Location: Bradford, UK
Active: 1980 – 1984, 2014 – present
The band began in 1980 in Bradford, near Leeds, UK, with Ian Tilleard on vocals, Mark Tighe on guitar, Mick Reed on drums and Nick Hiles on bass. Their tribal influenced drumming and bass creates a dance friendly sound they echo from Killing Joke’s most approachable angles, and presented a solid template for what would become known as the postpunk sound. Their debut LP ‘Machine’ was released in 1982, as well as a session with John Peel, an influential radio presenter for the BNC who was known for championing punk and gothic artists like UK Decay and Bauhaus, along with dozens of other well known names from England, Europe and elsewhere. In 1983 Steve Madden stepped in on bass, performed another Peel Session. They put out the ‘Cry Wolf’ singles, and recorded for their final EP, ‘Earth Song’ released after their dissolution soon after.
After 1919 disbanded, Tighe, Tilleard and Madden formed Another Cinema. Reed recruited synth player who had played with 1919, Paul Drake, and formed The Hive. In 2014 Mark Tighe reformed the band with newcomer Rio Goldhammer on vocals.
Official: https://1919.co.uk
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/278396-1919
BandCamp: https://1919official.bandcamp.com/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_(band)
Related: Killing Joke, John Peel, Another Cinema, The Hive, Ian Tilleard, Mark Tighe, Mick Reed, Nick Hiles, Steve Madden, Bradford, Leeds, UK
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