Icarus was a British roots reggae band consisting of Ashley Charles, Cyril Charles, Harold Cyrus, James Nagan, Leon Modeste and Leroy Cyrus. Seva Novgorodsev, a radio presenter for the BBC Russian Service, also contributed saxophone playing to their track, 'State Of Mind', whilst working briefly as a music producer. The group released a couple of singles between 1980 and 1981, as well as a studio album, State Of Mind.
Links to Peel[]
Despite releasing very little material over their existence, Peel played a considerable amount of their records in the early 80's on his radio programmes, including a session they recorded for his programme in 1980. He even revisited them on his shows in 1994 as well as on FSK in 2000. After Peel's death in 2004, it was later found out that he had their only album in his Record Collection: I.
Sessions[]
Icarus - Peel Session 1980
1. Recorded: 1980-11-26. First Broadcast: 11 December 1980. Repeated: 29 December 1980
- Don't Put Reggae In A Bag / Shall We Roam / Tower Block Kid
Other Shows Played[]
- 31 January 1980: A Na Me Culture Dat (12” - A Na Me Culture Dat / Feel No Way) Crowmium
- 04 February 1980: A Na Me Culture Dat (12") Crowmium
- 09 February 1980 (BFBS): A Na Me Culture Dat (12") Crowmium
- 18 February 1980: A Na Me Culture Dat (12") Crowmium
- 23 February 1980 (BFBS): A Na Me Culture Dat (12") Crowmium
- 03 March 1980: A Na Me Culture Dat (12") Crowmium
- 20 March 1980: Feel No Way (12" single - A Na Me Culture Dat b-side) Crowmium
- 02 August 1980 (BFBS): A Na Me Culture Dat (12") Crowmium
- 04 August 1980: A Na Me Culture Dat (12" - A Na Me Culture Dat / Feel No Way) Crowmium
- 13 October 1980: A Na Me Culture Dat (12" - A Na Me Culture Dat / Feel No Way) Crowmium
- 1981
- 04 March 1981: Don't Put Reggae In A Bag (7") Russian Roulette
- 10 March 1981: Don't Put Reggae In A Bag (7") Russian Roulette
- 19 March 1981 (BFBS): Don‘t Put Reggae In A Bag (7") Russian Roulette
- 1982
- 22 February 1982: 'A Na Me Culture Dat (7" - A Na Me Culture Dat / Feel No Way)' (Crowmium)
- 12 October 1982: Talking Words (LP - State Of Mind) Russian Roulette
- 1994
- 11 February 1994: ‘A Ne Me Culture Dat (12 inch)’ (Crowmium)
- 19 February 1994 (BFBS): ‘A Ne Me Culture Dat (12 inch)’ (Crowmium)
- 2000
- April 2000 (FSK): A Na Me Culture Dat (12" - A Na Me Culture Dat / Feel No Way) Crowmium
- June 2000 (FSK): A Na Me Culture Dat (12" - A Na Me Culture Dat / Feel No Way) Crowmium