Shelter (UK band)
Shelter are a UK-based electronic duo who launched themselves as a song-writing, performance and production team in 2010, consisting of Mark R Bebb (vocals, lyrics, song-writing & arrangement) and Rob Bradley (music, programming, performance, song-writing & arrangement). They had previously been UK regional finalists in Future Music Publishing's undiscovered originals song-writing competition in 1999.
Their signature 1980s influenced electronic sound has been likened to acts such as Erasure and Pet Shop Boys. In addition to their solo work, Shelter have also written and produced tracks for a number of high profile artists including Erasure frontman Andy Bell, singer Frankmusik, Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid, Berlin group Alignment North, Parralox, and several others.
The band have released 4 studio albums, 3 live albums, 1 Singles compilation album, and 16 singles containing numerous remixes, many of which are featured on their 5 remixes compilation albums.
They own their record label, Ministry of Pop. Their physical sales of CD, vinyl and merchandising are handled through Lexer Music, and they distribute downloads and streaming through main worldwide platforms such as Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify and Deezer.
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| Origin | Cardiff, England, United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | www |
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Touring[edit]
Support Tours[edit]
December 2014, Shelter supported Erasure.[1] at prestigious venues on their sell-out 8-date The Violet Flame tour across UK, Germany and Denmark. Performances included O2 Apollo Manchester, Wolverhampton, Cologne, Dresden, Hamburg, Berlin, Aarhus and culminated in a performance to over 7,500 fans at the legendary Tap1 venue in Copenhagen, with the tour resulting in a live CD of the Manchester concert.
August 2018 - Shelter supported The Human League's Red tour at 15 venues in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, resulting in a live double CD.
Festivals and Clubs[edit]
They have made numerous appearances at festivals and clubs in the UK, Germany and Scandinavia, including the Synth Wave Live 2 Festival at Elektrowerkz[2] in London (UK), April 2018, which resulted in a live CD.
Discography[edit]
Performing their own work[edit]
Albums[edit]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions or recognition |
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| iPop, featuring associate artist Andy Bell (singer) |
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Reached number 47 in the iTunes UK pop album chart. Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode, Erasure and Yazoo (band) contributed to remix of 'Lift me Up' [30]. 'Beautiful' was voted by Onge’s Erasure Page to be the fans' most popular Andy Bell (singer) single recorded by him outside Erasure. |
| Emerge |
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The track 'Blur The Lines’ (extended mix) features on Conzoom Records ‘electropop 11'. |
| Ascend |
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Voted #3[3] in Modern Synthpop’s albums of 2016. Reviewed[4] by GNI Mag and qualified as "stunning". |
| Soar |
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Voted as a Top 10[5] Synthpop album of 2018 by Modern Synthpop. The singles from 'Soar' include 'Exhale' voted No 1[6] in Niki Tyler's Unsigned Pop Chart 2017, and 'Karma', which was the No 2 most aired track[7] in 2017 by Artefaktor Radio. |
| Soar Deluxe |
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| Hybrid Hearts (The Singles 2010-2017) |
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See above for singles from 'Emerge', 'Ascend' and 'Soar'. |
| Live at the Manchester Apollo |
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| Electricity Live |
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| Retro Spective |
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| Retro Spective 2 |
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| Live - The Human League Red Live 2018 |
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They announced work on their next album via their Facebook page, starting in February 2019, and due for release in 2020.
Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Studio Album of reference |
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| "Destination]" ft. The Alpha Belles | 2010 | — |
| "Stardust" ft. Alex Reid (2 versions) | 2012 | Emerge |
| "Beautiful" ft. Andy Bell (singer) | 2014 | |
| "With U" ft. Frankmusik | ||
| "Fierce!" | ||
| "Trouble With U" ft. Alignment North | ||
| "Neva Love U More" | ||
| "Invincible" | ||
| "Friend" ft Andy Bell (singer) | iPop | |
| "Connected" ft. Neil Francis | 2015 | — |
| "This Must Be Love" | Ascend | |
| "In the Dark" | 2016 | |
| "Ascend" | ||
| "Figaro" (2 versions) | ||
| "Karma" | 2017 | Soar |
| "Exhale" | ||
| "Sorry" |
All singles except 'Friend' appear on the Hybrid Hearts (The Singles 2010-2017) compilation.
