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Mystery Jets are an English five-piece indie band, formerly based on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, London^[1]. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Eel Pie Island, in the River Thames at Twickenham in London, England, can only be reached by a footbridge or boat. ... Twickenham is a suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... The post-punk revival is a movement in modern rock music consisting of Indie Rock, Punk Rock, Goth Rock, and Electronic bands that draw from the conventions of the original Post-Punk sound of the early 1980s, as well as the early 90s Britpop, 80s New Wave and... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... The home of Anne Lilia Berge Strand (Annie) and others Categories: Record label stubs ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... In popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. ... Eel Pie Island, in the River Thames at Twickenham in London, England, can only be reached by a footbridge or boat. ... Twickenham is a suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Members

• Blaine Harrison – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion, effects
• William Rees – guitar, vocals, percussion, keyboards
• Kai Fish – bass, vocals, guitar
• Kapil Trivedi – drums
• Henry Harrison – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion

Former members

• Tamara – keyboards

History

The band's first line-up consisted of Blaine on drums, William on guitar and Henry (Blaine's father) on bass. Henry became a second guitarist in the band and they were joined by Kai on bass, as well as Tamara on keyboards^[2]. The band at this time recorded an eponymous EP with Aswad producer Nick Sykes. Blaine (whose voice had yet to break^[3]) took lead vocals. Tamara left the band, and Blaine switched from drums to keyboards^[4]. The band had a brief stint with a friend of Will (known only as Max) on drums, but he was unreliable and for a time a drum machine was used^[5]. The band advertised on internet message boards for a drummer and found Kapil^[6]. Formed by immigrants from the Caribbean in West London in 1975, British reggae group Aswad (Black in arabic) are intriguing in that they have performed (according to critics) better music as they added more soul and R&B influences to it. ...

The Eel Pie Island EP was recorded soon after, and then the band issued their first proper single, a limited edition 7" of "Zoo Time", on Transgressive Records. They went on to sign to 679 Recordings. After a number of singles in 2005, the start of 2006 saw the band gain their highest charting single with "The Boy Who Ran Away", play the ShockWaves NME Awards Tour and make their first appearance on Top of the Pops^[7]. The band's debut UK album, Making Dens, was released on March 6th 2006^[8]. Zoo Time was the debut single from Mystery Jets, released on Transgressive Records. ... Transgressive Records is an independent record label based in London, England which has been synonymous with new, cutting-edge British music since the end of 2004. ... The home of Anne Lilia Berge Strand (Annie) and others Categories: Record label stubs ... The Boy Who Ran Away was the fifth single by Mystery Jets, released in February 2006. ... The NME Tours derive from British music industry publication New Musical Express. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... Making Dens is the debut album from Mystery Jets, due for release in the UK on the 6th March 2006. ...

On 18 September 2006, the band put on a tribute show to Syd Barrett^[9], one of their biggest influences^[10]. The show was put on at the Union Chapel in Islington, London. Performers were Kid Harpoon, Lupen Crook, Kate Nash, Dan Treacy and the Television Personalities, Drew from Babyshambles, Ben from SixToes, Lucas from the Cazals and Mystery Jets. The groups created a special fanzine made for the show with, entries from all the performers and artwork by the bands. is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... Kate Marie Nash[2] (born July 6, 1987) is a BRIT Award and NME Award winning English[3] singer songwriter best known for her UK number 2 hit Foundations in 2007, followed by the platinum selling UK number 1 album Made of Bricks. ... The Television Personalities are also an English rock group. ... Babyshambles are an English indie rock band established in London. ... A fanzine (see also: zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share their interest. ...

