Ocean Colour Scene成立于1989，自1992年发行同名专辑以来，10多年间共发行了9张录音室专辑，创作过不少经典曲目，却从来叫好不叫座，始终被定位为一只二线英伦摇滚乐队，如果单凭成绩来看，就给他们框上不入流乐队的标签，显然一叶障目。
除了Oasis（绿洲乐队）和Blur（模糊乐队）这样大名鼎鼎的90年代英国乐队，Ocean Colour Scene（中文翻译为“海天一色”）是人们早接触的英国乐队，至今出过4张录音室大碟和几张精选几张现场的乐队，走过了令人难以想像的15年，他们不是一支高产的乐队，平均下来也不过3年一张专辑。从商业上的成绩看，他们的鼎盛时期是90年代中期，最重要的两张专辑是Moseley Shoals和Marching Already，2003年发行的North Atlantic Drift至少在商业远远没有前两张成功。此为Ocean Colour Scene 最经典的两张代表专辑之一。
89年的madchester运动中喷涌出很多神经吉他旋律乐队，the stone roses、james、happy monday等成为潮流的宠儿，供无数英伦迷顶礼膜拜，而89年的ocean colour scene刚在birmingham成立时几乎没人知道这么一回事（直接导致很多资料有写90、85、88成立的）从他们的第一张专辑开始就能很明显的感觉到深受60 70年代迷幻摇滚、mod文化以及the velvet underground的影响，经常会有一些实验性的尝试，在英国传统摇滚的基础上融入各种风格的元素，构成了后来brit-pop运动的源头之一。
OCS的音乐算不上入口即化的旋律杀手，甚至还有不少hardrock/blues/psychedelic的东西，让见惯大惊喜大风浪的NME/Rolling stones们自然缺少对他们的兴趣，无论哪方面也都被pulp oasis blur suede们压的死死的，直到07年on the leyline悄然发行，把人们的视线从几乎遗忘的位置重新拉回来时，不由让人感叹他们坚持忠于自我的音乐理念和稳扎稳打的音乐态度，商业化的不得志并不能消灭这只二线堡垒的死硬与倔强。
由三位白人加上一位黑人组成的OCEAN COLOUR SCENE乐队组建于一九八九年，活跃歌坛已有十余年，这期间乐队发展之路颇为坎坷。OCEAN COLOUR SCENE风格特征也许不象BLUR、SUEDE、PULP、RADIOHEAD那么明显，但在对歌曲的处理水准和表演水准方面却并不逊色于那些更为著名的乐队。95年凭《MOSE LEY SHOAL》专辑走出困境，由黑转红。OCEAN COLOUR SCENE的音乐风格多年来一直摇摆不定，一会儿受“地下丝绸”影响，一会儿又改走JAM路线，也受到THE ROLLING STONES的影响，后来改走迷幻R＆B风格，广收博取使得OCEAN COLOUR SCENE的音乐听来和同期走红的那批BRIT-POP乐队不太一样。相比之下，OCEAN COLOUR SCENE这张专辑的摇滚味更浓一些，而且不单单是英国式的，还稍带点美国味、民摇摇滚味，这是这支英国乐队的一个比较耐人寻味的地方。“PROFIT IN PEACE”那份让人禁不住随之摇动的节奏感，“SO LOW”的轻松平和，“I AM THE NEWS”那种THE KINKS式粗糙流畅的噪音效果，“FAMILIES”的充满张力，“JULY”的颇具实验色彩的配器，“SOUL DRIVE”BLUE式的轻松随意加上CREAM式的重布鲁斯吉他，“I WONT GET GRAZED”的COUNTING CROWS式的悦耳感性，“THE WAVES”中类似管风琴的电声效果，都给人留下了深刻的效果。OLS的音乐的确非常丰富，不同凡响。
History
Early days (1990–1995)
Ocean Colour Scene were formed after two other bands called The Boys and Fanatics disbanded. Fanatics released an EP titled Suburban Love Songs. OCS signed to Phfftt Records in 1990.
