Black Star Liner

Black Star Liner were formed in Leeds in 1994, by Choque Hosein, Tom Salmon, and Chris Harrop. Their music consisted of a mix of Asian music (sitar and tabla), dance music and dub. Their debut single 'Smoke The Prophets' was voted NME Single Of The Week in 1994 and continued to produce a danceable swirl of ethnic instruments and synth sounds. They signed to major label WEA in 1997 and produced the album 'Bengali Bantam Youth Experience' in 1999, before splitting up in 2001.

Links To Peel
After receiving the single of the week award in the NME magazine for "Smoke the Prophets", they recorded three Peel Sessions, the first of which was broadcast in April 1995. The Peel session enabled them to secure a recording contract with EXP, which was run by Feargal Sharkey from The Undertones and Richard Norris from The Grid. Their debut album, Yemen Cutta Connection was released in September 1996, with a press launch on Dartmoor involving Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond from The KLF. The album received critical praise, including album of the week in The Guardian. After the demise of EXP, Rob Dickens from WEA signed Black Star Liner, and they recorded their second album Bengali Bantam Youth Experience, which featured the single "Superfly and Bindi".

Sessions
1. Recorded: 1995-03-07. Broadcast: 07 April 1995 2. Recorded: 1997-09-02. Broadcast: 07 October 1997 3. Recorded: 1999-01-12. Broadcast: 09 February 1999
 * Harmon Session Special / Tabla Attack / Hooba Hooba / Non Stop To The Border / Ottoman Empire Strikes Back
 * Glitter Frenzy / Gimmick Prince / Superfly & Bindi / Rock Freak
 * Yellow Funk / Swimmer / Hindu Homeboy Detective / Wheels Of Steel / Sita D

Other Shows Played

 * 1994
 * 1995
 * 1996
 * 1997
 * 1998
 * 1999
 * 2000
 * 1998
 * 1999
 * 2000
 * 1999
 * 2000
 * 2000