Neon Highwire
{{Short description|English electronic music group}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Neon Highwire
| image = NeonHighwireBandPhotograph2009.jpg
| alt = From left to right, Steven Morgan, James Dippie & Luke Fussell
| caption = From the Luminescence promotional photoshoot by Bryony Burrows 2009
| landscape = Yes
| origin = London, England
| genre = Electronic, pop, Rock
| years_active = 2008–2016
| label = Health Bomber, Blue Dove Records
| associated_acts = Novelty Music Scene, Hail! Perestroika, Antistar, Antiba
| website = [http://www.neonhighwire.com Official website]
| current_members = Steven Morgan
James Dippie
Luke Fussell
| past_members =
}}
Neon Highwire were an English electronic music group formed in London, England in 2008. The band consisted of Steven Morgan, James Dippie, and Luke Fussell.{{cite web|author=Vents |url=http://ventsinterviews.blogspot.com/2010/10/neon-highwire.html |title=Vents Interviews: Neon Highwire |website=Ventsinterviews.blogspot.com |date= 8 October 2010|accessdate=2020-05-17}} All three members of the band sang, played guitar, played synths and were producers in their own right, yet none played the drums. They described their music as "surrealist geek electro".{{Cite web|url=http://www.twogroove.com/blog/2010/12/07/past-present-future-neon-highwire/|title=Past, Present, Future: Neon Highwire | TwoGroove.com - Musical Musings|date=17 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717121134/http://www.twogroove.com/blog/2010/12/07/past-present-future-neon-highwire/|accessdate=26 August 2020|archive-date=17 July 2011}} James Dippie also releases remixes under the name Novelty Music Scene whilst Luke Fussell also releases under the moniker Hail! Perestroika.{{cn|date=May 2022}} They are renowned for energetic live shows and are known to often lie in interviews.{{cite web|url=http://wherethewildthingsare14.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/neon-highwire-mother-333/ |title=Neon Highwire @ Mother 333 | abbiosbiston |website=Wherethewildthingsare14.wordpress.com |date=2009-07-16 |accessdate=2020-05-17}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.neonhighwire.com/archives/499|title=Neon Highwire » Blog Archive » The Banned Interview|date=14 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714163025/http://www.neonhighwire.com/archives/499|accessdate=26 August 2020|archive-date=14 July 2011}}{{Cite web|url=http://livetaurus.blogspot.com/2010/10/neon-highwire-talk-music-dreams-bears.html|title=Live Taurus: Neon Highwire talk music, dreams, bears and bus stops|first=Live|last=Taurus|date=12 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708051519/http://livetaurus.blogspot.com/2010/10/neon-highwire-talk-music-dreams-bears.html|accessdate=26 August 2020|archive-date=8 July 2011}}
''Luminescence''
On 14 December 2009, Neon Highwire digitally released their debut EP titled Luminescence to mostly positive reviews.{{Cite web|url=http://www.subba-cultcha.com/features/article.php?contentID=17962|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311140721/http://www.subba-cultcha.com/features/article.php?contentID=17962|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 March 2012|title=Featured article - /Singles & Eps - February 2010|date=11 March 2012|accessdate=2020-05-17}}{{Cite web|url=http://godisinthetvzine.co.uk/content/content_detail.php?id=4245&type=Singles|title=God Is In The TV | Neon Highwire - The Luminescence EP|date=24 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043352/http://godisinthetvzine.co.uk/content/content_detail.php?id=4245&type=Singles|accessdate=26 August 2020|archive-date=24 November 2010}}{{cite web|last=Gilmore |first=Steve |url=http://rebelriffs.blogspot.com/2010/02/neon-highwire-luminescence-ep.html |title=RebelRiffs: Steve Gilmore reviews the Internet's Unsigned Artists: Neon Highwire - Luminescence EP |website=Rebelriffs.blogspot.com |date=2010-02-21 |accessdate=2020-05-17}} The release was self recorded and mastered at The Exchange studio by Simon Davey. It was physically released on 20 January 2010.