Their first single, "Sway", was released in September 1990 indie era. However, when their record label was swallowed up by larger company Phonogram their eponymous début album was remixed, against the band's wishes, to fit in with the Baggy/indie-dance musical trend of the time. The album was largely deemed a failure. Being in dispute with their label, the band were forced back onto unemployment benefits, with no real direction and being only able to write new music with no outlet for it.
In 1993, the start of the turnaround occurred. Paul Weller invited the band to support him on some dates of his tour. On the back of these performances, Weller invited guitarist Steve Cradock to play on one of his singles, and vocalist Simon Fowler to sing on his album, Wild Wood. Cradock was asked to play live with Weller on his tour, and the money Cradock made kept the band afloat during this time.tation needed
Britpop fame (1995–2000)
The band recorded a demo that was sent to various industry figures. After hearing this tape, Noel Gallagher invited the band to play with Oasis on their 1995 tour. This support slot brought OCS to the attention of more record labels, and eventually in late 1995, the band signed with MCA Records.
With the explosion of the Britpop scene, OCS's music became nationally and internationally known. Their second album Moseley Shoals was released to mixed-to-positive reviews, containing four hit singles and reached No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart. They also played at one of the concerts at Knebworth House supporting Oasis in August 1996.
Marchin' Already, the follow-up to Moseley Shoals, went to No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart, displacing Oasis' Be Here Now at the top of the charts in 1997. In 1998 they headlined their own arena tour in support of Marchin' Already and played three sold out nights at Stirling Castle, Scotland.
One from the Modern was released in 1999, and peaked in the UK Albums Chart at No. 4. The record spawned three top 40 singles, "Profit in Peace", "So Low" and "July".
A Greatest Hits album, Songs for the Front Row, was released in 2001.
Post-Britpop (2001–2008)
After splitting with bassist Damon Minchella, the band continued to record and perform. Releases in 2001 (Mechanical Wonder), 2003 (North Atlantic Drift), 2005 (A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad) and 2007 (On the Leyline) continued the trend of releasing new material every two years.
2004 saw the band release their first live album, Live: One for the Road. The album was a compilation of nineteen live tracks taken from various concerts. In 2006 the band released a live acoustic album, Live at the Jam House, which consisted of fifteen live tracks and also contained four new songs in "Great Man in Waiting", "The Word", "Still Trying" and "Matilda's England".
Ocean Colour Scene performing at Guilfest in 2004.
The band also released a live album in December 2006, which was recorded at Birmingham Academy and spread over two discs. People attending the gig were able to purchase the recording straight afterwards.
Recent years (2009–present)
In 2009, the band went into the studio with producer Gavin Monaghan, known for his work with Editors, Scott Matthews and The Twang, to work on a new album, Saturday, with a release date of 1 February 2010 to mark the 21st anniversary of the band. The album had a working title of 'Rockfield', named after the studios where it was recorded, but it was released as Saturday - both "Rockfield" and "Saturday" being tracks thereon.
On 2 November 2009, the band released a free downloadable version of a new song, "Mrs Maylie". "Magic Carpet Days", the first single from Saturday, was released on 25 January, followed by the album a few days later. The album charted at No. 35 on the UK Albums Chart. A second single, "Saturday", was released in May 2010 but it failed to chart. On 24 July 2010 they performed at the Wickerman Festival.
On 11 October 2010, the band released a 4-CD box set, 21, to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the band. It included many previously unreleased tracks and a brand new song entitled "Twenty One".
In March 2011, the band released a 15th anniversary special edition of their 1996 hit album Moseley Shoals. It consisted of the full album, b-sides and live tracks. The band played a full UK tour in support of the re-release. December saw the limited edition release of a double CD/DVD release of the band's Moseley Shoals gig at O2 Academy Birmingham, which was filmed on 26 February 2011. They performed an acoustic set at Lanford Live in 2011 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
In December 2012, the band announced the forthcoming release of their tenth studio album, Painting, which was released on 11 February 2013. They also played at V-festival where Inbetweeners actor James Buckley performed "The Circle" with them in Chelmsford and at The Electric Picnic Festival in Stradbally, Ireland.
In 2014 a special edition of Marchin' Already was released on a 2 CD edition and a special deluxe 4 disc box set which included a DVD of their live performance at Stirling Castle in 1998. Early 2015 saw the band celebrate their 25th anniversary with some acoustic concerts around the UK. They released a double CD live album which was recorded at the Manchester concert on the tour.
