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Reactor
are a melodic guitar driven band with an
'Indian' edge. Fronted by the voices of
London brothers Ewan and David O'Brien,
backed up by the solid 'Ev & Kev'
groove section, they have a rich sound which
is both musical and powerful, with hints
of East and West, past and future.
The
band first met and played together in a
West London squat, where a dodgy courier
company provided cover for the activities
of bands, bikers and other low life types.
This local police hot-spot was also the
venue for the band's first gig, powered
by electricity stolen from a street lamp.
"We
rock." (Dio)
The
most striking thing about hearing Reactor
for the first time is the wide range of
musical flavours that they use to express
their ideas. Equally at home with styles
as diverse as delta blues, trippy techno,
indian classical, and machine-gun metal,
their playing is bold and the sound is rich
and unique. With Reactor, you can never
be sure what's coming next...
"...writing
about music is like dancing about architecture."
(Zappa)
Biography:
Spring-Summer 2003:
Reactor support Reef on their UK
tour, playing in venues including London
Astoria, Nottingham RockCity, Bristol Academy,
Manchester Apollo, Sheffield Leadmill, Wolverhampton
Wolfrun, Oxford Zodiac, etc
Jan-Feb
2004: Reactor begin recording
their debut album 'Emotional Pornography'
at the Chapel in Lincolnshire, mixing their
rock roots with Bombay beats, beautiful
ballads and eerie eastern flavours.
March
2004: Reactors song 'Feeling
the Love' features on the Lynx /
Axe ads on TV, cinema and internet.
'Music Week' magazine runs 2 page feature
on reactor and their advert deal. Reactor
feature on the front page of Kerrang,
NME, Smash Hits and Q4music sites. Reactorsite.com
web traffic reaches over 700 visitors a
day, with UK promo video available online.
April
2004: Feeling the Love, debut
single is released by EMI Liberty, featuring
'Honestly' on the B-side.
Video airplays on Channel 4, MTV
+ most Cable, Channel 5, University TV screens
etc.
Live shows: T4 PopWorld, LBC radio,
IRN, SRN, BBC radio networks, Total Rock,
etc.
Press: Q Magazine, Evening Standard,
Rock Sound, Q-Sheet Magazine, Sound control
etc Lynx Touch tv ads continue to spread
around the world: Europe, Asia, South America.
May
2004: Band working on concept
and pre-production for 'Feeling the
Love' new video (USA release).
June
2004: Mixing and mastering bonus
material for album release. Shooting
new video for 'Feeling the Love'. Rehearsing
for UK summer festivals.
July / August 2004:
Playing out on the UK festival circuit.
USA video for Feeling the Love released
online. Weblogs and Forum added to the Reactor
website.
September 2004:
Debut album, Emotional Pornography
released online. Media interest grows in
USA, as radio and tv start to pick up on
the band.
October 2004:
Second single: 'Electric Love' released
globally as a free mp3 from download.com
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