THE MOONLANDINGZ:
An outsider ouija psych pop super group, born out of a fictional band & imagined by Sheffield (UK) based Audio Taxidermists and bearded analog synth scientists, The ECCENTRONIC RESEARCH COUNCIL aka Adrian Flanagan and Dean Honer (from ex-wonky electronic chart botherers, The All Seeing I), who brought in LIAS SAOUDI, frontman from the "most dangerous band in Britain" (N.M.E), THE FAT WHITE FAMILY and their guitarist SAUL ADAMCZEWSKI to be part of the ERC's fictional band for their critically acclaimed concept album, 'Johnny Rocket, Narcissist & Music machine, Im Your biggest Fan'. A record about an obsessive fan stalking a fictional band called, The Moonlandingz , on which Lias & Saul contributed vocals and guitar for a four track EP that was given away with the Eccentronic Research Council album.
One track by the fictional band titled, 'Sweet Saturn Mine', got picked up immediately by BBC 6 Music ...
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THE MOONLANDINGZ:
An outsider ouija psych pop super group, born out of a fictional band & imagined by Sheffield (UK) based Audio Taxidermists and bearded analog synth scientists, The ECCENTRONIC RESEARCH COUNCIL aka Adrian Flanagan and Dean Honer (from ex-wonky electronic chart botherers, The All Seeing I), who brought in LIAS SAOUDI, frontman from the "most dangerous band in Britain" (N.M.E), THE FAT WHITE FAMILY and their guitarist SAUL ADAMCZEWSKI to be part of the ERC's fictional band for their critically acclaimed concept album, 'Johnny Rocket, Narcissist & Music machine, Im Your biggest Fan'. A record about an obsessive fan stalking a fictional band called, The Moonlandingz , on which Lias & Saul contributed vocals and guitar for a four track EP that was given away with the Eccentronic Research Council album.
One track by the fictional band titled, 'Sweet Saturn Mine', got picked up immediately by BBC 6 Music and other BBC stations and became a main stay on British radio throughout the whole of spring 2015 and picked up best track of the year with 6 music dj's and various online music publications in the recent end of year polls. more about the collaboration and album here..
http://thequietus.com/articles/17384-eccentronic-research-council-maxine-peake-fat-white-family
The demand to hear & see the band was so great that the fictional band became a real band in August 2015 and did a handful of sell out shows across the Uk.
The Quietus live review
http://thequietus.com/articles/18675-live-report-moonlandingz-reviewThe Guardian live review
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/aug/31/the-moonlandingz-review-real-fictional-band-maxine-peake-eccentronic-research-council-fat-white-family
Recently the group went to New York where they have started recording their debut LP at the studio of their co -producer and friend, Sean Lennon. During the session's Sean himself became a contributing member of the group and the band have pulled in a wild array of mind bending and curious collaborators, from Yoko Ono too Randy Jones, The Cowboy from the Village People. The Album is set to be one of the most anticipated records of 2016, and has already got major and independent record labels & publishers across the UK & U.S waving their cheque books and frothing at the mouth wanting to be the label to release the album. The way things are going, The Moonlandingz are set to be the Biggest and most exciting group "off the planet".
It's Pop music, but not as we know it.
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