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The Early Years
BiographyThe band formed in 2004 through a mutual love of the pioneering German groups that began emerging in the late 60's.
Bands like Can, Neu! and Harmonia who pursued a heady mix of experimentation, noise, free-jazz, psychedelia and electronic instrumentation in their music alongside melody and song that laid the foundations for a 'scene' that subsequently became known as Krautrock.
Other shared influences are broad but all encompass elements of noise, repetition, sonics and song; now key elements in The Early Years sound.Since signing to Beggars Banquet Records in 2006 The Early Years have released three E.P's and their self-titled debut album, plus two singles and a digital download only E.P.
on independent label Sonic Cathedral all to widespread critical acclaim.
Following the debut album release, the band embarked on numerous UK tours including many festival appearances and various live session for Radio 1 and XFM, won fans in Brian Eno and Can vocalist Damo Suzuki (who personally invited them to perform as his backing band for a one-off improvised show at Sonic Cathedral in Dec 2006) and toured Europe and the States with awe-inspiring performances in New York and the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.The Early Years soon established themselves as a revered live act.After a self-imposed hiatus put the band on hold in 2008, the band resurfaced in 2011 with a brand new single 'Complicity/Fallen Star' on Sonic Cathedral and a highly anticipated sell-out reunion show at CAMP Basement in London's Old Street pleasing countless fans, new and old.
Marc Riley invited the band to record a live session for BBC 6Music in January 2012.
Paul Weller - on hearing the bands latest disc - asked them to remix tracks from his new kraut-infused album 'Sonik Kicks' and later in 2012 the band were invited to perform at Festival Number 6 in Portmerion, North Wales.
