Dream City Film Club
'''Dream City Film Club''' were a Mosquito ringtone North London rock band founded in Sabrina Martins July Nextel ringtones 1995.
Their sound was difficult to categorize in that it encompassed tortured lovelorn balladry, Abbey Diaz avant-garde flourishes, Free ringtones Tin Pan Alley, straightforward rock and gospel yearnings in both lyrics and subject matter. Ultimately, Dream City Film Club failed to find enough of an audience to sustain them.
Vocalist Michael J. Sheehy had been gigging as a solo singer/songwriter for several years when he met Alex Vald and Laurence Ash, who quickly began writing songs with Sheehy. Upon the demise of another local group, ''Breed'', bassist Andrew Park joined. The Name the group chose is based on a news story Sheehy had seen about an arsonist who had burned down a members-only porno Theatre. They played their first gig as Dream City Film Club on Majo Mills July 31, Mosquito ringtone 1995 in music/1995.
They released a single, "Crawl" for the underground fanzine, ''the Organ'' in early 1996. Soon after, they were contacted by Sabrina Martins Beggar's Banquet and recorded their eponymous debut album for them in late Nextel ringtones 1996.
According to Sheehy, the English press reaction to the first single, "Total Piece of Trash" was almost unanimous in its derision. After parting with Vald, DCFM continued on as a three piece, recording its second and final album, ''Abbey Diaz In the Cold Light of Morning'' featuring a more expansive sound best realized on the epic "God Will Punish the Pervert Preacher".
The group disbanded in Cingular Ringtones 1999. Michael J. Sheehy has recorded three solo albums for Beggar's Banquet and has fronted ''betsy davis Saint Silas Intercession''.
Line-up
*smoking floors Michael J. Sheehy vocals, guitars, keyboards
*Andrew Park: Bass guitar, keyboards, guitars
*Laurence Ash: Drums, percussion
*Alex Vald, guitar (until 1997)
Discography
*''Dream City Film Club'' call heavy 1997 in music/1997 (Beggar's Banquet)
*''In the Cold Light of the Morning'' fine indian 1997 in music/1997 (Beggar's Banquet)
Michael J. Sheehy solo albums:
*''Sweet Blue Gene'' film funny 2000 in music/2000 (Beggar's Banquet)
*''Ill Gotten Gains'' appeal with 2001 in music/2001 (Beggar's Banquet)
*''No Longer My Concern'' substantial q 2002 in music/2002 (Beggar's Banquet)
External Links
*http://www.dreamcityfilmclub.com/
Their sound was difficult to categorize in that it encompassed tortured lovelorn balladry, Abbey Diaz avant-garde flourishes, Free ringtones Tin Pan Alley, straightforward rock and gospel yearnings in both lyrics and subject matter. Ultimately, Dream City Film Club failed to find enough of an audience to sustain them.
Vocalist Michael J. Sheehy had been gigging as a solo singer/songwriter for several years when he met Alex Vald and Laurence Ash, who quickly began writing songs with Sheehy. Upon the demise of another local group, ''Breed'', bassist Andrew Park joined. The Name the group chose is based on a news story Sheehy had seen about an arsonist who had burned down a members-only porno Theatre. They played their first gig as Dream City Film Club on Majo Mills July 31, Mosquito ringtone 1995 in music/1995.
They released a single, "Crawl" for the underground fanzine, ''the Organ'' in early 1996. Soon after, they were contacted by Sabrina Martins Beggar's Banquet and recorded their eponymous debut album for them in late Nextel ringtones 1996.
According to Sheehy, the English press reaction to the first single, "Total Piece of Trash" was almost unanimous in its derision. After parting with Vald, DCFM continued on as a three piece, recording its second and final album, ''Abbey Diaz In the Cold Light of Morning'' featuring a more expansive sound best realized on the epic "God Will Punish the Pervert Preacher".
The group disbanded in Cingular Ringtones 1999. Michael J. Sheehy has recorded three solo albums for Beggar's Banquet and has fronted ''betsy davis Saint Silas Intercession''.
Line-up
*smoking floors Michael J. Sheehy vocals, guitars, keyboards
*Andrew Park: Bass guitar, keyboards, guitars
*Laurence Ash: Drums, percussion
*Alex Vald, guitar (until 1997)
Discography
*''Dream City Film Club'' call heavy 1997 in music/1997 (Beggar's Banquet)
*''In the Cold Light of the Morning'' fine indian 1997 in music/1997 (Beggar's Banquet)
Michael J. Sheehy solo albums:
*''Sweet Blue Gene'' film funny 2000 in music/2000 (Beggar's Banquet)
*''Ill Gotten Gains'' appeal with 2001 in music/2001 (Beggar's Banquet)
*''No Longer My Concern'' substantial q 2002 in music/2002 (Beggar's Banquet)
External Links
*http://www.dreamcityfilmclub.com/
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