Whitewater: Tewkesbury based progband…..

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Dark Planet is a two-part Russian science fiction film directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk, but also the new album by the band Whitewater is called Dark Planet. Whitewater are a UK based progressive rock band. Influenced by a wide range of bands such as Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, The Pineapple Thief, Supertramp, Future Sound Of London, The Orb, Orbital, to name but a few, they blend all eras of progressive rock to create soundscapes full of atmospheric layering. Dark Planet will be released I the middle of next month. Listen at the title track Dark Planet at Bandcamp.

Whitewater was formed in February 2013, Whitewater are a Tewkesbury based progband created by Stuart Stephens and Paul Powell. Powell and Stephens met around 2010 and soon realized that they had a shared passion for rock music, old and new, not just to listen to but to perform. Shortly after meeting they decided to set up a rock covers band, playing the sort of classic and modern rock covers that you generally didn’t hear. This project was short lived lasting only around 2 years.

After the covers band finished Stuart Stephens started experimenting with ideas, samples and sounds. Having always been a fan of progressive rock from as far back as he can remember and with a liking for the more modern ambient sounds of bands such as The Orb, Orbital and The Future Sound Of London to name a few, there was a transition from the standard rock that had been played to the more progressive sounds of what was to become Whitewater.

After a few samples and a few late nights the start of a song had appeared. Paul Powell had no idea what Stephens had been working on until Stuart Stephens asked him to take a listen to a track he had the beginnings of, Paul Powell played a drum line down for the track that would become the first song from the album The Sound Of A Galaxy Smashing, and so Whitewater was formed.

Whitewater are Stuart Stephens and Paul Powell.

with:
Mike Kershaw – vocals (2, 3, 8)
Gareth Cole – guitar (3, 6, 9, 10
Clare Stephens – backing vocals (3)

All tracks written by Whitewater except:
2, 3, 8 – lyrics by Mike Kershaw
3, 6, 9, 10 – guitar parts composed by Gareth Cole

Written, produced and recorded at The Madhouse
Cover artwork by Marc Payne .

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