Ocean Bottom Nightmare | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Nottingham, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock Punk rock |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Phat Phidelity |
| Members | Jonny Hall Tom Wintle James "Judas" Housley |
| Website | Official website |
Ocean Bottom Nightmare (also known as OBN) is an alternative rock group based in Nottingham, England. The band formed in 2007, and quickly made a mark on the local Nottingham scene by coming joint 3rd in the University of Nottingham's BandSoc 2007 Battle of the Bands competition. Following this promising success, the band began gigging prolifically around the UK, sharing stages with the likes of Future Of The Left, Baddies, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Pulled Apart By Horses, Gay For Johnny Depp, Tubelord and Blakfish.
Throughout 2008, the band sporadically recorded at Random Recordings in Nottingham with Guy Elderfield, and created their debut EP We Are Serious, which was released in 2009. The 4-track EP was well received by the music press; Sean Stanley writing for Sandman Magazine wrote: “Faultless… Possibly what an apocalypse should sound like"[1].
The band released their first single What Would Judas Do? on the 10th of May 2010. The single was mixed by Chris Sheldon (Biffy Clyro, Foo Fighters, Reuben) and again it was very well received, and the week following it's release they were [[BBC Introducing]BBC Introducing's] Pick of the Week[2]. To promote the release they launched the website http://whatwouldjudasdo.tumblr.com/ which allows you to ask questions to drummer James "Judas" Housley about what he would to in a particular situation. The responses are filmed by the band and uploaded to the site.
The band are currently gigging around the country, and plan to record their debut album in the near future.
Band members
editCurrent
edit- Jonny Hall – vocals, guitar (2007–present)
- Tom Wintle – vocals, bass, lyrics (2007–present)
- James "Judas" Housley - vocals, drums glockenspiel (2007–present)
Former
edit- Ed Gorrod - stylophone (live only)
Discography
edit| Date of release | Title | Label |
| 2009 |
We Are Serious EP | Phat Phidelity |
| May 2010 |
What Would Judas Do? Single | Phat Phidelity |
Trivia
editThe band named themselves after the fictional Ocean Bottom Nightmare Band from the Adult Swim cartoon Sealab 2021 (which itself was a parody of the Riverbottom Nightmare Band from Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas television special).