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AMPLIFIER



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AMPLIFIER

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Formed in 1999 in Manchester, UK

AMPLIFIER is a Manchester based space rock band. This three-piece makes extraordinary music which is quite similar to the, also Manchester based, band OCEANSIZE. The band consists of Sel Balamir who plays guitar and is also the band's lead-vocalist. Than there's Matt Brobin, who is the band's drummer. Last, but not least, there's Neil Mahony who is the bassist. As you can see there's no keyboardist on board, so all the weird sounds and effects are played on the guitar, hence the name "AMPLIFIER".

For their 2004's selftitled debut album the band worked together with Steve Lyon to produce the album (he also worked with bands like THE CURE and DEPECHE MODE) and Chris Seldon for mixing it (also known for producing OCEANSIZE's "Effloresce" album and mixing music by THE FOO FIGHTERS).

Their music is highly original. They combine deep personal lyrics with walls of noise, combined with stunning melodies.

This band has been hailed a lot in the media. Kerrang! Magazine said this was ".the British rock-scene altering record" when talking about their selftitled debutalbum. Metal Hammer said they were ".the future of rock." and even Q magazine said that ".at present British rock doesn't get much better than this."

AMPLIFIER: This is highly original space rock. They mix a lot of different genres (I can hear Krautrock (a bit like Neu!) and Pink Floyd influences in their music) and combine them perfectly



the lineup is currently reduced to just two elements -
Sel Balamir / vocals, guitar, bass
- Matt Brobin / drums
no keyboards are used and all sounds are generated by Sel Balamir's guitar, making them into effects-generating motions
Amplifier is a band I've been following since
their 2004 album of the same name
their sound is very particular and is much appreciated by me..
I like to share with you one of their live shows in Berlin in 2013 and 4 of their Sessions albums that they included in a box set, but which can be listened to for a limited number of listens on Bandcamp



https://amplifier.bandcamp.com/album...in-berlin-2013






https://amplifier.bandcamp.com/album...-november-2022






https://amplifier.bandcamp.com/album/tof-sessions-vol2







https://amplifier.bandcamp.com/album...-sessions-vol3








https://amplifier.bandcamp.com/album/tof-sessions-vol4





GOOD LISTENING




in addition to the audio version on bandcamp,
Amplifier have released the live video version of
the session in which you can see all the great
work of Sel Balamir's guitar
for now only those of volume 1 and 2
if they release the other two I will insert them


video session volume 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWfFPaNfbdI





video session volume 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyDItnIK_Ro





Amplifier Jam Session - Jam N - 13/09/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEV85Bt-sS0





HAVE A GOOD VISION





06/03/25 (Thu) STOURPORT Civic Centre Martins Way
20/03/25 (Thu) NEWCASTLE The Cluny 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn
21/03/25 (Fri) GLASGOW Audio 88 Great Western Road
22/03/25 (Sat) LANCASTER The Gregson Centre 33-35 Moor Gate
28/03/25 (Fri) LEEDS Hyde Park Book Club 27-29 Headingly Lane
29/03/25 (Sat) SHEFFIELD Sidney & Matilda Rivelin Works, Sidney Street
04/04/25 (Fri) LONDON The Hope & Anchor 207 Upper Street, Islington
05/04/25 (Sat) BRISTOL The Louisiana Wapping Road
11/04/25 (Fri) NORTHAMPTON The Black Prince 15 Abington Square
12/04/25 (Sat) MANCHESTER Aatma 11 Stevenson Square
18/04/25 (Fri) BIRMINGHAM The Sunflower Lounge 76 Smallbrook Queensway
19/04/25 (Sat) CARDIFF Fuel Rock Club 5 Womanby Street
25/04/25 (Fri) BRIGHTON The Brunswick 1 Holland Road, Hove
26/04/25 (Sat) RAMSGATE Music Hall 13 Turner Street
02/05/25 (Fri) LEICESTER The Soundhouse 28 Southampton Street
03/05/25 (Sat) CAMBRIDGE The Portland Arms 129 Chesterton Road
09/05/25 (Fri) BOURNEMOUTH Bear Cave 24-26 Holdenhurst Road