About Sidewinder

At least four musical acts are known to go by the name Sidewinder: 1) Sidewinder are from Canberra, Australia and released three EP's ("T Star" and "Yoko Icepick" both in 1993 and "The Gentle Art Of Spoonbending" in 1995) and two full albums (debut album "Atlantis" from 1996 and "Tangerine" in 1997). Sidewinder managed to combine the best of the dirty sounding 60's with modern pop/rock and a just the slightest hint of psychedelica as well. On "Tangerine" they even expanded their musical style by adding modern electronic beats and computer based studio-trickery to the already very addictive mix. "Tangerine" was released in September 1997, The album received fantastic reviews and made quite a few year end top 10 lists for 1997. The singles from this album were "Titanic Days", "Here She Comes Again", "God" and "Mummy/Daddy". M. Craft (Martin) has gone on to have a solo career. 2) Taking his name from the Lee Morgan standard, Scottish based DJ and musician Alan Bryden has recorded a series of singles and an album as SIDEWINDER for the now defunct FENETIK MUSIC, a subsidiary of techno/electronic label SOMA RECORDS. His multiple sample based track 'Stanways Revenge' (SOMA LP 16S) in 1999 caused a minor tremor amongst jazz dance DJs around the world and after appearing on Groove Armada's Back To Mine mix CD for DMC in 2004 (BACK CD4) went on to appear on numerous other downtempo/leftfield/jazz compilations. An album RESOLOUTION was released in the UK in 2003 (TIK CD001) and licensed to KSR in Japan in 2004 (KCCD-124). The album was preceded by a highly rated 7" single featuring two tracks from the album, the disco boogie cut up 'Ego Riot' and the future jazz groove 'Missing Link'. After a lengthy hiatus, a new album 'Mythologies' is set for release in late 2009. 3) Eric Gieseke, better known as Sidewinder to the demoscene; a musician who established his name in the early 90s, producing tracker modules on the Commodore Amiga. Aided with his Ensoniq SQ2 synthesizer, a bunch of samples and the software titles ProTracker and MED, his discography of modules goes beyond the hundred, being active from 1991 to 1995. With several releases through groups like Megawatts, Porphyria and InfoCorner, he debuted with the album Future Shock 2 in 1994. The following year, Sidewinder left the demoscene in pursuit of recording directly from his synthesizer. Some of the subsequent efforts were eventually presented on the 1999 album 2badsheep, alongside a handful of older tracker modules. Additional tracks have also been featured on various online audio distribution platforms like the former mp3.com, the discontinued Ampcast.com, ACIDplanet.com and SoundClick. Sidewinder has also provided music for some independent game developers, including titles such as Scorched Tanks for the Amiga, the 1998 brick-buster classic DX-Ball 2 for the PC, and Rival Ball. Ranging from techno, rave and breaks, to house, technopop, and even a few jazz-influenced tunes, his music comprehends a vast variety of styles. Most of his previously released tracker modules are available for download via Aminet, while some of his synthesizer recordings can be found on his official website. 4) Sidewinder, The (UK) ...was also a one-off side-project of Justin Broadrick & Kevin Martin. They've recorded one album Colonized in 1996 and one 12" EP "Implant" in 1997. The album features sound experiments, distorted 808 beats, feedback and general insanity.