Dark Star were an English rock band from London whose music mixed dark psychedelica with a dub undertow and noisy effects-laden guitar. 

Christian "Bic" Hayes, Laurence O'Keefe and David Francolini, all former members of Levitation, formed Dark Star in 1998 and signed to the now defunct Harvest Records, the progressive rock subsidiary of EMI. 

Dark Star released several EPs and a debut album Twenty Twenty Sound, produced by Steve Lillywhite. Their explosive live performances, usually with a stage decorated with fairy lights, attracted a dedicated following. The band's common musical influence was Public Image Limited. In 2000, the band had two top 40 singles with re-releases of "Graceadelica" and "I Am The Sun", both from their debut album.

Following the touring and promotion of Twenty Twenty Sound, the band entered the studio to record the follow up. Strangers And Madmen was mooted as the lead off single and received its first play on The Evening Session, hosted by Steve Lamacq. Due to a change in personnel at EMI and a general lack of interest from the label in the new material, it was agreed the two parties would part. 

The band split in 2001 with no official announcement, to pursue different projects. They were unable to release the already recorded second album as the rights to the music belonged to EMI. A recording of pre-master mixes of this album is what you can listen to here, entitled Zurich – the title 'Zurich' came from a sketch in Dadaist comedy show 'Big Train' of which the band were huge fans. It was Laurence's job to make sure that the latest episode was always ready for viewing on the tour van VHS. Apparently the sketch comprised a tense office meeting, a deadline to be met, a graph paper bikini and, of course the word 'Zurich' was involved.

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We are looking for a drummer, bass player and organ player to get involved. This is only a demo at this stage, for our forthcoming ep 'Tales Of The Eccentrics', and we are looking to re-record drums, bass and keys with your dirty face stamp all over it! 

Get in touch and email us at elephantmusicofficial@gmail.com if you're interested.

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What We Do
 
Record using a whole host of high-end analogue preamps, and whether your production preference is immaculate and pristine, or just pure filth, we can tailor your session entirely to your creative needs. We also have a plethora of modern microphones for every musical response.

MIXING
 
If you have recorded your material in another studio, or at home, we are more than happy for you to send them to us so we can completely remix your material in a manner you had envisaged it. Just get your stems to us and we can do the rest!
 
COMPOSITION & PRODUCTION
 
Our orginal music composition for TV, Film and Media is distinct and evocative.  Get in touch so that we can discuss your project further. For your music project, book your session with us, and we will assist you along the way with pre and post production. We both want the best for your record and are here to help!
Pretty Scary Productions is a professional music studio with a difference; Not only can we provide quality production and engineering for your band, your solo record and compose bespoke music solutions for media, we also offer our 'session service'.
 
Why not enjoy all the benefits with orginal session performance for your project? If you don't have a band just yet and have a bunch of songs to start your music moving, then you have come to the right studio. We dont just engineer your record; We invest creatively to get the right musical result.
 
Best of all, you own full artistic rights for any additional instrumentation that we perform within your project! Great, huh?!
 
Located in Oundle, between Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire, we feature the best of both analog and modern digital tools. Music is our passion and we focus on making a big sound from an intimate setting
 
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Located between Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire, featuring the best of both analog and modern digital tools. Music is our passion and we focus on making a big sound in an intimate setting. We specialise in Studio Recording & Production, Music for Film, TV and Media. 
 
Christopher Barn's (Pretty Scary Productions founder ) formal training began at Anglia Ruskin University, having successfully achieved a B.A. (honors) in Creative Music Technology. This was followed with an MSc in Music For Media (Distinction)
 
For more information, visit www.prettyscaryproductions.co.uk

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