The Shamen continued recording into the late 1990s, releasing two additional LPs with an increasingly experimental bent. Their penultimate studio album, the instrumental Hempton Manor , followed an acrimonious split with their label One Little Indian . It is alleged to have been recorded in seven days to conclude the…
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Axis Mutatis was released in 1995, with new vocalist Victoria Wilson-James replacing Jhelisa Anderson . Early special editions of this album featured a bonus disk, Arbor Bona Arbor Mala , an experimental ambient album.
The group’s Internet site Nemeton was amongst the first British music sites to host unique Web based events, e.g. releasing the first ever single and LP on the net in 1995, and it also features a piece of software devised by Angus to convert the DNA structures of human life…
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With Mr. C now a full-time member of the Shamen, and Soul Family Sensation’s Jhelisa Anderson (who was chosen to replace Plavka, as she was already a One Little Indian artist) providing guest vocals, the Boss Drum album followed in 1992. Boss Drum featured a spoken-word collaboration, “Re:Evolution” with Terence…
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In July 1991, Plavka Lonich chose to leave the band, because she was planning to start on her solo career. After finding a new female singer, Cheryl Melder, the Shamen embarked on the start of their Progeny tour.
In May 1991, with the increased popularity of their band, Will Sin decided to release an EP entitled “U Make Me Feel” with an unknown female singer under the pseudonym Elsi Curry, and it was released as a promotional record. Later that same month, after the Sixth Mark of the…
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Their third album, En-Tact , was released in 1990, and it spawned the hit singles ” Move Any Mountain (Progen ’91)”, “Hyperreal” and “Make It Mine”. Also notable was the appearance of rapper, DJ and producer Mr. C, as well as incorporation of a female vocalist, Plavka Lonich – who…
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However, the Shamen’s new mainstream popularity enabled them to release an unusually large number of remix singles, EPs, and LPs during the Boss Drum era, including the “Face EP”, the “S.O.S. EP”, and the On Air and Different Drum albums. On Air featured a series of popular tracks from En-Tact…
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“Knature of a Girl” was the first record by the Shamen to feature Sinnott, but it was not until June’s “Jesus Loves Amerika” single that the techno influence began to show. By this stage, Angus and Sinnott had become hooked on the acid house movement taking place in London, and…
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Angus and Sinnott relocated to London, allowing them to start afresh, and plunge into the emerging rave scene. 1989 was a busy year, as they set out on their Synergy tour, a nightclub experience, combined with live music from the Shamen and others like Orbital , and with DJing from…
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