Space Angel perform 'The Invisible Man' live at Brighton Electric Studios as a farewell to drummer Jordan and bassist Harvey. Recorded by Josh Gale. Mixed and mastered by christopher rye.

christopher rye: Lead vocals, lead & sparkle guitar, Mellotron pedal
Allan Wiseman: Rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Jordan Bedeau: Drums
Harvey Mitchell: Bass

Music & words by christopher rye

The Invisible Man (Live)

The Invisible Man (old line-up LIVE at Brighton Electric)

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

On this song, only the background crunch guitar was added in the studio by Allan Wiseman to the original, unedited performance.

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

You Are Next

It Must Have Been Tuesday (v2)

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Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. 

On this song, for example, only the clean guitar was overdubbed by christopher, in a single take, underneath his own crunch guitar, as he felt some of the chords were being lost in the fuzz. The rest of the track is an unedited live take. 

The album features: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

The Outside of Love

The Outside Of Love

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

On this track, for example, only the brief solo guitar in the instrumental verse was added separately, as it was felt an extra element was needed. The rest of the track is the original, unedited band performance.

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

I'm Locked Down

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

Out of the entire album, only the first part of this two-song track, 'Horoscopes', was recorded separately. christopher remade that part of the track at home in his own studio, playing guitar, synth, and fretless bass, with Alfonso Cavassa adding live upright piano in the big studio. The rest of the track, space-rock jam 'Void', is a single take (take one, in fact) of the band playing together in the studio. Only the distant siren-like lap-steel was added, by christopher, in a single take later.

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

Horoscopes / Void

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Horoscopes / Void [2 songs in 1]

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

On this song, for example, only the distant acoustic guitar was added by christopher, in the refrain, to the original live take. The first couple of notes of the solo were also patched as christopher mis-hit the string in an otherwise good performance. Everything else is the original take.

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

Til the Money's Gone

Til The Money's Gone

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

On this song, for example, a late decision was made to add upright piano to the track, played live in a single improvised take by Alfonso Cavassa. The rest of the song is as performed live in the room.

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

The Invisible Man (v2)

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest. 

On this song, for example, only the vocoder was added, by christopher, in the studio to the live performance. His improvised vocoded words in the breakdown – 'Something like that? Something like that?' were intended as a question to his bandmates – a suggestion of how the part could sound. But it sounded so good they kept it! 

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

On My Side

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

On this track, only the Mellotron parts, including chimes, were added by christopher in the studio – completely live, in a single take. There is no sequencing on the album.

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

Kites (for Joanna)

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

On this song, for example, only an occasional electric 12-string glissando was added to the original live performance, to add a bit more texture to the track.

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

Eliza Bone

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

On this song, for example, only the distant pad sound at the beginning and brief theremin riff were added by christopher in the studio to the original unedited performance. 

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

Kintsugi

Atmospheric album opener from 'DIVE!' (due 5 June 2025), featuring lead vocals and Gilmour-esque guitar by christopher rye, who also wrote and produced the song. Released as side two of lead single 'Something On the Motorway'.

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Conquistador

Upbeat indie-rocker about the frustration of just trying to get somewhere while the world is imploding. Written & produced by christopher rye, who supplies lead vocals, guitars, and additional keys. Bass & bvox: Allan Wiseman. Piano, keys & bvox Alfonso Cavassa. Drums Fabio Sclafani. For fans of late 70s Bowie and classic Blur.

Something on the Motorway (Fastlane Edit)

Exclusive Soundcloud edit of a track from our forthcoming album, 'DIVE!', due 5 June 2025. 

Vocals and bass guitar by Allan Wiseman; lead guitar, rhythm guitar, electric piano, and backing vocals by christopher rye; synths, electric piano, and backing vocals by Alfonso Cavassa; drums by Fabio Sclafani. Produced by christopher rye. Engineered by Ali Gavan and christopher rye. Mastered by Ali Gavan.

(Looks Like) Angels

Selection of 2023-25 lead guitar highlights from christopher rye as part of the band Space Angel. All guitars: christopher rye. TRACK LIST:-

Snippets from: 
There (vocal & synth also christopher)
(Looks Like) Angels 
On My Side
It Must Have Been Tuesday
Forgiving is Easy 
The Wolves of Reigate (vocal, vocoder & synth also christopher)
In This World (live)
I Could Be Loved
Conquistador
The Invisible Man (v2)

Some tracks appear on the 2023 Space Angel album 'You Are Next'.
All others are on the forthcoming album 'DIVE!' (due June 2025).

