1⅞ by bedd
On 15 October 2021 Beanie Tapes is releasing 1⅞, the début EP from bedd, a new Oxford band fronted by Jamie Hyatt (The Daisies, Medal, Family Machine). Five tracks of melancholy nostalgia with a 6-piece band carefully constructing huge swelling arrangements around Jamie’s voice and guitar.
Jamie released his first tape exactly 30 years ago, when his band The Daisies put out a cassette of demo recordings in 1991 and scored “Demo of the Month” in Oxford music magazine Curfew (which later became Nightshift). The Daisies signed to IRS Records and Regal Records, toured the US with Supergrass and were a big part of the early 90s UK indie scene. Jamie’s next two bands, Medal (Polydor) and Family Machine (Alcopop), also feature heavily in the story of Oxford music over the last three decades.
The bedd lineup includes two other members of Family Machine (Neil Durbridge on guitar and Darren Fellerdale on bass), as well as Tom Sharp (Smilex, Black Candy, Richard Walters) on guitar, Tim Midlen (The Manacles of Acid) on synths and Sam Spacksman (Ciphers) on drums.
The standard tape speed for a compact cassette is 1 7⁄8 ips (inches per second).
Tracklist
| 1. | Bed Sheet | 1:26 |
| 2. | You Have Nice Things | 3:05 |
| 3. | I Whoo Yeah | 5:27 |
| 4. | Auto Harp | 3:04 |
| 5. | Party On Dude (Endless) | 4:56 |
Credits
Jamie Hyatt - vocals, guitar, keys, piano, omnichord
Neil Durbridge - guitar, vocals, piano
Tom Sharp - guitar, vocals
Darren Fellerdale - bass, vocals, synth
Tim Midlen - synthesisers
Sam Spacksman - drums, percussion
