Andrew Piran Bell (born 11 August 1970) is a Welsh musician. He is one of two vocalists and guitarists of the rock band

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, and is the bassist of

Oasis In ecology, an oasis (; : oases ) is a fertile area of a desert or semi-desert environmentHurricane #1 as well as

Beady Eye Beady Eye were an English rock band formed in London in 2009 by former Oasis members Liam Gallagher (vocals), Gem Archer (guitar) and Andy Bell (guitar), and former Oasis touring musician Chris Sharrock (drums). The band was created when Oasi ...

, an offshoot of Oasis, until their breakup in 2014. With Ride, Bell helped pioneer

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, an

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subgenre which reached its peak popularity in the early 1990s. Bell also wrote one song or more on each of Oasis' final three albums.

Career

Ride

Bell formed

with

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(guitarist), whom he met at

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and Laurence Colbert (drummer) and Steve Queralt (bassist), whom he met doing Foundation Studies in Art and Design at Banbury in 1988. While still at Banbury the band produced a tape demo including the tracks "Chelsea Girl" and "Drive Blind". In February 1989, Ride were asked to stand in for a cancelled student union gig at

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(now

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) that brought them to the attention of

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. After supporting The Soup Dragons in 1989 McGee then signed them to

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which is a key event in Bell's life. With Ride, Bell released three

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between January and September 1990, entitled ''

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. While the EPs achieved a degree of chart success per release, enough critical praise was received to make Ride the darlings of music journalists. The first two EPs were eventually released together as ''

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'' in 1992, while the ''Fall'' EP was later incorporated into CD releases of their debut LP, ''

Nowhere Nowhere may refer to: Music * ''Nowhere'' (album), an album by Ride * '' Nowhere: Music from the Gregg Araki Movie'', a soundtrack album from the 1997 film (see below) * "Nowhere" (song), a song by Therapy? * "Nowhere", a song by 112 from '' ...

'', released in October 1990, which was hailed as a critical success, with the media dubbing Ride "the brightest hope" for 1991. On ''Nowhere'', Bell contributed "Seagull", "Kaleidoscope", "In a Different Place", Polar Bear", "Dreams Burn Down", "Paralysed", and "Vapour Trail". There was a rumour in early 1991 that Robert Smith (

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) refused to appear in the Great British Music Weekend concert unless Ride were also in the list of acts playing. Ride did appear along with

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and The Cure. ''Nowhere'' was followed in March 1992 with ''

Going Blank Again ''Going Blank Again'' is the second studio album by English rock band Ride, released on 9 March 1992 on Creation Records. It was produced by Alan Moulder, and peaked at No. 5 in the UK Albums Chart. In October 2009 the album was certified gold ...

''. The twin rhythm guitars of Bell and Gardener, both distorted, both using wah-wah pedals and both feeding back on each other was seen as the highlight of the album's critical and chart success. On ''Going Blank Again'', Bell contributed "Not Fazed", "Chrome Waves", "Time Of Her Time", "Cool Your Boots" and "Making Judy Smile". Despite having a solid fanbase and some mainstream success, the lack of a breakthrough contributed to intra-band tension, especially between Gardener and Bell. Their third LP, ''

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'', was released in 1994, after shoegazing had given way to

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. On ''Carnival of Light'', Bell contributed "Birdman", "Crown Of Creation", "Endless Road", "Magical Spring", "Rolling Thunder" and "I Don't Know Where It Comes From". The band were joined at Creation Records by Oasis, who shot to fame in 1994 with their debut ''

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''. As label mates, Bell was an early fan of the band and became friendly with the Gallagher brothers. 1995 saw the dissolution of the band while recording their fourth album, ''

