ROADS TO SIAM
Rock / Alternative / Progressive
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"Who wouldn't?"
Glasgow, Scotland
United Kingdom
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| ROADS TO SIAM: General Info
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| Member Since | 8/6/2007 | | Band Members | Christopher Grove ... bread
Mark Guthrie ... butter
Sean Guthrie ... jam
Terry Nelson ... paté | | Influences | Not sure they're influences, but sounds we like: Kraftwerk, Guided By Voices, Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, Wilco, Todd Rundgren, Mars Volta, Battles, Roberta Flack, The Posies, Shudder To Think, Aphex Twin, Stax, Eska, Trans Am, Rush, Mogwai, Van Halen, Captain Beefheart, Red House Painters, Bert Jansch, King Crimson, Rolling Stones, Swervedriver, Jim O'Rourke, Sigur Ros, Midlake, Pelican, Múm, Amon Duul II, Isis, Prince, Scott Walker, AC/DC, Teenage Fanclub, Angels of Light, James Orr Comples, Low, Prefuse 73, Boris, Arab Strap, Led Zeppelin, Talk Talk, The Lapse, Jesu, Robert Wyatt, Cat Power, Modest Mouse, Don Caballero, Pavement, King Creosote, Weezer, Explosions In The Sky, Envy, Life Without Buildings, Cass McCombs. | | Type of Label | Major |
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| About ROADS TO SIAM |
Roads To Siam loves the riff, low frequencies, repetition, My Sherona, heavy strings, light melodies, pop, rhythm, soul, spinach, pencils, volume, the experience, industry, reverie, intoxication, growth, exploring, warping, hypnosis, passion ...
The band is Mark Guthrie, formerly of The Supernaturals, his brother Sean (time served in AC Acoustics and Motor Life Co), Chris Grove (also formerly of Motor Life Co) and recent addition Terry Nelson. They dabble in a number of often instrumental styles, the common denominator being tight, puckish rhythm work.
The first line-up, featuring Dave Gormley of AC Acoustics on second kit, made their debut in 2001 at The 13th Note Cafe in Glasgow. The best part of a decade on and after a couple of line-up changes, Roads To Siam is in good health with the introduction of keyboard player Nelson, who joined initially to flesh out the trio's soundtrack work for independent film Living With The Tudors, co-directed by the Guthries' sister Karen.
The band previously contributed a number of songs - performed in styles including Nashville C&W and digital rock - to Bata-ville: We Are Not Afraid Of The Future, Karen's first film in collaboration with long-time artistic cohort Nina Pope. For the soundtrack they brought in Dave McGowan, sometime Teenage Fanclub collaborator, and Stevie Jackson of Belle And Sebastian.
Fast forward two years and with Nelson's involvement a logical extension of the band's thirst for collaboration, he was welcomed into the fold early in 2007. After a typically long gestation - the band has played no more than a dozen shows since its inception - the current line-up ended a three-year live silence in September, delivering a concise set at Nice And Sleazy in Glasgow.
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