The following year, in 2016, the band announced several special concerts around the UK to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 1996 hit album Moseley Shoals. They also played several dates in Australia for the first time in their career.
On 22 June 2016, the band officially announced that Scottish musician Raymond Meade would be joining the band permanently on bass, following the departures of both Dan Sealey and Andy Bennett. Meade had already played live with the band since the start of the year.
In November 2018 the band unveiled their first new material in five years since the release of Painting. The four track EP was released on white vinyl and available only at the band's Christmas shows. The EP received a 5 stars rating from Flick of the Finger, with the publication stating that 'Lushly textured, these four compelling and diverse new offerings are nothing short of brilliant.'
Collaborative work
Most band members have supported and collaborated with other artists during the group's existence. Simon Fowler, along with members of Echo & the Bunnymen, Space and The Spice Girls, was part of the supergroup England United who recorded the official song for the England national football team's World Cup campaign in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. "((How Does It Feel to Be) On Top of the World" reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart. Steve Cradock plays regularly with Paul Weller, as well as with Amy MacDonald.
During their peak (around the time of the Moseley Shoals release) OCS also regularly performed on stage with Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis, with whom they were on tour at the time. One particular performance of note with the Gallaghers was a rendition of The Beatles' "Day Tripper", which was included as a live B-side to "The Circle". The song was also included on the B-side compilation album, B-sides, Seasides and Freerides. Noel Gallagher previewed an advance copy of the song during an interview on BBC Radio 1 with DJ Jo Whiley. The interview mainly focused on Oasis's then forthcoming gig in the grounds of Knebworth House, where Ocean Colour Scene were one of the supporting acts. Over 2.6 million people applied for tickets for the shows, making it the most in-demand concert in UK history. There was a combined audience of over 250,000 people.
At a 2011 gig at the University of East Anglia, Ocean Colour Scene were joined on stage by former footballer Dion Dublin, an amateur percussionist, who accompanied them on The Dube, an instrument he invented.
Ocean Colour Scene成立于1989，自1992年发行同名专辑以来，10多年间共发行了9张录音室专辑，创作过不少经典曲目，却从来叫好不叫座，始终被定位为一只二线英伦摇滚乐队，如果单凭成绩来看，就给他们框上不入流乐队的标签，显然一叶障目。
除了Oasis（绿洲乐队）和Blur（模糊乐队）这样大名鼎鼎的90年代英国乐队，Ocean Colour Scene（中文翻译为“海天一色”）是人们早接触的英国乐队，至今出过4张录音室大碟和几张精选几张现场的乐队，走过了令人难以想像的15年，他们不是一支高产的乐队，平均下来也不过3年一张专辑。从商业上的成绩看，他们的鼎盛时期是90年代中期，最重要的两张专辑是Moseley Shoals和Marching Already，2003年发行的North Atlantic Drift至少在商业远远没有前两张成功。此为Ocean Colour Scene 最经典的两张代表专辑之一。
89年的madchester运动中喷涌出很多神经吉他旋律乐队，the stone roses、james、happy monday等成为潮流的宠儿，供无数英伦迷顶礼膜拜，而89年的ocean colour scene刚在birmingham成立时几乎没人知道这么一回事（直接导致很多资料有写90、85、88成立的）从他们的第一张专辑开始就能很明显的感觉到深受60 70年代迷幻摇滚、mod文化以及the velvet underground的影响，经常会有一些实验性的尝试，在英国传统摇滚的基础上融入各种风格的元素，构成了后来brit-pop运动的源头之一。
OCS的音乐算不上入口即化的旋律杀手，甚至还有不少hardrock/blues/psychedelic的东西，让见惯大惊喜大风浪的NME/Rolling stones们自然缺少对他们的兴趣，无论哪方面也都被pulp oasis blur suede们压的死死的，直到07年on the leyline悄然发行，把人们的视线从几乎遗忘的位置重新拉回来时，不由让人感叹他们坚持忠于自我的音乐理念和稳扎稳打的音乐态度，商业化的不得志并不能消灭这只二线堡垒的死硬与倔强。
