Bilge Pump (band)
{{Short description|English rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bilge Pump
| image = Bilge Pump.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Bilge Pump (2012)
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| alias =
| origin = Leeds, England
| genre = Post-punk, noise rock, experimental rock, avantrock, avant-garde, avant-garde jazz, free jazz
| years_active = {{start date|1994}}–present
| label = Gringo Records
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|bilgepump.bandcamp.com}}
| current_members = * Joe O'Sullivan (guitar and vocals)
- Emlyn Jones (bass and vocals)
- Neil Turpin (drums)
| past_members =
}}
Bilge Pump are an English rock band that formed in Leeds in the mid-1990s, featuring Joe O'Sullivan, Emlyn Jones and Neil Turpin.
Career
Bilge Pump's style is post-punk with avant garde and free jazz influences. Early on, the NME described Bilge Pump's sound as "unlistenable guff".{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-458-343209|title=Taking A Chance On Chances |website=NME|date=September 12, 2005|accessdate=2020-06-22}} They have since had various releases on Gringo Records, Troubleman Unlimited and Unlabel, and members have been involved with artists such as Enablers, Yann Tiersen, Polaris, Felix, Chris Corsano, and HiM.{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3ifuxqrhldje~T1 |title=AllMusic | Music Search, Recommendations, Videos and Reviews |access-date=2020-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125031349/http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg |archive-date=2019-11-25 |url-status=dead|website=AllMusic}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b6q8n9|title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Marc Riley, Bilge Pump in session|website=BBC|accessdate=2020-06-22}}
Bilge Pump recorded several John Peel Sessions,{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/b/bilgepump/|title=BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Bilge Pump|website=BBC|accessdate=2020-06-22}} and received enough votes to be 95th on the list for ATP vs The Fans 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atpfestival.com/newsview/0902191527|title=WEEKLY CHART UPDATE: 6 MORE OFFERS!|website=All Tomorrow's Parties|accessdate=2020-06-22}} They have played with Lightning Bolt, The Mars Volta, Hella, Foals and Les Savy Fav.{{cite web|title=EP Release Promotional|url=http://www.gringorecords.com/releases.php?gringocode=WAAT039|publisher=Gringo Records|accessdate=26 January 2014}}
Indefinite break and Objections
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Bilge Pump went on an indefinite break in 2021. Shortly after this Turpin and O'Sullivan teamed up with bassist/vocalist Claire Adams to form Objections.
Discography
=Albums=
- Let Me Breathe (2002, Gringo Records) – CD
- Rupert The Sky (2008, Gringo) – vinyl/CD{{Cite web |date=2008-04-28 |title=Album Review: Bilge Pump - Rupert The Sky |url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/13090/reviews/3189207-bilge-pump-rupert-the-sky |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=DrownedInSound |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Bilge Pump - Rupert the Sky |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/bilge-pump-rupert-the-sky |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=The Skinny |language=en}}
- We Love You (2019, Gringo) – vinyl/CD{{Cite web |date=2019-03-06 |title=Bilge Pump — We Love You |url=https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/bilge-pump-we-love-you-gringo-records-review/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=The Quietus |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Ioan |date=2019-03-03 |title=Bilge pump: We Love You – Album review |url=https://louderthanwar.com/bilge-pump-we-love-you-album-review/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Louder Than War |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Bilge Pump - We Love You - Album review |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/bilge-pump-we-love-you/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=Loud And Quiet |language=en-US}}
=Singles and EPs=
- The Fucking Cunts Still Treat Us Like Pricks (2010, Gringo) – 10" vinyl EP
References
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External links
- {{Official website|bilgepump.bandcamp.com}}
- [http://www.gringorecords.com/artist.php?artistid=3 Gringo Records page]
- {{Discogs artist|Bilge Pump}}
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Category:Musical groups established in 1994
Category:Post-punk groups from Leeds
Category:1994 establishments in England
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