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Scorpio Rising
12+ albums
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1) Scorpio Rising were an English rock band in Liverpool from 1989 to 1994. The unique Scorpio Rising sound was driven from a diverse set of influences, combining breakbeat driven rythmns, strong pop melodies and funk influenced basslines sandblasted with pychedelic and experimental guitar distortion techniques. Earliest recordings feature heavy use of wah wah pedals and breakbeat/baggy drum patterns contemporary with the early nineties. Scorpio Risng came to the attention of the UK music press in 1991 with the release of "Watermelon" their first major backed single on Chapter 22 records. For a brief period their combination of infectious breakbeat flavoured drums, swirling distorted rock guitars and "new lad superstar" (NME 1991) frontman Mickey Banks was hailed as a new direction for UK indie/rock music. At this time the band recorded the 6 track mini album If. If… featured a new rock sound different from the bands comtemporaries, with funk influenced bass lines, soft pychedelic guitars on the slower tracks and stooges style rock guitars backed with "baggy" rythmns for the first time on the faster tracks. The album was well received by the UK music press, leading to sold out headlining dates across the UK and rave reviews of the live shows, which started to feature stage diving by the audiences. Scorpio Rising then recorded their one and only full length album "Pig Symphony". Scorpio Rising took the sound of the electric guitar into new territory with the prodigious use
