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The Deep Freeze Mice were an English new wave band active between 1979 and 1989. [1] They were based in Leicester, England, and consisted of the core members Alan Jenkins ( guitars and singing), Sherree Lawrence ( combo organ and other keyboards) and Mick Bunnage ( bass guitar). The band had two different drummers over the years, Graham Summers and Pete Gregory. [1] [2]
The band released ten albums on its own labels, from 1979 to 1983 on Mole Embalming Records and from 1983 to 1989 on Cordelia Records. [1] Their music was odd, often consisting of absurd and surreal lyrics delivered in Jenkins' deadpan voice, accompanied by bouncy pop/ progressive rock music. Favoured lyrical concerns included animal rights, conformity and science fiction. [2]
The Deep Freeze Mice are included in the Nurse with Wound list.
Jenkins outside The Deep Freeze Mice
Jenkins was also a member of The Chrysanthemums in the late 1980s, and joined up with members of Po! and The Ammonites in Ruth's Refrigerator, and subsequently Jody & The Creams (later "Alan Jenkins & The Creams"). He has played guitar with psychedelic, experimental surf instrumental band The Thurston Lava Tube since 2001, alongside Blodwyn P. Teabag - combo organ, Johnny Pacino - bass and Mat Bartram - drums. Marshall Cavendish replaced Johnny Pacino on bass in 2003. [1]
Discography
- My Geraniums are Bulletproof (1979)
- Teenage Head in My Refrigerator (1981)
- The Gates of Lunch (1982)
- Saw a Ranch House Burning Last Night (1983)
- I Love You Little Bo Bo with Your Delicate Golden Lions (double L.P.) (1984)
- "These Floors Are Smooth" (7" single) (1985)
- Hang on Constance, Let Me Hear the News (1985)
- Neuron Music (12" EP) (1986)
- War, Famine, Death, Pestilence and Miss Timberlake (1987)
- Rain Is When the Earth is Television (1987)
- The Tender Yellow Ponies of Insomnia (1988)
- The Best of The Deep Freeze Mice (2014)
References
- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (2003). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 150. ISBN 1-85227-969-9.
- ^ a b Breznikar, Klemen (19 April 2022). "Alan Jenkins | Cordelia Records | Interview". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
External links
- Deep Freeze Mice discography at MusicBrainz
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