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Guitar Solos Compilation | christopher rye | Brighton guitarist

This lupine prog-pop art-rock number is taken from forthcoming LP, 'DIVE!'. It matches vocal and guitar hooks with a pounding beat, clashing guitars, sinister vocoders – and a weird prog mid section with howling wolves and swirling keys – then closes with an exultant Gilmour-esque guitar break. All in a three-minute pop song! 

Written and produced by christopher rye, who also supplies vocals, guitars, vocoder, and synths, with epic keyboards and electric piano from Alfonso Cavassa, athletic bass from Allan Wiseman, and punchy drums from Fabio Sclafani.

The hooky melody and lyric hides a dark story about how a defenceless eight-year-old boy was attacked by a gang of men. Years later, he became the guitarist in Space Angel.

The Wolves of Reigate

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The second single from Space Angel's new album is officially released on 17 April. 

This gorgeous, symphonic ballad – a hymn to introversion – is a nod to early Elton John and Pink Floyd's Rick Wright, featuring beautiful piano and vocals from Alfonso Cavassa, and soaring guitar and lyrics from christopher rye. Taken from 'DIVE!', out 5 June. 

Piano, vocals, and keys: Alfonso Cavassa. Lead guitar and backing vocal: christopher rye. Bass and backing vocal: Allan Wiseman. Drums: Fabio Sclafani.

Written and arranged by Alfonso Cavassa and christopher rye.
Produced by christopher rye.

I Could Be Loved

This atmospheric, spectacular song goes from ambient, cinematic ballad to epic guitar crescendo and back again in less than four minutes. Written and sung by lead guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer christopher rye. Watch the beautiful video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kci7SkT3ck

christopher rye: Vocals, lead guitars, sampler, ambient synths
Allan Wiseman: Bass guitar
Alfonso Cavassa: Piano, synth brass
Fabio Scalfavi: Drums

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There

The SpAngels return with the latest releases from 'DIVE!' New single 'Abyssinia Sometime' is the catchiest, summeriest, and most psychedelic song we've made. An optimistic, hopeful song about unexpectedly feeling lost in life, somewhere that is not on any map, but thinking, "But I'm OK. I guess I'll just improvise a new future from here."

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Abyssinia Sometime

Album track from 'DIVE!' (out 5 June), written and sung by bassist Allan Wiseman, featuring lead guitar by christopher rye (who also produced the song). Band trivia: christopher added (and sang) the line "but not for me!" as his response to hearing the title was "NO IT ISN'T!" Unusually, the gorgeous sounding lead guitar was recorded using a Chapman ML3 instead of christopher's Strat.

Forgiving is Easy

This track from Space Angel's new album, 'DIVE!', out NOW, joins 'On My Side' at the heavy end of the Brighton four-piece's catalog. Written and sung by Allan Wiseman and christopher rye. Produced by christopher rye, and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road, and by christopher at his home studio.

In This World

Psychedelic, trance-rock song about spending summer wishing for autumn, and yearning for the more chilled and mysterious nights of September and October. Featuring vocals, guitars, ambient keys, Mellotron, and vocoder by writer and producer christopher rye. Keyboards: Alfonso Cavassa. Bass: Allan Wiseman. Watch the gorgeous video online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sT2neayhoE



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Autumn is Turning to Gold

A sudden change of pace from the SpAngels, with a folk-rock song that christopher wrote as a young boy on his acoustic guitar. A song about those times when ill fortune tries to take everything from you, but you stand firm and survive against the odds. Do watch the beautiful video on YouTube too. 

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Sometimes the Sea Wants the City

Tired of the heatwave and want to cool down? Here are two and a half minutes of indie disco dream pop from Brighton's premier alt-rock band. Not so much a Christmas song, as a song celebrating the month that nobody likes. Written, sung, and produced by guitarist christopher rye

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The 300 Days of January

See the promo on YouTube – a celebration of live music, bands, performers, and friends in lockdown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK7WEbBDg90

The Film of My Life

The Film Of My Life (CHRIS LOCKDOWN DEMO)

christopher rye: Lead guitars, vocals, keys | Allan Wiseman: Bass, vocals | Alfonso Cavassa: Piano, organ, synth, vocals | Fabio Sclafani: Drums | NEW ALBUM 'DIVE!' OUT NOW!

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