| Quickspace | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Alias: | Quickspace Supersport |
| Origin: | London, England |
| Genre: | Experimental rock Noise pop Space rock Krautrock |
| Years Active: | 1994 - 2005 |
| Label: | Kitty Kitty, Matador, Love Train, Elefant Records, Slash, Hidden Agenda, Domino, Homesleep |
| Spinoff Of: | Th' Faith Healers |
| Past Members: | Tom Cullinan Sean Newsham Ed Grimshaw Louis Jack-Jones Roxanne Stephen Wendy Harper (also known as Tiana Harper) Max Corradi Barry Stillwell Chin Steve Denton Nina Pascale Paul Shilton Robin C. |
Quickspace (originally Quickspace Supersport) was an English, London-based, experimental and Krautrock influenced band active between 1994 and 2005.
Shortly after the breakup of indie group Th' Faith Healers, guitarist/vocalist Tom Cullinan formed Quickspace Supersport with Sean Newsham (bass), Wendy Harper (vocals/guitar), Max Corradi (drums), and Barry Stillwell (keyboards) in London at the end of 1994.[1]
The group released their debut single, "Quickspace Happy Song #1" in March 1995 on their Kitty Kitty Corporation label. They found friends in bands such as Sebadoh and Stereolab, both of whom they toured the UK with later that year.[2] A second single "Found A Way" was released on the Love Train label, though it was on the "Superplus" EP released on Domino in October 1995 where the group's sound really began to jell.[3] A session was also recorded for the John Peel Show on BBC Radio 1.[4] They then went into a brief hiatus when three of the original members left after disagreements over labels and money.[5] The "Supersport" part of the name was dropped and Cullinan reformed the band, with Nina Pascale (vocals/guitar), Paul Shilton (keyboards), and Chin (drums).
A re-recorded version of "Friend" was the first single with the new line-up, released in early 1996 on the Kitty Kitty label. Their first album, Quickspace, was released in autumn 1996, and featuring a mix of old and new recordings.[6] A US version released in 1997 added the two most recent singles.[7]
In spring 1997, a collection of their early singles and rare tracks was released on the low-priced compilation SupoSpot.[8] It was followed later that year by The "Precious Mountain" EP. In the Summer of 1998 the band released the "Hadid" and "Quickspace Happy Song #2" singles and combined them both on the "Precious Little EP" CD.[9] The band also re-recorded a version of "Friend" in Spanish for release as a single on Elefant Records.[10] Chin left the band during this year and was replaced by Steve Denton.
Their second album Precious Falling was released on CD and double vinyl in August 1998.[11]
In 2000, the band released The Death Of Quickspace to critical approval,[12] [13] [14] followed by the "Flat Moon Society" single later that year. Tom Cullinan later released a complete cover of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours LP under the pseudonym Dougal Reed,[15] but no new Quickspace songs materialised for over three years.
In 2003, the single was released on the Italian Homesleep label, but it would take two more years until a completely renewed Quickspace featuring Cullinan, Ed Grimshaw (drums), Louis Jack-Jones (bass) and ex-Th' Faith Healer Roxanne Stephen (vocals) released their next single "Pissed Off Boy" on the Domino label in 2005.[16] After this Cullinan reformed Th' Faith Healers for some concerts in early 2006[17] but there has been no further activity under the Quickspace name.