Cyclefly
{{Short description|Alternative rock band}}
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| name = Cyclefly
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| alias = Dogabone
| genre = Alternative rock
| years_active = 1995–2003
| label = Radioactive Records
MCA Records
Island Records
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Cyclefly were an alternative rock band from Cork, Ireland, and Antibes, France.
The band toured on both sides of the Atlantic many times, including headline and support tours with Bush, Live, Linkin Park, and Iggy Pop. The band also played at a number of major music festivals, including Reading and Leeds Festivals, Woodstock 99, and Ozzfest. They released two full-length albums; the critically acclaimed Generation Sap in 1999,{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=Virgin Books|date=2000|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0427-8|pages=107/8}} recorded in the Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, which was produced by Sylvia Massy,{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/generation-sap-mw0000239693/credits|title=Generation Sap – Cyclefly | Credits|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=3 December 2019}} and Crave in 2002, produced by Colin Richardson, Bill Appleberry and Tobias Miller.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/crave-mw0000215908/credits|title=Crave – Cyclefly | Credits|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=3 December 2019}} Crave also featured a guest vocal spot on "Karma Killer" from Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington.{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Cyclefly/28096 |title=Cyclefly reviews, music, news |website=Sputnikmusic.com |accessdate=2012-05-08}}
In the early 2000s, the band dissolved with members moving to
a band called Hueman. While guitarist Nono Presta went on form alt metal outfit That Falling Feeling.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30996767.html|title=B-Side the Leeside: Quite the ride to Woodstock '99 for Cyclefly|first=Ed|last=Power|date=29 April 2020|website=Irish Examiner}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/7148/tempidx/5/menuid/3 |title=Hueman / Cyclefly | Interviews & Features | Blistering.com Heavy Metal & Hard Rock Magazine |date=5 June 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040605055032/http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/7148/tempidx/5/menuid/3 |archive-date=5 June 2004 |url-status=dead}} In the early 2010s, Mako (and later Mako DC) formed through former members.
Discography
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=Albums=
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rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Album details !| Peak chart positions |
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style="width:4em;font-size:75%"|IRL {{Cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Cyclefly|title=Discography : Cyclefly|website=Irish-charts.com|accessdate=3 December 2019}} |
1999
|align="left"| Generation Sap
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2002
|align="left"| Crave
| 13 |
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=EPs=
- Dogabone (1995)
- Cyclefly (1998)
=Singles=
- "Supergod"
- "Violet High"
- "No Stress" – UK No. 68{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 131}}
- "Karma Killer" (feat. Chester Bennington)
References
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External links
- [http://www.mako-dc.com MAKO DC (Cyclefly members Declan & Christians New Project)]
- [http://www.radioactive.net/publishing.html Band Information on Radioactive Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509080603/http://www.radioactive.net/publishing.html |date=9 May 2008 }}
- [http://www.mcarecords.com/artistmain.asp?artistid=85 Band Information on MCA Records]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20021026134237/http://www.geocities.com/darak77/INTERVIEW.html Cyclefly Interview]
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Category:Irish rock music groups
Category:Musical groups from Cork (city)
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