Lemon Jelly
profiles
Little did Fred Deakin and Nick Franglen - a.k.a Lemon Jelly - realise when they set about making music, that it would end up like this. It all started with three limited edition 10" EPs which were released on their own Impotent Fury label and swiftly became collectors items, not only for the unmistakably gorgeous Lemon Jelly sound but also for the impeccable packaging. These EPs were brought together for the 'Lemonjelly.ky' album, which spread the word of the Jelly further, but only upon the release of 'Lost Horizons' did this message reached an almighty high. Lemon Jelly went onto sell out a successful UK tour (including 3 dates at the London Forum), hosted a kids matinee which had parents and toddlers queuing round the block, were nominated for a Brit Award, and 'Lost Horizons' was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Awards in 2003.Fast-forward to now and a third album is on the shelves, '64-95' (released January 31st 2005). Based upon cherished samples, it's suitably Jelly. It is also the first album XL have ever released that comes with an accompanying DVD version, which was lovingly created by their design cohorts, Airside. The band played their biggest UK tour to date in February and March 2005 (with an accompanying lightshow not seen since Jean-Michel Jarre last wore them white gloves) and brought much joy to festivals like Benicassim and Reading.
Plans for their next manoeuvres are still under wraps. Keep watching the skies...