Wushcatte, pronounced ‘Whoosh
Cat’, were formed at the start of the 1990’s,
nobody knows why, they just were. The nucleus of the band
came from the recently divorced Kid Sinister via the short
lived ‘Road Dreams’ but the ethos was quite
different, no pop pretensions here!
After some stunning gigs in the Bristol Mauritania featuring a ‘Dominatrix’ and ‘The
Amazing Diamond Man’, and early demos recorded at Mr Grin Studios,
they secured a deal with EMI via Kitchenware Records. (Kitchenware then
the home of Prefab Sprout and also half an aisle in Tesco!) The band recorded
at Antennae Studios, home of the influential ‘Startled Insects’ using
the production skills of Richard Grassby – Lewis.
The finished album, ‘this third animal’ and single ‘Down in the Marigolds’ were released in 1993.The single made the Radio One play list but when the pluggers' cash ran out so did the radio plays. (Don’t forget Nicky Campbell was on Radio One at this time!).
A second album was demoed but never released and after some great potential, great gigs, great drinking and great indifference they quietly split and remain like an unfulfilled love affair still to be cherished. Their debut album, ‘this third animal’, is still available from Amazon, www.amazon.com.
They have now released an album of outtakes and demos called ‘The Mr Grin Sessions’ via Bristol Archive Records.
There is now also a Wushcatte myspace at www.myspace.com/wushcatte
Rich Wilson - RIP
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