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Lemanis

www.lemanis.net

About Me

Plymouth based 4-piece band Lemanis have spent the last couple of years in and out of the studio recording our first album, and assembling a large army of superb musicians to back us up both in the studio and on stage. The little orchestra we've found ourselves very proud to be involved with includes a string quartet and horn section, as well as flutes and a female backing singer. We have one 13 track album out called 'Shell' and another on the way, its being recorded as we speak. Tracks from both albums can be heard on the myspace player.
Click on the button above to buy "Shell" directly from us. As soon as we receive your order we'll post it out that day or the next, to anywhere in the world. If you're in the USA you might find it easier to click on the link to go to our CDBaby page to buy the album. CLICK HERE TO BUY THE ALBUM FROM CDBABY
All 4 members of the band are multi-instrumentalists and singers, so we all get to play and sing the bits we're best at. There's currently a 6 Track album sampler around and about, if you want a free copy send us an address and we'll mail you one out for free. Its 4 tracks from our first album, and two from the new album yet to be finished. The album is available now from us directly, or from http://cdbaby.com/cd/lemanis keep an eye right here about other places you can get it (so far: iTunes, cdbaby.com/cd/lemanis, various other digital download sites, gigs or mail us here). Cheers all, see you at the next show :-)
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Member Since: 10/29/2005
Band Website: lemanis.net
Band Members: Phil Baker - Bass, Vocals, Hammond Organ, Piano, Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Melodica, Fender Rhodes, Drums, Didgeridoo, Violin.
Nick Lemanis Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, bass.
Adam Robinson Vocals, Guitar, Keys, bass.
Chris Sinclair Drums, Vocals.

Our big backing band, both stage and studio are:
Tamsyn - Vocals, Melodica, Whistle & Flute, Ben - Cello, Cathy - Violin, Amie - Violin, Jess - Violin, Holly - Sax, Russ - Melodian, Amy - Cello, Clarinet & Sax, Steven - Trumpet, Gaz - Trombone, Claire - Oboe, Natalie - Vocals. And the wonderful stand in musicians!: Jade - Sax, James - Trumpet, Nick - Sax
Thanks to James MacGregor and Michael Lovett for their vital part in this band during the making of 'Shell' and playing with us live at the first shows. Please check out their new projects Head of Programmes (James) and Taking Tiger Mountain (Michael). Extra special thanks to John Sidbotham for his time with the band making the 1st 2 albums
Also to everyone else who's played with us live and helped us out in the studio, and to PMC's legendary engineer Doc.
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Influences: Everything we've ever heard and liked, not liked, loved, hated or been impartial to. How can that not be the way? And Richard Sharpe of the South Essex. He's got the right attitude.
Sounds Like: "Quite possibly the most talented foursome ever to come out of Plymouth, Lemanis have, in the form of 'Shell', created a true musical masterpiece. A breathtaking 13 track affair, bursting with gems, this album really is something special. I was lucky enough to see the bands album launch party at The Hub, where they were backed by a 10 piece orchestra... one word - stunning! With a sound this big, great tunes and talent aplenty, Lemanis have the potential to make it huge!" - Fly Magazine
"a HUGE sound... It sounds great" - Seth Lakeman
"When Brian Wilson was searching for the right musos for his 'Smile' project, he could have borrowed Plymouth's Lemanis and got the job done in a week" - Backbone, 24/7 magazine
"Complex structure and fluctuating musical patterns that demand your absolute attention" - Ewan McKenzie, Whimsical Records
"The only two good things that have come out of Plymouth are Gin and Lemanis" - Ian Cooper, mastering engineer for Nick Cave, U2, Oasis, Kate Bush and lemanis...
"The English Polyphonic Spree" - Ray Rose, Eat Records
These names have been mentioned a few times..... The Beach Boys, Super Furry Animals, Polyphonic Spree, Teenage Fanclub, Pink Floyd, David Bowie. I dunno, have a listen.
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New blog blog blogs new blog

The new place we'll be posting most of the blogs are at www. lemanis. netIn the 'members room' - if you're not a member you'll have to spend 5 seconds answering tricky questions like 'name', 'email ad...
Posted by Lemanis on Wed, 21 May 2008 03:12:00 PST

www.Lemanis.Net

Hello everyone.Been busy here in the Lemanis camp, despite maybe not seeming so from the outside. But I bring you good news.The Voodoo Lounge gig on May 3rd will be launching our brand new website at ...
Posted by Lemanis on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:43:00 PST

Busy Busy Busy

Hello Lemanis friends Thought it might be new blog time. And so it is. Good news time: We have a drummer. He's called Jowan and his first gig with us will be at the cinema on feb 22nd. He'll be takin...
Posted by Lemanis on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:25:00 PST

Then there were 3

HelloIts blog time again... Its member change time again.Our drummer John has decided to call it a day with the band. John's been with us since the start as drummer/singer and various other bits and w...
Posted by Lemanis on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:11:00 PST

We are 4!

Hello.Its news time. Good news time indeed.We're finally back up to strength as a 4 piece with the arrival of Adam Robinson. Adam's got a great voice and you'll be hearing a lot of that as well as his...
Posted by Lemanis on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:16:00 PST

Well, that's that.

Hello.Thanks to all who came to the album launch show. We had a great night. We've found ourselves with a very talented orchestra now, they'll be all over the next record and i'm sure you'll see them ...
Posted by Lemanis on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:49:00 PST

News, updates and exciting stuff

Hello. Been quiet on the myspace front for a bit so thought I'd say hello. Thanks to everyone who came to the Hub gig, was really really please with the reaction. That was our 1st ever gig and actuall...
Posted by Lemanis on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 06:07:00 PST

Lemanis on Whimsical Records compilation!

Greetings all. Good news is that "Laughing, Smiling, Joking" is to appear on a nationally distributed compilation in the coming months released by Whimsical Records. I'll get details to you as they ar...
Posted by Lemanis on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:51:00 PST