NATURAL LIFE
Natural Life 12''
1992 Hollywood Records
Natural Life were an English band of the early 1990s that are best
described as a 'bohemian rock collective', their music being a combination of rock
influences and dancefloor beats.
They emerged from London's
Balearic dance movement and were quickly caught up in a bidding war between the
major record labels. Their early gigs listed venues such as Danny Rampling’s
fledgling 'Milk Bar' and 'Eat The Worm' at the Hannover Grand, where they were
supported by the then unknown Ocean Colour Scene. They were the only London based band to play
'Factory Day' at 'Cities in the Park’ with The Happy Mondays, Electronic and A
Certain Ratio. This almost exclusively Mancunian mini-festival was a memorial
festival for the recently deceased Martin Hannett run by Factory Records.
The band were signed to an offshoot of Hollywood Records called Tr1be
Records. They toured extensively with indie dance act The Farm and provided
support for Seal on his UK
tour.
The band's first single "Strange World" was voted 'record of the
week' by BBC Radio 1. The second single "Natural Life" received the
same accolade two weeks running. Although the band enjoyed a large UK following and were regulars on the festival
circuit playing at both the Glastonbury and Reading festivals that
year, they never managed to break into the mainstream.
01. Natural Life (Living Killer Whale Mix)
02. Natural Life (Good Vibes Mix)
03. Natural Life (Radio Edit)
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