Little Sparta (band)
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Little Sparta is a London based band named after the Garden of Scottish poet and artist Ian Hamilton Finlay. Started in 1999 by founding member Alan Boyd the band has gone through a series of personel changes but has stabalised to the four members who are in it now: Alan Boyd, John Robertson, Scott Skinner & Ben Bruce. Other musicians have contributed to both live performance and recordings over the years.
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[edit] Gerry Mitchell & Little Sparta
Gerry Mitchell & Little Sparta is a collaboration of Little Sparta with Glaswegian poet Gerry Mitchell. The project is currently signed to Fire Records (UK) and has released a minialbum, Scalpel Slice, and a split 10" with New York band Liars. Also soon to be released is an album of the James Joyce poem Chamber Music of which Gerry Mitchell & Little Sparta have contributed a track entitled The Shell of Night. They continue to record and perform together and are joined by Susie Honeyman of The Mekons playing violin.
[edit] Little Sparta & Mike Patrick
A collaboration with singer Mike Patrick (singer) started in the autumn of 2005 that has been performing live and recording. Still unsigned a self released 10", was recorded in the summer of 2006.
[edit] Discography
Little Sparta
- Dead to the World: Limited Edition CD-R, January 2005, Self Release
Gerry Mitchell & Little Sparta
- Scalpel Slice: CD Minialbum, February 2006, Fire Records (UK)
- Feasting On My Heart (Edit): The Wiretapper, December 2005, The Wire (magazine)
- Feasting On My Heart: Split 10" single with Liars, August 2006, Fire Records (UK)
- The Shell of Night: James Joyce's Chamber Music CD/LP compilation ,release date pending, Fire Records (UK)
Little Sparta & Mike Patrick
- Child That Played Dead: 10" single, Autumn 2006, Self Release
