The Rainkings have finally released their debut album, almost 17 years after the band split up. 'Another Time 1989 - 1994' is a collection of the bands recorded material within this period.
The Rainkings were formed in 1989 by Stephen Holt and David Swift following their departures from Inspiral Carpets. They soon recruited John Rowland on drums, ex Bodines, and Carl Wolstenholme on bass, ex Turning Blue.
The band released two EP's on Manchester's Playtime Records. ‘Sictransitgloriaswanson’ was released in 1989 and featured the songs; Sunlight Fades, Count Me In, Break the Strain and Just An Idea.
‘Get Ready’ was released in 1990 and featured the songs; Get Ready, Move Along the Chain and Too Many Words. The latter is due to feature in the soon to be released Spike Island film. The EP was also produced by Ian Broudie under the guise Kingbird Productions.
They also released the song 'Take' for the Home compilation album in 1990 via Sheer Joy Records. This was recorded at Stockport's legendary Strawberry Studios.
Carl Wolstenholme was replaced on bass by Nick Farr not long after this and the band went on to record the 'Bolton demo' in 1992 which featured the songs; To the End, Gone and This is the Time.
The final line up of The Rainkings saw Manny Lee, ex Waltones, replace Nick Farr on bass and also saw the addition of lead guitarist Dave Pearce. Their only recording was the Suite 16 demo in 1994 and featured the songs; Step by Step and Way Down. Way Down appears on the recently released Simon Worrall tribute album 'Distant Drums'.
The album has been remixed and mastered by Seadna McPhail who has worked with bands including I Am Kloot, Thea Gilmore and Inspiral Carpets.
Stephen Holt has since re joined Inspiral Carpets in 2011 and they have gone on to record and release new material as well as undertake headline tours, support Happy Mondays and appear at several festivals.


I WAS BORN TO DANCE AND MUSIC IS MY LIFE..

A warm and merry welcome to the home of all things Richard Earnshaw. As well as new music from me and from the labels (Duffnote, One51 & Guess) there'll be remixes and dusty old demos galore from the old days. There's also a new iCulture Soundcloud page for all the radio mischief you can cope with...Happy listening... x

Claire stormed in to the House and Techno scene with an array of stunning releases with her first E.P being signed to Steve Bug's highly respected imprint Dessous Recordings. Claire continued this success by featuring on labels such as Knee Deep in Sound, Dogmatik Records, Neurotraxx, working again with Steve Bug on his Audiomatique label, murmur records having her huge hit 'Slow Loris' remixed by Solomun which gained plays by artists like Richie Hawtin and 1trax including a remix of Robert Owens - I'll Be Your Friend alongside artists like Jamie Jones. 

Claire pushed the same tempo with a strong output of releases in collaboration with new production partner Zeitgeist on Highgrade Records in Berlin, Gorge's Katchuli, Wiggle Records and releasing Come to the Disco exclusively on the first VIVa Warriors compilation mixed by Steve Lawler following Highgrade track ‘Crystal Meth Barbie’ being charted as one of Steve Lawler’s best club tracks of the year.

Away from having her tracks signed to some of the worlds biggest labels she was the head of Phobic Records with Richard Belsom. The label showcased some of the best international artists on the scene with the likes of Tim Green, Rebekah, Chris Lattner, Ekkohaus, Alex Arnout, Inxec and Jey Kurmis. The label saw massive support from top DJ's worldwide from the likes of Seth Troxler, Dubfire, Adam Beyer, Mathias Tanzmann, Carl Cox, Magda, Slam, Steve Lawler, Simon Baker, Laurent Garnier, Matt Tolfrey, Nic Fanciulli, Gabriel Ananda and more.

In addition to releasing on some of the most highly respected labels Claire’s past appearances have included the 6 Music Festival, Panorama Bar (Berlin), Fabric (London), Circo Loco/Saved (Maidstone), K4 Klub (Slovenia), Wiggle (NYE at Paramount), Salon Daome (Montreal) and many more.

During 2024 the new project from Claire & Richard Belsom "Broken Native" released their first e.p on Steve Lawlers iVAV Recordings. The project is intended to showcase their love for techno, breakbeat and new school garage inspired by their love of 90’s breaks, hardcore and liquid drum & bass.

It’s easy to see why Claire was selected as "Keep an eye on" in Mixmag and described as "Very impressive stuff" by DJ Mag.

Make mainly soulful house and dark sounding trance .. Make music as a bit of a hobby .. amazing what can be done with software ..Was a guitarist in various indie bands in my hometown of manchester (although i havent picked up the guitar for years now) ..hope to share some more stuff on here in the near future .. Take care everyone 

Dave

Multi-genre musician blending guitar with all forms of electronic music.

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