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Tinyfish

The world's smallest Progressive Rock Band

About Me


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Hello to you and welcome to the Tinyfish MySpace page.
Tinyfish are a London five piece band with a deep and abiding interest in all forms of progressive music.
The group formed in late 2004 as an acoustic outfit playing the open mic spots of the capital. However, as the bands material grew in complexity, this became unworkable and they took the decision to venture on as a full progressive rock band.
All too aware of the size of the group's public profile in a genre that is home to some of the biggest names in rock, the band jokingly dubbed themselves Tinyfish and the name quickly stuck.
The band were keen to steer clear of as many progressive rock clichés as possible and decided not use any keyboards at all, instead taking the route that King Crimson chose using guitar synths and FX to obtain any sounds beyond the reach of their six strings.
Live, the band transformed itself into a potent live act which was influenced as much by post punk bands like The Police and XTC as it was by their progressive roots.
In short, Tinyfish give their progressive sound a subversive shot in the arm, filled with musical guile and lyrical darkness.
We are proud to be part of a scene that boasts such musical heroes as King Crimson, Rush, Marillion and even Tom Waits but are content to remain a small group of friends who exist simply for the love of making progressive music, because:
We love what we do
We're proud of who we are
And we hope it shows.
Cheers from the boys in Tinyfish!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/23/2006
Band Website: tinyfish.org
Band Members: Simon Godfrey: Vocals/Guitars/Guitar Synth
James Sanders: Guitars/Guitar Synth/Vocals
Paul Worwood: Bass/Guitars/Bass Pedals
Rob Ramsay: Spoken word/Harmonica/Lyrics/Webmaster
Leon Camfield: Drums

Influences: King Crimson, Marillion, Japan, Rush, Tom Waits, Ether, Thin Lizzy, XTC, The Police, Pain Of Salvation, Jellyfish, Béla Bartok, Steve Vai, Stars Of The Lid, Olivier Messiaen, Joe Satriani, Talk Talk, Frank Zappa, Low, Echolyn, The Tubes, MuteMath, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Elvis, Led Zeppelin, Talking Heads, Jethro Tull, REM, Yes, Joe Jackson, Journey, Kings X, Queens Of The Stoneage, Solstice, Portishead, UK, Whitesnake, Achille-Claude Debussy, It Bites, Kraftwerk, Queen, Spock's Beard, Tall Stories, Brian Eno, Pallas, Broadway Project, Slint, Genesis, Tool, Pendragon, Iron & Wine, Gentle Giant, Explosions In The Sky, Jandek & Porcupine Tree.
Sounds Like: See influences.
Record Label: http://www.lazygunrecords.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Photo Shoot

Well it is done. The photos have been taken, breakfast café's have been pillaged and Leon has been send to bed without his supper.All told, I believe the venture was a great success. Rob had wandered ...
Posted by Tinyfish on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:44:00 PST

Recording Update (Plus a Red Head In Lingerie)

Well at the end of May, we finally played our last full electric show in promotion of the debut album (see Rob's last missive here: http://www.tinyfish.org/forums/index.php?topic=91.0). Now attention ...
Posted by Tinyfish on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:50:00 PST

All my friends went to Heaven or Hell...

Good day. This is Robert. As you may know, last night we supported that inestimable band, Jump, at the Riga Music Bar in Southend. And for those of you that didn't know, a short joke:Q: How many Vietn...
Posted by Tinyfish on Sat, 10 May 2008 07:14:00 PST

Jump Into The Darkness.

For those who have yet to read it. Rob and I attended a show by the band Jump at The Peel last night but who would have guess what would have transpired.  Read about it here (look down at the bo...
Posted by Tinyfish on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:25:00 PST

Simon Records Drums for New Album

Okay, there is no turning back now. The drums have been recorded, money has been exchanged and tea has been drunk in copious quantities by all those involved. It has been a very busy week for Tinyfish...
Posted by Tinyfish on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:29:00 PST

The Tinyfish Forum Is Live

So we’ve finally gone and done it. After a lot of talk and a little fiddling about, I’m happy to announce that the Tinyfish forum is now up and running.  Personally I would have liked...
Posted by Tinyfish on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:40:00 PST

Jimbo Techs For Steve Rothery

Amidst the hazy wreathes of smoke that laced the air in the small European café, their eyes met. The man in black quietly stood and with a steely resolve, glided over to the table at the other side of...
Posted by Tinyfish on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:57:00 PST

Leon, Forum & Album

A little bit of happy news for you all. After receiving such a warm welcome from all the Tinyfishes that attended the gig at The Peel a while back and in part to a creeping stealth campaign via the ne...
Posted by Tinyfish on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:50:00 PST

Tinyfish Forum and Pants.

Does Tinyfish need a forum? I figure that if we get enough responses saying yes, I might let Robert out of his cage and chain him to a desk so that he may develop one for you all. The advantages of...
Posted by Tinyfish on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:47:00 PST

The Peel 2nd Feb 2008

It's been one week to the day since the gig The Peel on Saturday with Touchstone and our collective feet haven't really touched the ground since.I have spent almost every evening this week answering e...
Posted by Tinyfish on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:30:00 PST