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'', due to creative and personal tensions between the two guitarists. Bell penned several of the songs for the album, one of which – "Castle on the Hill" – has been interpreted as a lament for the band's situation. Additionally, Bell contributed "Black Nite Crash", "Sunshine / Nowhere To Run", "Dead Man", "Walk On Water", "Mary Anne", "The Dawn Patrol", "Burnin", and "Starlight Motel". Upon release of the album, it was announced that it would be deleted after one week. Since the break-up, both Bell and Gardener have been more reflective on the reasons why the group disintegrated, with Bell especially admitting his own part in the process. In 2014 it was announced that Ride had re-formed and tour for eight months throughout in Europe and North America in 2015. This took in two headline shows at Primavera Sound and London’s Field Day. November 2016 brought further news many Ride fans have been anticipating: there would be a new album in 2017. Producer and DJ Erol Alkan broke the news on Twitter that he had been in the studio with the band, with their first album in 20 years released in Summer 2017. 'Weather Diaries', Ride's fifth studio album, was released on 16 June 2017 on Wichita Recordings. In August 2019, Ride released their sixth studio album, ''This Is Not a Safe Place'', which reached number 7 in the UK charts. The release has been supported with a world tour.. While performing supporting Noel Gallagher in Taunton, Somerset in August 2023, the band confirmed that work on its latest album had been completed, with a release date yet to be decided.

Hurricane #1

Bell returned in 1997 with Hurricane #1, another Creation signing. Inspired by Oasis, Bell had drafted in a more gutsy singer, Alex Lowe, who would sing the songs Bell wrote for him. The same year, they released their first album, also called ''Hurricane #1''. Their first single, "Step into My World", reached number 29 in the UK charts (a re-mix reached number 19 that year), and other less successful singles "Just Another Illusion" and "Chain Reaction". Their second album, '' Only the Strongest Will Survive'', was released in 1998 and the title track was released as a single reaching number 19. Notably, this album contains the only Hurricane #1 song not written by Bell, "What Do I Know?", which was written by Alex Lowe. Hurricane #1 drew attention for their similarity to Oasis. Bell himself said "Hurricane No. 1 is not so much influenced by Oasis, it's inspired by Oasis". Their albums did not sell well in comparison to Ride. In 1999, it was reported in the music press that Bell would be touring as guitarist with the band Gay Dad. But this never happened because Bell had by that time been asked to join Oasis.

Oasis

During 1999 with Hurricane #1 on hiatus, Bell moved from

to live with his wife and daughter in

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. Bell was invited to join

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and Paul McGuigan. At the last minute Bell had to learn to play bass as well as the entire Oasis catalogue before his first gig. While with Oasis, Bell regularly made songwriting contributions to the band. On ''

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'', Bell wrote the song "A Quick Peep". His song "Thank You For the Good Times" was featured as the B-side of " Stop Crying Your Heart Out" from the same album. On ''

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'', he wrote "Turn Up the Sun" (which also opened every live show on that Oasis tour) and "Keep the Dream Alive". On ''

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'', he wrote "The Nature of Reality". It has been announced that Bell will take part in the set of Oasis Live '25 shows set to take place from the 4th July to the 23 November 2025.

Beady Eye

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quit Oasis in August 2009, following an argument with his brother. Following the end of Oasis, Bell and the other former members formed

. Bell changed from playing bass to guitar, his main instrument before joining Oasis, both live and in the studio for the band. Beady Eye's debut album ''

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'' contains four songs written by Bell: "Four Letter Word", "Millionaire", "Kill for a Dream", and "The Beat Goes On". Bell also contributed "World Outside My Room", the B-side of "Four Letter Word". Bell played guitar and keyboards and provided backing vocals on Beady Eye's second album, 2013's '' BE''. It contained three songs written by Bell: "Face the Crowd", "Soon Come Tomorrow", and "I'm just Saying", and also co-wrote "Flick of the Finger". He also contributed "Dreaming of Some Space" to the B-side of "Second Bite of the Apple". Beady Eye disbanded in October 2014.

Production work

In addition to being a songwriter and musician, Bell has for a number of years actively been involved in record production. He receives co-production credit for both albums recorded by Hurricane #1, namely the eponymous ''Hurricane #1'' and ''Only The Strongest Will Survive''. During late 1995, after the sessions for ''

'' were completed but prior to the official announcement of Ride's break-up, Bell undertook production duties on

band The Kynd's debut single "Egotripper", which was released in October 1996. Bell also undertook production duties for the fifth studio album ''Fear & Love'' by

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band

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, released in 2007. Weeping Willows draws upon early

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and

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as their main influences. On ''Fear & Love'', Bell brought some English

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influences, and some 1960s styled

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sounds. The album was more or less recorded live in the studio, by playing the songs until the band got them right with minimal digital post-production. Weeping Willows prior two albums relied on extensive post-production and remix styled studio techniques. Reaching number 2 in the Swedish charts, Scandinavian music critics have given ''Fear & Love'' a warm welcome and compared some songs to

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and Oasis.

