The early-mid-1990s English band Submarine followed in the footsteps of many of its contemporaries, including

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and My Bloody Valentine with its own vision of

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, before morphing into Jetboy DC, which continues sporadically to this day.

History

The band released their self-titled debut album in 1994, produced by Keith Cleversley (of Flaming Lips fame), and released by

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.Bush, John
Submarine Biography
,

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. Retrieved 13 January 2018 A second album, also recorded with Cleversley, was turned down by the label & later released on Taky Recordings, nearly 10 years later. ''Kiss Me Till Your Ears Burn Off'', a compilation of singles and B-sides, was released on the Fantastick Records label. Submarine recorded two separate

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's radio show, in 1993 and 1994.Submarine
, ''Keeping It Peel'',

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. Retrieved 13 January 2018 During their career, Submarine toured extensively with such bands as the Flaming Lips,

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and

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. Beginning in 1993, Submarine participated in the Ultimate Records Tour with the Werefrogs &

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. Around 1995, Submarine disbanded, with Neil Haydock (guitar, vocals) and Rob Harron (bass) forming Jetboy DC. Jetboy DC membership also included Rob Havis (Drums) and Damien Meade (Guitar). According to

, Submarine "alternated introspective indie-rock with noisy psychedelic jams".

Submarine membership

*Neil Haydock – guitar, vocals *Rob Harron – bass *Robert Havis – drums (from 1994) (former member of

) *Nathan Gelinas *Jeff Townsin – drums (currently of Sophia, also drummer for

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Discography

*''Submarine'' (1994), Ultimate *''Kiss me till your ears burn off'' (1994), Fantastick *''The Slow Motion World of Submarine'' (2003), Taky *''She Don't Like the Bee-Gees'' (2007), Taky *''Camp Freddie'' (2007), Taky

References

External links

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