Basking Sharks
Basking Sharks were a three-piece band from Lancaster UK, formed in 1980 and active until around 1987. They produced purely electronic music using mostly homemade or customised second-hand synthesisers and drum machines. The group often played live, using primitive video effects to augment their on-stage performances, sometimes to bizarre effect. Basking Sharks issued one EP, one album and one single all on independent labels.
Links to Peel[]
Peel met the band during a John Peel Roadshow in Lancaster on 1983-03-04[1] and invited them to do a session for his show.
Session[]
1. Recorded 1983-04-25. First broadcast 03 May 1983. Repeated 18 May 1983. No known commercial release.
- View From The Hill / New Industry / Theatre War / Diamond Age
Other Shows Played[]
- 04 April 1983 (BBC World Service): Red Rose (7" EP - Thrill Of The Game) Small Run SRR 0013
Peel mentions during the intro to the show on 29 March 1983 that he will be playing a track by the group although either forgets or does not have the time to do so.