMNTR” in 2000, “Evil Heat” in 2002, “Riot City Blues” in 2006, and “More Light” in 2013.

As the son of Ian Dury, Baxter Dury was surrounded by the hedonism of his father's difficult life yet also the musical magic that made Ian Dury such an incredible artist. Baxter was born shortly after his parents had left art college, being present for his father's various musical ventures, from Kilburn & the High Roads to Ian Dury & The Blockheads. As a child, Baxter struggled at school, being kicked out of several institutions before eventually leaving at 15, finding escape in the world of soul, jazz and funk.

Music was not an immediate pursuit for Baxter, before working in a watch shop and assisting with a number of indie films. It was not until nearing 30 that Baxter began to forge a music career, not long after his father's death in March 2000. Baxter travelled to Austin, Texas, US to begin recording songs, with the outcome being 2001's "Oscar Brown" EP.

Baxter returned with his album debut in 2003, releasing the visceral, folky, "Len Parrot's Memorial Lift," continuing this sound with his second, "Floor Show" in 2005. Bringing forth psychedelic influences into the mix, 2011's "Happy Soup" found Baxter greater success, finding critical praise with a sound reminiscent of Blur's Graham Coxon. His fourth record, "It's a Pleasure" arrived in October 2014, shortly after playing to a sell out show at London, UK's 100 Club.