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Artist
Our Violet Hour
5+ albums
post-punkGothic Rock
about
OUR VIOLET HOUR began in autumn 1984 when Aidan Searle and Ade Hughes met in the Cat and Wheel on Gloucester rd. (the night before the Brighton bomb) Ade had put up an advert in Revolver about the type of band he wanted to form. They had a few pints and agreed to start playing together and look for a guitarist and singer. they arrived firstly Willem (guitar) and Jim (vocals). Aidan and Ade had been jamming in the cellar at Grove Rd, an amazing place that could only be accessed through a series of tunnels and broken stairways. many bands had rehearsed there, The Crazy Trains, Systems Rhumba, and Glass Life (with Ross Alexander) among them..the wiring was dodgy and we were often candle-lit. very gothic! Willem was a superb, creative guitarist and provided a sound scape of guitar over Ade Hughes’s punk bass and Aidan Searles brilliant drumming. a few singers had auditioned but the band chose Jim for his darker angry sounding vocals as well as his guitar playing and his wit!. There was an intensive period of writing in the cellar which had an amazing sound..the first few songs were written and then in the March Ross Alexander produced out first demo featuring The Cradle Grave, Ghost Ship, In Armour and Broken Wing. Artwork for the band, featured on all the demos, was done by willem who had a real talent and eye for the job, and posters would be made for each gig. Dave Massey recieved the work and liked it, giving us a wonderful review in venue magazine. Dave got us a support s
