Shamen

The Shamen were a Scottish psychedelic-influenced electronic dance music band from Aberdeen, Scotland. The founding members were Colin Angus (born 24 August 1961), Derek McKenzie (born 27 February 1964) and Keith McKenzie (born 30 August 1961). Peter Stephenson (born 1 March 1962) joined shortly after to take over on keyboards from Angus. Several other people were later in the band. Angus then teamed up with Will Sinnott, and together they found credibility as pioneers of rock/dance crossover, before moving on to international commercial success when joined by Mr. C with Ebeneezer Goode and their 1992 Boss Drum album.....(Read more)

Links To Peel
The band garnered considerable airplay on JP's shows from their first releases, and continued to do so even when they shifted their style to incorporate dance. Initially, he was unsure of the pronunciation of their name, saying: "the ludicrous thing is that I spoke to a member of the band on the phone this very morning. I should have cleared up the pronunciation of it with him then."

Will Sinnott drowned while swimming on 23rd May 1991: as a result, Peel repeated the 4th session in one block as a tribute.

Festive Fifty Entries

 * 1990 Festive Fifty: 'Pro-Gen' #34

Sessions

 * Four sessions.

1. Recorded: YYYY-MM-DD. First broadcast: DD Month YYYY. Repeated: DD Month YYY 2. Recorded: YYYY-MM-DD. First broadcast: DD Month YYYY. Repeated: DD Month YYY 3. Recorded: 1989-06-13. First broadcast: 02 August 1989. Repeated: 07 September 1989 4. Recorded: 1991-02-12. First broadcast: 23 March 1991. Repeated: 05 May 1991, 01 June 1991
 * Song title / Song Title / Song Title / Song Title
 * Song title / Song Title / Song Title / Song Title
 * Transcendental / What's Going Down / Negation State / Phorward
 * Hyperreal / Make It Mine / Possible Worlds / In The Bag

Other Shows Played

 * 19 November 1986: 'Young Till Yesterday (7")' (Moksha Recordings)
 * 19 November 1986: 'Golden Hair (7"-Young Till Yesterday / World Theatre)' (Moksha Recordings)
 * 29 September 1987: 'Christopher Mayhew Says (12")' (Moksha Recordings)
 * 04 March 1988 (BFBS): 'Knature Of A Girl (12")' (Moksha Recordings)
 * Peel 080 (BFBS): 'Knature Of A Girl (12")' (Moksha Recordings)
 * August 1988 (BBC World Service): 'Grim Reaper Of Love (LP-Strange Day Dreams)' (Materiali Sonori)
 * 31 January 1989: 'In Gorbachev We Trust (LP-In Gorbachev We Trust)' (Demon)
 * 27 April 1989: 'You Me & Everything (Evil Edit) (LP-Phorward)' (Moksha)
 * JP Dance 91 L060: 'Human NRG (LP-En Tact)' (One Little Indian)
 * JP Dance 91 L060: 'Hear Me O My People (LP-En Tact)' (One Little Indian)
 * 16 February 1991: 'Hyperreal (12")' (One Little Indian)
 * 22 June 1991: 'Move Any Mountain (Progen 91)' (One Little Indian)
 * Best Of 1991 Vol 2: 'Move Any Mountain (Progen 91)' (One Little Indian)
 * 01 July 1991 (BBC World Service): 'Move Any Mountain (12")' (One Little Indian)
 * 14 June 1992 (BFBS): 'LSI'
 * 19 June 1992: 'LSI (7")' (One Little Indian) (JP: 'You have probably been wondering as I was what the Shamen’s LSI stood for when the dub mixes came round. Love sex and indigestion? Well, you’re not far off.')
 * 18 July 1992: 'LSI (Love Sex Intelligence)'
 * 10 August 1992 (BFBS): 'Ebeneezer Goode (South Of Detroit Instrumental Mix) (promo 12")' (One Little Indian)
 * Mainly Peel March 1991: Session #4