Super Numeri were an English instrumental

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group based in Liverpool and signed to the

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label in 2002. The band was formed by

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(Jonathan Levi), Snap Ant (James Morgan) and Karl Webb and was based at Adlington House in

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, Liverpool. The trio also recruited a revolving cast of other musicians for recordings and live performances including drummers Tilo Pirnbaum, Adam Skinner and Marius Simonsen, guitarists Andy Pinchin and Ranjit Burman, percussionist Chris Preston, harpist Stan Ambrose and violin players Tristan Bryant, Amy Lammin and John Dickinson. The band recorded two albums and were compared with German group Can and

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. Levi's regular touring and recording work with

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effectively ended the band,Live shows prompted Ladytron to shift gears
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of Ladytron. Levi then went on to re-sign with

on the specially created imprint Counter Records.

Discography

;Albums * ''Great Aviaries'' CD/LP (2003,

) * ''The Welcome Table'' CD/LP (2005, Ninja Tune) ;Singles * ''The Electric Horse Garden'' 7" (2002, Ninja Tune) * ''The Coastal Bird Scene'' 12" (2003, Ninja Tune) ;Curated album * ''The Enochian Way'' CD (JP) (2005, Counter Records)

References

External links

Super Numeri
at MySpace
Super Numeri
on Ninja Tune Ninja Tune artists British instrumental musical groups English psychedelic rock music groups Avant-garde music groups {{UK-band-stub