Amino People formed in Kent in 1997, went through a few name changes and several arguments about whether or not we needed a drummer before we finally broke up in 2002. But then we got back together again in 2004, just in time to put an album out on Fence Records ("Amino People..... Work It Out!" @ www.fencerecords.com) in 2005. Then we all freaked out and broke up again in 2006. So now we're not really sure whether we're on or off anymore, which is probably the best way for us. None of us have died yet, there are (always) new tunes in the pipeline, everyone has other things on the go and we've sworn never to play live again, which is a relief.....
Watch this space.....
Releases To Date:
"Piano Loop / The Wurlyburd" (7" single on Temper Records, 2002)
"All Food Groups Represented" (Mini Album on Fence Records, 2003)
".....Work It Out" (Album on Fence Records, 2005)
Plus numerous compilation appearances and so on.
Check www.fencerecords.com for details of all that.
Some nice things people said about us once upon a time....
"Their full length delights with beats, synths, a choir of voices, chiming guitars, a warm enveloping joyful vibe, lo-fi frolics and heartfelt strum. this is yet another fence gem!" - Rough Trade
"Further self-produced experiments in wonky, 21st century folk courtesy of the Kentish arm of lo-fi Fifers Fence Collective, Amino People's first long-player offering is a wee gem. An experimental patchwork of curios that range from the off-kilter to the completely haywire, Work It Out is a creature of charm and personality, marrying fascinating lyrical content and musicianship with twisted electronica. Trusting they will forgive submission to the obvious comparison, if Badly Drawn Boy had stayed with the programme he too might be chiselling out such trinkets to prick the ear, raise a smile and shuffle feet. 4/5" - Mark Edmunson, The List
"In 1999, Amino People were commissioned by Fence big-wig King Creosote to carry out a very important project: to concoct a potion or device that would make people dance, but also want to sing. The conflict between melody and groove had to be resolved – and the group went straight to work on manufacturing a substance that would satisfy this criteria. The first traces of this compound were released as a half-hour EP entitled "All Food Groups Represented" in 2003, as part of the (now legendary) first series of Picket Fence titles. However, initial findings proved that the half-hour running length was insufficient in satisfying the test-group. They wanted more. Staying true to the Fence ethos, the album was written, performed, recorded and produced by the band themselves, and features 13 songs – each a mixture of Barret-like psychedelic pop tunes, and acidic beatbox electric-fizzyness cranking away at your eardrums." - Piccadilly Records, Manchester
