Laurence John "Loz" Colbert (born 27 June 1970) is an English musician, best known as the

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Ride Ride may refer to: People * MC Ride, a member of Death Grips * Sally Ride (1951–2012), American astronaut * William Ride (19262011), Australian zoologist Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Ride'' (1998 film), a comedy film by Millicen ...

and formerly of The Animalhouse,

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Supergrass Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals) and Danny Goffey (drums, ...

and

Gaz Coombes Gareth Michael "Gaz" Coombes (born 8 March 1976) is an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Supergrass. He first entered the music scene aged 14 as the lead singer of the band The Jennifer ...

. His drumming style has been characterized as furious, drawing comparisons to

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Early life

Colbert was born in

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, England and grew up in the

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. As he was in a relatively isolated area, Colbert had spent a lot of time in his bedroom listening to music as well as practicing the drums as there were few distractions or neighbors to be concerned about. Growing up, some of his influences included

, New Order and

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as well as drummers like

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and

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Ride

At seventeen, Colbert attended

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Art School where he met

Mark Gardener Mark Stephen Gardener (born 6 December 1969) is an English rock musician, best known for being one of two singer-guitarists for the shoegaze band Ride. Career Ride Gardener formed Ride with Andy Bell (guitarist), whom he met at Chen ...

and Andy Bell. They used to meet at a

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record shop where Steve Queralt worked. The four of them formed the band,

, in 1988 after attending a concert by

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. 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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that brought them to the attention of

Alan McGee Alan John McGee (born 29 September 1960) is a Scottish businessman and music industry executive. He has been a record label owner, musician, manager, and music blogger for ''The Guardian''. He co-founded the independent Creation Records label, r ...

. After supporting

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in 1989, McGee signed them to

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. Colbert was with Ride from the beginning in 1988 to its first dissolution in 1996. During this time he was involved in four

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: ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as other

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s. In 1996, Ride broke up due to various causes such as tensions between Bell and Gardener as well as the band having an unclear musical direction. On 16 October 2001, all four members of Ride agreed to be filmed by

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for a one-off reunion. The footage was used for the show ''Pioneers'', a documentary on

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, and featured a thirty-minute improvised

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. The recording of this song, plus two short sound checks, were released in 2002 as ''Coming up for Air''. On 19 November 2014 it was announced that Ride had reunited again for a series of tour dates in Europe and North America, in May and June 2015. Since then, the band has released three more studio albums, ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Interplay''.

The Animalhouse

In late 1997, Colbert and Gardener joined with Sam Williams and Hari T to form the Animalhouse. The band began making live appearances and received attention from the music press for its blend of 1960s psychedelica, Britrock, and

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. Owing to a variety of legal and label related reasons, the band did not release any material until April 2000's ''Small'' EP. The album ''Ready To Receive'' followed in September, to commercial success in Japan, but limited success elsewhere. Shortly after the release of the album, the Animalhouse disbanded, with Gardener stating that "it just didn't work."

The Jesus and Mary Chain

In 2007,

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recruited Colbert along with Phil King and

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to be part of the reunion tour after

was reformed. Colbert was with the band from 2007 to 2008. During that period, the band produced the song "All Things Must Pass" as part of the '' Heroes: Original Soundtrack''. It was their first new material in more than a decade.

Supergrass and Gaz Coombes

Colbert played for

during their 2005 tour as a brief fill in for

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. In addition, he has worked with Supergrass lead singer

on several projects. Colbert played drums on four tracks on Coombes' ''

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'' album, as well as performing in his touring band.

Personal life

Colbert attended Oxford Brookes University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Music in 2010 and 2012 respectively. Currently he is pursuing a PHD. Colbert is a Taekwando practitioner and holds a Black Belt. He used to regularly spar with Gardener who also does Taekwondo. In 2020, Colbert participated in a 12-hour drum session to raise over £20,000 for the

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Discography

Ride

Studio albums

* ''

'' (1990) * ''

'' (1992) * ''

'' (1994) * ''

'' (1996) * ''

'' (2017) * ''

'' (2019) * '' Interplay'' (2024)

Compilations, EPs, and live albums

* ''

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'' (1990) * ''Kaleidoscope'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1992) * ''Cosmic Carnival'' (1994) * ''Live Light'' (1995) * ''Ride (Box Set)'' (2001) * '' OX4 The Best of Ride'' (2001) * ''Firing Blanks Unreleased Ride Recordings 1988–95'' (2001) * '' Live Reading Festival 1992'' (2001) * '' Waves: Radio 1 Sessions 90-94'' (2003) * ''Tomorrow's Shore'' (2018)

Singles

* ''

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'' (1991) * '' Black Nite Crash'' (1996)

Gaz Coombes

Studio albums

* ''

'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2018)

Music of ''Heroes''

Studio albums

* '' Heroes: Original Soundtrack'' (2008)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Colbert, Loz 1970 births Living people Musicians from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames People from Kingston upon Thames 21st-century English male musicians 21st-century English drummers English male drummers Alumni of Oxford Brookes University Ride (band) members The Jesus and Mary Chain members Supergrass members