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Where's The Beach

Where's The Beach was a British techno band formed in Liverpool in 1987, who split sometime in the 1990s. They consisted of Pete Jones and Adam Marshall, with vocal contributions from Chloe Mac and later Angie Sammons.

They released three 12" singles on their own Liverpool-based Mantra Communications label, and recorded three sessions with John Peel, in 1989, 1990, and 1992. They were awarded 'Single of the Week' by NME for their third 12", "Sex Slave Zombie".

Where's the Beach also undertook gigs supporting The Residents and Aphex Twin, amongst others. In 1996 they contributed a cover of The Fall's "LA" for the compilation Good Evening, We Are Not The Fall.

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Peel first heard the group via the Freak Beats - Volume 1 compilation album, which he played tracks from on his shows. The group contributed two versions of Tripping The Love Fantastic on the album, one under their name and the other under the name of Elliptical Trampolines. So impressed with Where's The Beach track, Tripping The Love Fantastic, from that album, that he got in touch with the group and booked them for a first session.

According to the band's website, there was panic when preparing for their debut session:

"There was absolute panic in the Beach Camp as the band only had three songs instead of the usual Peel quota of four. They were going to record a version of the Cabaret Voltaire classic Nag Nag Nag but in the end the twit Dale Griffin (ex-Mott The Hoople drummer and professional saddo) cut the session short. The band recorded three tracks in the studio where Bing Crosby made his last recording. They did the two songs from Freak Beats and a version of their soon-to-be first single Suakin (pronounced Sue-R-Kin). Peelie absolutely loved the session and played it three times once being in his best-of-the-year round-up in December." [1]

The group did two further sessions for Peel before splitting up, including a unexpected cover of the Electro Hippies' one-second grindcore statement 'Mega Armageddon Death'.

Sessions[]

Yankamantra_(Peel_Session)

Yankamantra (Peel Session)

1. Recorded: 1989-08-01. First Broadcast: 31 August 1989. Repeated: 03 October 1989, 21 December 1989

  • Tripping The Love Fantastic / Suakin / Deliciously Deranged

2. Recorded: 1990-08-19. First Broadcast: 26 September 1990. Repeated: 24 November 1990

  • Feed The Fire / Chaos At The Axe Factory (Instrumental) / Mega Armagedron Death/Yankamantra

3. Recorded: 1992-10-11. First Broadcast: 04 December 1992. Repeated: 05 February 1993

  • Unstoppable / Sex Slave Zombie Part Two / Oasis / Pop Killer

Other Shows Played[]

Where's_The_Beach_-_Tripping_The_Love_Fantastic

Where's The Beach - Tripping The Love Fantastic

1989
  • 06 July 1989: Tripping The Love Fantastic (v/a album - Freak Beats - Volume 1) Scam / Bop Cassettes
  • 19 July 1989: Tripping The Light Fantastic (v/a album - Freak Beats - Volume 1) Scam / Bop Cassettes
  • 29 July 1989 (BFBS): Tripping The Love Fantastic (v/a album - Freak Beats - Volume 1) Scam / Bop Cassettes
  • 03 August 1989: Tripping The Luv Fantastic (v/a LP - Freak Beats - Volume 1) Scam
1990
  • 27 June 1990: Tripping The Luv Fantastic (12" - Suakin) Mantra Communications
  • 03 July 1990: Tripping The Luv Fantastic (12" - Suakin) Mantra Communications
  • 20 July 1990 (BFBS): 'Tripping The Luv Fantastic (12"-Suakin)' (Mantra Communications)
  • 30 December 1990: 'Tripping The Luv Fantastic (12 inch-Suakin)' (Mantra Communications)
Where's_The_Beach_-_Deliciously_Deranged

Where's The Beach - Deliciously Deranged

1991
1992
Elliptical Trampolines

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