由三位白人加上一位黑人组成的OCEAN COLOUR SCENE乐队组建于一九八九年，活跃歌坛已有十余年，这期间乐队发展之路颇为坎坷。OCEAN COLOUR SCENE风格特征也许不象BLUR、SUEDE、PULP、RADIOHEAD那么明显，但在对歌曲的处理水准和表演水准方面却并不逊色于那些更为著名的乐队。95年凭《MOSE LEY SHOAL》专辑走出困境，由黑转红。OCEAN COLOUR SCENE的音乐风格多年来一直摇摆不定，一会儿受“地下丝绸”影响，一会儿又改走JAM路线，也受到THE ROLLING STONES的影响，后来改走迷幻R＆B风格，广收博取使得OCEAN COLOUR SCENE的音乐听来和同期走红的那批BRIT-POP乐队不太一样。相比之下，OCEAN COLOUR SCENE这张专辑的摇滚味更浓一些，而且不单单是英国式的，还稍带点美国味、民摇摇滚味，这是这支英国乐队的一个比较耐人寻味的地方。“PROFIT IN PEACE”那份让人禁不住随之摇动的节奏感，“SO LOW”的轻松平和，“I AM THE NEWS”那种THE KINKS式粗糙流畅的噪音效果，“FAMILIES”的充满张力，“JULY”的颇具实验色彩的配器，“SOUL DRIVE”BLUE式的轻松随意加上CREAM式的重布鲁斯吉他，“I WONT GET GRAZED”的COUNTING CROWS式的悦耳感性，“THE WAVES”中类似管风琴的电声效果，都给人留下了深刻的效果。OLS的音乐的确非常丰富，不同凡响。
History
Early days (1990–1995)
Ocean Colour Scene were formed after two other bands called The Boys and Fanatics disbanded. Fanatics released an EP titled Suburban Love Songs. OCS signed to Phfftt Records in 1990.
Their first single, "Sway", was released in September 1990 indie era. However, when their record label was swallowed up by larger company Phonogram their eponymous début album was remixed, against the band's wishes, to fit in with the Baggy/indie-dance musical trend of the time. The album was largely deemed a failure. Being in dispute with their label, the band were forced back onto unemployment benefits, with no real direction and being only able to write new music with no outlet for it.
In 1993, the start of the turnaround occurred. Paul Weller invited the band to support him on some dates of his tour. On the back of these performances, Weller invited guitarist Steve Cradock to play on one of his singles, and vocalist Simon Fowler to sing on his album, Wild Wood. Cradock was asked to play live with Weller on his tour, and the money Cradock made kept the band afloat during this time.tation needed
Britpop fame (1995–2000)
The band recorded a demo that was sent to various industry figures. After hearing this tape, Noel Gallagher invited the band to play with Oasis on their 1995 tour. This support slot brought OCS to the attention of more record labels, and eventually in late 1995, the band signed with MCA Records.
With the explosion of the Britpop scene, OCS's music became nationally and internationally known. Their second album Moseley Shoals was released to mixed-to-positive reviews, containing four hit singles and reached No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart. They also played at one of the concerts at Knebworth House supporting Oasis in August 1996.
Marchin' Already, the follow-up to Moseley Shoals, went to No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart, displacing Oasis' Be Here Now at the top of the charts in 1997. In 1998 they headlined their own arena tour in support of Marchin' Already and played three sold out nights at Stirling Castle, Scotland.
One from the Modern was released in 1999, and peaked in the UK Albums Chart at No. 4. The record spawned three top 40 singles, "Profit in Peace", "So Low" and "July".
A Greatest Hits album, Songs for the Front Row, was released in 2001.
Post-Britpop (2001–2008)
After splitting with bassist Damon Minchella, the band continued to record and perform. Releases in 2001 (Mechanical Wonder), 2003 (North Atlantic Drift), 2005 (A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad) and 2007 (On the Leyline) continued the trend of releasing new material every two years.
2004 saw the band release their first live album, Live: One for the Road. The album was a compilation of nineteen live tracks taken from various concerts. In 2006 the band released a live acoustic album, Live at the Jam House, which consisted of fifteen live tracks and also contained four new songs in "Great Man in Waiting", "The Word", "Still Trying" and "Matilda's England".
