Salt Tank are two English electronic music record producers, David Gates and Malcolm Stanners. They also had one time, percussionist and vocalist Andy Rose, who later died of cancer in 2012. The group first started releasing their material in the early 90's and would continue releasing singles with their debut album released in 1994. They enjoyed a brief flirtation with the UK Singles Chart in May 1996 when their track "Eugina" peaked at No. 40.
Links to Peel[]
Peel first played Salt Tank's material in January 1992 and would play further material with their track, Charged Up, entering the 1994 Festive Fifty, as well as a session in that year.
In 1995, he nominated their track, Olympic, as a video for 120 Minutes, which he was presenting.
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- 1994 Festive Fifty: Charged Up #36
Sessions[]
SALT TANK John Peel 12th June 1994
1. Recorded: 1994-06-12. First Broadcast: 05 August 1994
- Charged Up / Olympic / Melt Down / Isabella's Dream
Other Shows Played[]
- 1992
- 12 January 1992: Pressure Drop (Remix) (12") 4 Real Communications
- 16 May 1992: 'Cosmos (EP-Ethereal)' (4 Real)
- 06 June 1992: 'Mandingo (EP-Ethereal)' (4 Real Communications)
- 27 June 1992: Cosmos (12" - Ethereal AP) 4 Real Communications
- 1993
- 04 September 1993: ‘Meltdown (Orinoco) (12 inch – ST 1)’ (Not on Label)
- 16 April 1994: ‘Charged Up (12 inch - Charged Up/Eugina/Clone )’ Internal
- 23 April 1994 (BFBS): Charged Up (12" promo - Charged Up / Eugina / Clone) Internal
- 07 May 1994: ‘Charged Up (CD – ST3)’ Internal
- 14 May 1994: ‘Charged in Zion Canyon [Remixed By Zion Train] (CD - ST3)’ Internal
- 28 May 1994 (BFBS): Charged In Zion Canuon (remix by Zion Train) (album - ST 3) Internal
- 05 November 1994: San Francisco HM (CD - Laguna Calorado) Internal
- 23 December 1994: 'Charged Up (12")' (Internal) FF #36
- 1995
- 02 June 1995: ‘Olympic 638 (CD Single - ST 5 Peel Session)’ Internal
- 17 June 1995 (BFBS): 'Olympic 638 (CDS-ST5 Peel Session)' (Internal)