Imperial Wax

Imperial Wax are a British alternative rock band, formed in 2018. Guitarist Pete Greenway, bassist Dave Spurr and drummer Keiron Melling previously played together in the final line-up of the long-established post-punk group The Fall. After the death of the Fall's vocalist and band-leader Mark E. Smith, the trio recruited vocalist and guitarist Sam Curran to form Imperial Wax.[1] The band describe themselves as, "noise rock & garage brawlers unafraid of a psych workout or a rockabilly dust-up."[2]

Imperial Wax
Imperial Wax at Left of the Dial festival Rotterdam, 2019
Background information
OriginManchester, England
GenresNoise rock, Post-punk
LabelsSaustex Records
Associated actsThe Fall
Websiteimperialwax.co.uk
Members
  • Sam Curran
  • Pete Greenway
  • Dave Spurr
  • Keiron Melling

Formation

Greenway, Spurr and Melling had been the instrumental core of the Fall's line-up for over a decade when Mark E. Smith died in January 2018.[1] After Smith's death, the trio played their first live gig as the backing band to former Can vocalist Damo Suzuki in Salford in May of the same year.[3] They were then joined by Curran, formerly of Leeds-based punk band Black Pudding[1][3], naming themselves after the first Fall album that they had worked on together, 2008's Imperial Wax Solvent.[4] They played their first show as a four-piece at The Troubadour, London, in February 2019.[4]

Gastwerk Saboteurs

The band's debut album, Gastwerk Saboteurs was recorded with Andy Pearce, the former in-house producer at Real World Studios, and released in May 2019 on the Texas-based label Saustex Records.[5] The album was released on vinyl (including a limited edition of 150 copies on pink vinyl), CD and digital[6], with the CD and digital versions including three extra tracks. A limited edition, lathe-cut clear vinyl 7" single of two of the tracks, "The Art of Projection"/"No Man's Land", was released around the same time.[6]

The album received generally positive reviews from the music press. The Arts Desk described it as, "storming stuff with a sneering wit and a thump that’s aimed firmly at getting listeners on their feet"[7], while The Big Takeover said, "the band succeeds at every approach it attempts. With a combination of solid musicianship, smart songwriting and sparkling interband chemistry, Imperial Wax easily makes the case for not only being a reasonable outgrowth of its much-beloved predecessor, but also as a great new band in its own right."[8]

Imperial Wax quickly followed the album with more new material. A 7" single, "Bromidic Thrills"/"Bloom & Wither", was released on limited edition red vinyl by Louder Than War in October 2019.[9]

Discography

Albums
  • Gastwerk Saboteurs (2019), Saustex Records

Singles
  • "The Art of Projection"/"No Man's Land" (2019), Saustex Records
  • "Bromidic Thrills"/"Bloom & Wither" (2019), Louder Than War
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References
  1. "The Fall And Rise: An Interview With Imperial Wax".
  2. "WATCH: New Imperial Wax".
  3. "Damo Suzuki Meets Imperial Wax (AKA The Fall)!".
  4. "IMPERIAL WAX REVIEW – Troubadour, Earl's Court, London, Live, 01-02-2019".
  5. "Imperial Wax (the last and longest line up of The Fall) announce album and tour and are sounding great".
  6. "Saustex Records: Imperial Wax".
  7. "CD: Imperial Wax - Gastwerk Saboteurs".
  8. "Imperial Wax - Gastwerk Saboteurs (Saustex)".
  9. Leyland, Anthea (24 October 2019). "Imperial Wax share a brand new video for the new single "Bromidic Thrills", tour dates underway". Rarely Unable. Retrieved 2019-11-07.

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