Bilge Pump are an English rock band that formed in Leeds in the mid-1990s, featuring Joe O'Sullivan, Emlyn Jones and Neil Turpin.
Bilge Pump's style is post-punk with avant garde and free-jazz influences. Early on, the NME described Bilge Pump's sound as "unlistenable guff". They have since had various releases on Gringo Records, Troubleman Unlimited and Unlabel, and members have been involved with artists such as Enablers, Yann Tiersen, Polaris, Felix, Chris Corsano, HiM.
The band have played with (among many others) Lightning Bolt, The Mars Volta, Hella, Foals and Les Savy Fav.
Links to Peel[]
The band did a couple of sessions for Peel's show and the DJ nominated their album, 'Let Me Breathe', as one of his records of the month for October 2002 (Peel's Record Box).
Sessions[]
BILGE PUMP John Peel 25th July 2003
1. Recorded live: 2003-07-23. First Broadcast: 23 July 2003
- Up The Nest / You Make Me Feel (Like A Natural Blonde) / Budda
2. Recorded: 2003-10-16. First Broadcast: 05 November 2003
- The Fall And Rise Of The Alpha Male / Archeological Diggin' / Brown Ale For Sister Sarah / The Fuckover
Other Shows Played[]
- 05 January 1999: Archaeological Diggin' (LP - Taking A Chance On Chances) Slampt/Troubleman
- 2002
- 15 August 2002: 'Timothy Moyler (LP - Let Me Breathe)' (Gringo)
- 21 August 2002: Bastard Scaffolder (LP - Let Me Breathe) Gringo
- 29 August 2002 (Radio Eins): Bastard Scaffolder (LP - Let Me Breathe) Gringo
- 03 September 2002: 'The Streets Are Full (CD-Let Me Breathe)' (Gringo)
- 05 September 2002 (Radio Mafia): Bastard Scaffolder (LP - Let Me Breathe) Gringo
- 10 October 2002: 'Fags Of Spain (LP – Let Me Breathe)' (Gringo)
- 16 October 2002: Dour Hog Wax (LP - Let Me Breath) Gringo
- 2003
- 09 April 2003: Moil (2x7", Comp: The Twominutemen 2) Jonson Family