Laboratory Noise formed in the winter of 2005 and are based in the city of Bradford. Taking influences from psychedelia, shoegaze, electronica and post-rock, they aim to create multi-layered effect driven soundscapes, underpinned by strong melodies.
The band is: Paul McNulty (guitars & vocals), Paul Griffin (guitars), Ben Cleverley (guitars), Adam Watson (synths), Andy Ramsden (drums & vocals), Dom Sheard (bass) & Kerry Ramsay (vocals & percussion).
In 2006 they provided the soundtrack to a short film by Jon Yeo called ‘Beauty is the promise of happiness’ which won the Promax Short Film Gold Award. In April 2007 Jon completed work on the first Laboratory Noise music video for the track ‘You Created a Storm’. You can see these in high resolution on the Video page.
The video can also be found on the debut, 5 track EP ‘Hope is a Waking Dream’, self-released in October 2007 on their Recurring Accident label. The EP can be purchased in CD format, or at Northern Star Records in mp3 format.
During 2007 the band provided the soundtrack to the Channel 4 ary ‘My Crazy Life: The boy who went to war’, and have had songs appear on compilations for Mono, Soundpeople and the Timeless Project, as well as a Studio411 skateboarding DVD in the USA.
Live highlights include playing alongside iLiKETRAiNS, Asobi Seksu, Jeffrey Lewis, Insect Guide, Dufus, Falconetti, Downdime, I Concur, the Lightshines, worriedaboutsatan, Laura Groves & many more. For a full list of gigs and bands played alongside, please visit the Live History section.
Currently, they are in the final stages of mixing their debut LP, ‘When Sound Generates Light’, which should be available in the autumn of 2009.
‘You Created A Storm…an appropriate title for a track awash with shoe-gaze effect pedal mayhem and wailing electronics, but which retains an impressive toe-hold on song structure and discernible melody, allowing the six members to shine through.’ - Sandman Magazine
‘They meld the ethereal grace of my bloody valentine or later day talk talk with touches of epic post-rock and some serious shoe gazing for a dream-like record. Each song segues onto the next creating a wondrous daze for the listener…’ - High Voltage