Ocean Colour Scene performing at Guilfest in 2004.
The band also released a live album in December 2006, which was recorded at Birmingham Academy and spread over two discs. People attending the gig were able to purchase the recording straight afterwards.
Recent years (2009–present)
In 2009, the band went into the studio with producer Gavin Monaghan, known for his work with Editors, Scott Matthews and The Twang, to work on a new album, Saturday, with a release date of 1 February 2010 to mark the 21st anniversary of the band. The album had a working title of 'Rockfield', named after the studios where it was recorded, but it was released as Saturday - both "Rockfield" and "Saturday" being tracks thereon.
On 2 November 2009, the band released a free downloadable version of a new song, "Mrs Maylie". "Magic Carpet Days", the first single from Saturday, was released on 25 January, followed by the album a few days later. The album charted at No. 35 on the UK Albums Chart. A second single, "Saturday", was released in May 2010 but it failed to chart. On 24 July 2010 they performed at the Wickerman Festival.
On 11 October 2010, the band released a 4-CD box set, 21, to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the band. It included many previously unreleased tracks and a brand new song entitled "Twenty One".
In March 2011, the band released a 15th anniversary special edition of their 1996 hit album Moseley Shoals. It consisted of the full album, b-sides and live tracks. The band played a full UK tour in support of the re-release. December saw the limited edition release of a double CD/DVD release of the band's Moseley Shoals gig at O2 Academy Birmingham, which was filmed on 26 February 2011. They performed an acoustic set at Lanford Live in 2011 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
In December 2012, the band announced the forthcoming release of their tenth studio album, Painting, which was released on 11 February 2013. They also played at V-festival where Inbetweeners actor James Buckley performed "The Circle" with them in Chelmsford and at The Electric Picnic Festival in Stradbally, Ireland.
In 2014 a special edition of Marchin' Already was released on a 2 CD edition and a special deluxe 4 disc box set which included a DVD of their live performance at Stirling Castle in 1998. Early 2015 saw the band celebrate their 25th anniversary with some acoustic concerts around the UK. They released a double CD live album which was recorded at the Manchester concert on the tour.
The following year, in 2016, the band announced several special concerts around the UK to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 1996 hit album Moseley Shoals. They also played several dates in Australia for the first time in their career.
On 22 June 2016, the band officially announced that Scottish musician Raymond Meade would be joining the band permanently on bass, following the departures of both Dan Sealey and Andy Bennett. Meade had already played live with the band since the start of the year.
In November 2018 the band unveiled their first new material in five years since the release of Painting. The four track EP was released on white vinyl and available only at the band's Christmas shows. The EP received a 5 stars rating from Flick of the Finger, with the publication stating that 'Lushly textured, these four compelling and diverse new offerings are nothing short of brilliant.'
Collaborative work
Most band members have supported and collaborated with other artists during the group's existence. Simon Fowler, along with members of Echo & the Bunnymen, Space and The Spice Girls, was part of the supergroup England United who recorded the official song for the England national football team's World Cup campaign in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. "((How Does It Feel to Be) On Top of the World" reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart. Steve Cradock plays regularly with Paul Weller, as well as with Amy MacDonald.
During their peak (around the time of the Moseley Shoals release) OCS also regularly performed on stage with Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis, with whom they were on tour at the time. One particular performance of note with the Gallaghers was a rendition of The Beatles' "Day Tripper", which was included as a live B-side to "The Circle". The song was also included on the B-side compilation album, B-sides, Seasides and Freerides. Noel Gallagher previewed an advance copy of the song during an interview on BBC Radio 1 with DJ Jo Whiley. The interview mainly focused on Oasis's then forthcoming gig in the grounds of Knebworth House, where Ocean Colour Scene were one of the supporting acts. Over 2.6 million people applied for tickets for the shows, making it the most in-demand concert in UK history. There was a combined audience of over 250,000 people.
At a 2011 gig at the University of East Anglia, Ocean Colour Scene were joined on stage by former footballer Dion Dublin, an amateur percussionist, who accompanied them on The Dube, an instrument he invented.
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