Solo activities and projects

Bell has been good friends with Magnus Carlson, the lead singer in

, and together they have embarked on some musical projects. Bell and Carlsson were resident DJs at Swedish

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, Bangers 'n' Mash during the mid-noughties. Bell also undertakes occasional DJ sets in UK clubs, for example, "This Feeling" nightclub in London. In 2003, Bell collaborated with the

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based Irish-Swedish

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duo, DK7, by providing guitar on the tracks "Heart Like a Demon" and "White Shadow" for their ''Disarmed'' album. During the autumn of 2006 Carlson and Bell teamed up with

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and performed at an event dedicated to the late 1970s singer-songwriter,

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. In addition to his role as producer, Bell played a number of instruments on eight of the twelve tracks on the 2007 album ''Fear & Love'' by Weeping Willows, ranging from

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and piano to guitar. He has also performed solo gigs at smaller Swedish summer festivals including the 2006 'Fest-i-val' in

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Sweden. On May 10, 2007, Bell played the bass on "

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" with

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regulars

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, Richard Wright,

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and

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at The Madcap’s Last Laugh, a tribute concert to Pink Floyd's recently deceased founding member,

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, at Barbican Hall in London. In July 2007, Bell appeared with friend and former fellow Ride member

onstage with Californian rock band

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at the Oxford "Truck" Music Festival On 19 December 2007, Bell joined Weeping Willows on stage for an event called "An Evening With Weeping Willows at Chinateatern" He lined up with other prominent guests such as

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vocalist Ian McCulloch and

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. Bell has worked with Swedish band The Most on various recordings and contributed guitars and vocals on the song "Now I Feel" from the EP ''Moderation in Moderation'' (a title suggested by Bell). He stated on several occasions his intention to record and release a solo album. He said, "I will get around to it, it's just waiting for the songs to turn up that suit my voice. I've got one so far, give me about five years and I'll have an album's worth." During 2008, Bell collaborated with British-American

group

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on the track "Silver Clouds", on which he plays an electronic

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drone machine and an old custom

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, as well as devising the song's lyrics. The song was made available in 2009 as a bonus track to the Japanese edition of SPC ECO's album ''3-D''. In 2009 he released his first solo recording under the Grapefruit name, an instrumental track also entitled "Grapefruit" which he contributed to the ''One by One: KZK

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Originals by Originals'' compilation album, a Japan only release via

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. Bell released his first solo single "Plastic Bag" on 23 October 2019 on 7 inch clear vinyl as a subscription for the Sonic Cathedral Singles Club. "Plastic Bag" and its B-side "The Commune", were reissued digitally on 10 July 2020. His second solo single, and the first single from his debut solo album, was "Love Comes in Waves" and was released on 11 August 2020. Bell released his debut studio album, ''The View from Half Way Down'' on 9 October 2020. In 2022, Bell released a new album, ''Flicker'', released as both single-CD and double-LP. In 2023 Bell became part of a supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos with

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and Bez releasing their debut single "Gorilla Guerilla" in June ahead of a performance at the

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Scoring and soundtracks

In 2015, Bell scored the short film ''Midnight of My Life'' and worked as a producer on Dave Galafassi's track "Hello Halo"; it was performed by actress

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on the soundtrack to the romantic comedy film ''

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''.

Personal life

Bell was previously married to Swedish singer Idha Övelius.Q Magazine, October 2008 They have two children, a daughter, Leia, and a son, Leon. He currently resides in

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and has been married to Shiarra, a label rep from

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, since 2010. Together, they have two children, a daughter born in 2012 and a son born in 2014.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Other appearances

Compilation albums

References

External links

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