Christmas single
The band made the track "Fantasy Land (Christmas In The TerrorZone)" available for a free download{{Cite web|url=http://godisinthetvzine.co.uk/news/news_detail.php?id=2741|title=God Is In The TV|date=29 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229125103/http://godisinthetvzine.co.uk/news/news_detail.php?id=2741|accessdate=26 August 2020|archive-date=29 December 2009}} on the sites SoundCloud{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/neonhighwire/fantasy-land-christmas-in-the-terror-zone|title=Fantasy Land (Christmas In The TerrorZone)|website=Soundcloud.com |accessdate=2020-05-17}} and Last.fm[http://www.last.fm/music/Neon+Highwire/_/Fantasy+Land+(Christmas+In+The+TerrorZone ]{{dead link|date=May 2020}} on 24 December 2009, which contains a spoken word sample of Rutger Hauer taken from the film Blade Runner. A Hail! Perestroika remix of the track was released as part of a series of advent calendar gifts from the music blog Never Enough Notes in 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://www.neverenoughnotes.co.uk/wordpress/2010/12/never-enough-notes-advent-2010-16-12-10-neon-highwire/|title=Never Enough Notes' ADVENT 2010 // 16.12.10 // Neon Highwire | Never Enough Notes e-zine // reviews + interviews + music|date=23 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223133037/http://www.neverenoughnotes.co.uk/wordpress/2010/12/never-enough-notes-advent-2010-16-12-10-neon-highwire/|accessdate=26 August 2020|archive-date=23 December 2010}}
"Bear At The Bus Stop" and "Neon Blink"
In May 2010, Neon Highwire released the download only single{{Cite web|url=http://www.neonhighwire.com/archives/318|title=Neon Highwire » Blog Archive » New tune now on myspace!|date=14 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714164623/http://www.neonhighwire.com/archives/318|accessdate=26 August 2020|archive-date=14 July 2011}} "Bear At The Bus Stop", with an accompanying promotional video.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9n9KUNwV74 |title=Neon Highwire - Bear At The Bus Stop |publisher=YouTube |date=2010-09-27 |accessdate=2020-05-17}} Later in the year on 10 December 2010, the song "Neon Blink", originally from the Luminescence EP, was released as a digital single on Blue Dove Records with a number of remixes of the track as b-sides from artists such as Fresh:Mesh, Sizeable Moth Hat and Christian Paduraru.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bluedoverecords.co.uk/neonhighwire_p2.html |title=Neon Blink |access-date=17 December 2010 |archive-date=10 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910212252/http://www.bluedoverecords.co.uk/neonhighwire_p2.html |url-status=dead }}
"Kim Jong Il Looking At Things"
On 26 January 2011, the band released a song titled "Kim Jong Il Looking At Things" in homage to the website of the same name.{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/neonhighwire/kim-jong-il-looking-at-things|title=Kim Jong Il Looking At Things|website=Soundcloud.com |accessdate=2020-05-17}}{{cite web|url=http://kimjongillookingatthings.tumblr.com |title=Kim Jong-Il looking at things} |website=Kimjongillookingatthings.tumblr.com |date= |accessdate=2020-05-17}} The song was adopted as the "National Anthem"{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/kimjongillookingatthings/posts/183417311690864 |title=we have our national anthem. - Kim Jong-Il looking at things |website=Facebook.com |date=2011-01-27 |accessdate=2020-05-17}} for the website and subsequently featured in the B3ta newsletter.{{Cite web|url=https://b3ta.com/newsletter/issue464/|title=B3TA : NEWSLETTER : "CUT OUT AND KEEP AMSTRAD CPC 464 COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE"|website=B3ta.com |accessdate=2020-05-17}}
Blue Dove Records
During 2011, a number of Neon Highwire remixes appeared on the Digital House Moments,{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0SaKbb9Np0oWHe0RghZ2nd|title=Digital House Moments|date=3 December 2011|website=Spotify.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}} Sunset 2 Sunrise Volume 9{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4o33utWXw2NrETWN6E1Pqo|title=Sunset 2 Sunrise Volume 09|date=21 March 2011|website=Spotify.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}} and Electro House Essentials Volume 7{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0YmwvLY9iODfTo5cKDoPc3|title=Electro House Essentials Volume 7|date=17 March 2011|website=Spotify.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}} compilation releases from Blue Dove Records.
''Relate''
They announced the release date of their début album, Relate, was 9 September 2013 to a positive reception.{{cite web|url=http://www.neonhighwire.com/archives/1324|title=Relate Tracklist - Neon Highwire|website=Neonhighwire.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesbunny.com/tabid/122/xmmid/474/xmid/6565/xmview/2/default.aspx|title=Bluesbunny Music Reviews - Vinyl, CD and Download Reviews|website=Bluesbunny.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}}
"Gyrophant"
On 24 January 2014, the Synth City Records Compilation Volume 1 was released featuring the exclusive track "Gyrophant" from Neon Highwire.{{cite web|url=http://synthcity.net/synth-citys-synth-city-compilation-vol-1/|title=Synth City Records|website=Synthcity.net|accessdate=4 July 2018}}
''Bookreader'' and break up
On 29 January 2016, the band released one last EP titled Bookreader to coincide with their break up.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/neonhighwire/posts/10153430009567339|title=Neon Highwire|website=Facebook.com|accessdate=4 July 2018}}
Discography
=Albums=
- Relate (2013)
=EPs=
- Luminescence (2009)
- Bookreader (2016)
=Singles=
- "Bear At The Bus Stop" (2010)
- "Neon Blink" (2010)
- "Spin Off" (2011)
References
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External links
- [http://www.neonhighwire.com/ Neon Highwire Website]
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Category:English electronic music groups