Blue Powder

In 1987 living opposite each other in cold student rooms in Bath, Blue Powder formed as an excuse to shuffle across the corridor. Steve had a Fender Rhodes, Tush had a guitar, Duncan was a great bass player, Clodagh hit the backing notes and Gavin hit the drums. It was an eclectic mix of writing with little direction, but nevertheless some ability to play a variety of notes and chords whilst having a bit of fun. Chris had access to the uni radio station and tore it apart to build a Heath Robinson recording studio from a four-track and gaffer tape. Guests were dragged from the corridors to appear on the first album to improvise on sax (Bill), thrash extra guitars (Richard), form a backing crowd or string quartet. Guests appeared singing and writing on the second album with a gentler approach, bringing more variety of styles. We begged, borrowed and stole anything from pianos to synths to timpani, found our feet and played a few gigs. In 1991, the core of Steve, Chris and Tush returned to Bath to record a 3rd album in a weekend. Huge fun, if a little rough around the edges. The following decades chart the evolution of music tech as opportunities arose to incorporate sequencing and DAWs to share ideas between the now disparate band members. The tech gets cleaner, coupled with the appearance of a new generation of musical offspring on a variety of vox and instruments.