All singles have also appeared in several remixed versions, on singles, EPs and compilation albums.
Writing and producing collaborations[edit]
In 2012, they wrote, performed on, produced and released 'Stardust' for UK Celebrity Big Brother (British series 7) winner Alex Reid. The track was launched live on Celebrity MSN's Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on The Side (“BBOTS”) to over 2.5 million viewers, created much media attention, BBC Radio 1 airplay, and trended on Twitter. The Reality television clip of the broadcast has since reached over 150,000 hits on YouTube.
In May 2014: Shelter wrote, performed on, produced and released[8] Andy Bell (singer)’s 3rd solo album 'iPop' on Ministry of Pop on CD & digital (SHELTCD01) and limited edition Singles compilation [1]; in March 2015 the album was also made available on vinyl (SHELTLP01); an iPop 3xCD remixes version and a Deluxe remix album on digital were also released[9]. The album reached number 47 in the iTunes UK pop album chart. Vince Clarke, member of Depeche Mode, Erasure and Yazoo (band), contributed to the remix of the album's track 'Lift me Up'.
In January 2015: Shelter wrote, performed on, produced and released ‘Connected’ featuring Neil Francis on vocals, who reached over 20 million YouTube hits and national TV and press coverage for the ‘feel-good’ Christmas spirit he generated when an entire platform full of passengers on the London Underground sang along to his rendition of Erasure’s 'A Little Respect'[10]
July 2015: Shelter wrote, performed on, produced and released ‘With U’, a collaboration featuring singer Frankmusik on vocals. The single included remixes by legendary Grammy Award-winning US DJ Producer Dave Audé, and reached number 9 in the UK Commercial Pop Club Chart.
Remixing for other artists[edit]
They have remixed tracks for numerous other artists, including Andy Bell (singer) [2] [3], Front and Centre [4], Matthias, People Theatre [5], and other acts.
Remixing by other artists[edit]
Their tracks have been remixed by Vince Clarke, Matt Pop, Dave Audé, Rob Dust, Matthias, Breathe of my Leaves, Parralox, and other musicians.
Media links[edit]
Live with Alex Reid on Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother Bit on the Side (BBBOTS), May 2013.
Video Diary of the Violet Flame Tour supporting Erasure, 2014.
Official music video for 'Beautiful', featuring Andy Bell, 2014 [6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "SHELTER Interview - Supporting Erasure". THE ELECTRICITY CLUB. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2020-01-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "SYNTH WAVE LIVE 2 at Electrowerkz". THE ELECTRICITY CLUB. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ↑ "Modern Synthpop's top 10 new albums of 2016". Modern Synthpop. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ↑ "Review of 'Ascend'". gnimag. Retrieved 2020-01-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Modern Synthpop's top 10 new albums of 2018". Modern Synthpop. 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ↑ Radio, E. G. H. "Niki Tyler's Unsigned Pop Show 'Christmas Special' - 21/12/2017". Mixcloud. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ↑ Radio, Artefaktor. "Top 40 tracks 2017 on Artefaktor Radio Host Andrew Maley". Mixcloud. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ↑ Special personal Message from Erasure's Andy Bell for "iPop" Release day today! 12.05.14, retrieved 2020-01-22
- ↑ "iPop Andy Bell of Erasure » Side Projects » Erasure Discography » Onge's Erasure Page [Archive]". www.onges-erasure-page.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ↑ "Passengers along entire platform burst into song and belt out 1980s Erasure classic while waiting for Tube". ITV News. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
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