Eddy Current Suppression Ring

Infobox musical artist
Name = Eddy Current Suppression Ring
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Melbourne, Australia
Genre = Rock
Years_active = 2003–present
Label = Aarght! Records
URL = [http://www.ecsr.com.au/ Official website]
Current_members = Brendan Suppression (vocals)
Eddy Current (guitar, keyboards)
Rob Solid (bass)
Danny Current(drums)

Eddy Current Suppression Ring is a Melbourne-based Australian rock group which has risen to prominence in 2008.

The band formed in 2003 when several band members started jamming at the Christmas party at a vinyl pressing plant where they worked. They encouraged now-lead singer Brendan Suppression (real name Brendan Huntly) to ad-lib into a tape recorder. The subsequent tape prompted the band’s first recording, which produced a 7-inch single with A-side "Get Up Morning".cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/05/29/1211654174608.html|title=Ring of Fire|publisher=The Age, Melbourne|date=30 May 2008|accessdate=2008-06-12]

The band's name derived from members recalling another employee at the pressing plant stating he had to fix the eddy current suppression ring - a copper ring around a transformer which subdues eddy currents.

The band's sound is said to have been influenced by bands such as The Troggs, The Standells, X and The Pagans. [cite web|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|title=JJJ - Ausmusic Month|accessdate=2008-06-12|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/ausmusicmonth_06/next_crop/eddy_current_supression_ring.htm] Reference has also been made to the band’s Australian delivery, both vocally and musically. [cite web|url= http://www.messandnoise.com/articles/244850|publisher=Mess and Noise – an Australian Music Magazine|date=27 September 2006|accessdate=2008-06-12|title=Interview, Eddy Current Suppression Ring]

In 2006, Eddy Current Suppression Ring released their first full-length recording, a self-titled album released to critical acclaim [cite web|publisher=PBS-FM|title=Feature CD - Eddy Current Suppression Ring|accessdate=2008-06-12|date=2006|url= http://www.pbsfm.org.au/Documents.asp?ID=3845&Title=Eddy+Current+Suppression+Ring+-+Eddy+Current+Suppression+Ring] [cite web|publisher=Beat magazine|url=http://www.beat.com.au/review.php?id=437|title=CD review - Eddy Current Suppression Ring|date=22 Nov 2006|accessdate=2008-06-15]

In May 2008, the band released its second CD, "Primary Colours". Within three weeks it had sold more than 2,000 copies, already more than their debut album and was sitting at number 6 on the ARIA charts. In September 2008, "Primary Colours" was nominated in the Best Rock Album category for the 2008 ARIA Awards. [cite web|publisher=The Age|title=Fresh faces feature prominently as ARIA nominations are released|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/fresh-faces-feature-prominently-as-aria-nominations-are-released/2008/09/10/1220857637657.html|date=2008-09-11|accessdate=2008-09-11]

Discography

*"Get Up Morning/You Don't Care/So Many Things." 7" Single, Corduroy Records (2004)
*"It's All Square/Precious Rose." 7" Single, Corduroy Records (2005)
*"Boy Can I Dance Good" 7" Single split with Straightjacket Nation's "Stranded" (2005)
*"Eddy Current Suppression Ring" 12" LP and CD, Dropkick Records (2006)
*"Let Me Be Honest With You/We'll Be Turned On." 7" Single, White Denim Records (2007)
*"Primary Colours", CD, Aarght! Records and Goner Records (2008)
*"Demon's Demands b/w I'm Guilty", 7" Single, Iron Lung Records (2008)

References

External links

[http://www.ecsr.com.au Official website]