December 2006 saw the band release "Umbrellahead / Half In Love With Elizabeth" through their MySpace site to competition winners. The two tracks were produced by Erol Alkan and were meant to be part of a ten-inch vinyl acoustic EP, but that idea was scrapped. Throughout 2007 the band wrote new songs (including "Hand Me Down", "Pink Elephant" and "Undercover Lover") and played more gigs around the world, especially in America where they released their debut album Zootime (a "mix-mash" of tracks from Making Dens, as well as EPs and singles^[11]) on May 8th, through Dim Mak Records^[12]. Erol Alkan is a London-based electro DJ of Turkish descent. ... For their first international release, Mystery Jets have compiled the best tracks from their UK only debut Making Dens, with the best of last year’s Flotsam & Jetsam EP with the best of this year’s Erol Alken-produced “Umbrellahead” single. ... Making Dens is the debut album from Mystery Jets, due for release in the UK on the 6th March 2006. ... Dim Mak Records is a record label founded in 1996 by Steve Aoki and based in Los Angeles, CA. Dim Maks first released was a 7 The Willowz The Icarus Line Pony Up Whitey Scanners Bloc Party Die Monitr Batss Whirlwind Heat Official site on Myspace Categories: | | ...

Mysery Jets are special guests at The Zutons concert on Sunday 8th June at Bedgebury in Kent, home of the National Pinetum.

Henry Harrison decided to stop playing live with the band shortly afterwards, but is still very much involved and went into the studio with the rest of the band^[13]. At the end of 2007 the band went on a short club show across the UK, and released a free Christmas single, "Flakes"^[14]. Christmas Songs redirects here. ...

Their second album, "21" was released on March 24th, 2008^[15]. Produced by Erol Alkan and mixed by renowned producer Nick Launay, it was preceded by the single Young Love featuring Laura Marling, released on March 10, 2008. is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Erol Alkan is a London-based electro DJ of Turkish descent. ... Nick Launay is a notable record producer and recording engineer. ... Laura Marling is a singer-songwriter from Reading, Berkshire, England. ... is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

The White Cross Revival parties

Much attention has been drawn to their hosting of a series of parties, dubbed "The White Cross Revival", on Eel Pie Island^{[16] [17]}. The parties, featuring as many bands as possible on one stage each night, have played host to the likes of;

• Acoustic Ladyland
• Larrikin Love
• Dr Filth
• Jamie T
• The Noisettes
• Les Incompetents
• Ladyfuzz
• Jeremy Warmsley
• The Archive
• The Mergatroid
• The Cut Off

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Discography

Albums

• Making Dens (6 March 2006, 679 Recordings) UK #32
• Zootime (8 May 2007, U.S. only release, Dim Mak Recordings)
• Twenty One (24 March 2008, 679 Recordings) UK #50

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Singles

• "Zoo Time" (14 February 2005, Transgressive)
• "On My Feet" (2005, Good and Evil)
• "You Can't Fool Me Dennis" (12 September 2005, #44 UK, 679 Recordings)
• "Alas Agnes" (5 December 2005, #33 UK, 679 Recordings)
• "The Boy Who Ran Away" (27 February 2006, #23 UK, 679 Recordings)
• "Diamonds in the Dark" (4 September 2006, #47 UK, 679 Recordings)
• "Young Love" featuring Laura Marling (10 March 2008, #34 UK, 679 Recordings)
• "Two Doors Down" (2 June 2008, #159 UK, 679 Recordings)

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EPs

• Flotsam & Jetsam EP (9 May 2006, 679 Recordings U.S.)
• Mystery Jets EP (self financed)

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7" special limited

• Powercut Serenades (Signed with "Umbrellahead" and "Half In Love With the Radio" on. Limited edition of 300 copies all given away to competition winners)

Early demos

• Mystery Jets EP (self financed, CD)
• Eel Pie Island (self financed, CD)
• Christmas Sessions (self financed, CD)

External links

• Official website
• Mystery Jets at MySpace
• Interview with Subculture Magazine, April 2007
• Interview with and photos of the Mystery Jets, October 2006
• Interview with the band on fender.co.uk
• Blaine and Henry Harrison interviewed by The Times, February 2006
• Interview with The Times, January 2006
• Interview with the band on ukmusic.com, December 2005

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References