Elevate

:(This page is about the British indie band. For the Happy Hardcore act of the same name, see Elevate(2)).
Elevate were a 90's British indie math rock band consisting of Graham Miles, James Elkington, Paul Collyer and Tim Ward. The group released two albums and several singles between 1993 and 1997 before splitting up. James and Graham later became part of the Sophia collective and worked with Robin Proper-Sheppard (ex-The God Machine) in that group releasing music. In 2000 the trio later formed a side project called May Queens with Dan Mulligan of Oil Seed Rape and released one album before going their own ways.
==Links to Peel==
Peel was enthusiastic about the band's music and constantly played their material between 1993 and 1997, as well as two sessions for his programmes. James Elkington and Graham Miles project after the split of Elevate, called Sophia, did not gain any interest from Peel and he never played any of their material. However, the May Queens, a side project of Sophia did gain some airplay on Peel's shows in 2000.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1994-01-16. First Broadcast: 25 February 1994. Repeated: 25 November 1994
*Stuntman Big Drag / Trinkets Oriental Objects A Certain Delicacy / Quietly Obnoxious / Misuse Of Inner Temperament
2. Recorded: 1995-04-06. First Broadcast: 12 May 1995. Repeated: 29 September 1995
*Slowspeed To Harbour / 2 Days Out Of 5 / Poobs' Whiskers / Sol Lewitt
==Other Shows Played==
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*19 November 1993: Single Figures 8.9.10 (10" EP - Magic Spill) Elevate
*27 November 1993: ‘Shows How Halo (10 inch – Magic Spill)’ (The Flower Shop Recordings)
*03 December 1993: 4 Ideas (Methodless) (10" - Magic Spill) Elevate
*10 December 1993 (BFBS): 4 Ideas (Methodless) (10" - Magic Spill) Elevate
*18 February 1994: Judas (7 inch) The Flower Shop Recordings
*19 February 1994: ‘Judas (7 inch)’ (The Flower Shop Recordings)
*26 February 1994 (BFBS): Judas (7") Flower Shop Recordings 
*04 March 1994: ‘Judas (7 inch)’ (The Flower Shop Recordings)
*25 March 1994: ‘Judas (7 inch)’ (The Flower Shop Recordings)
*02 April 1994 (BFBS): Judas (7") Flower Shop Recordings
*15 October 1994: Clipper (CD - Bronzee) The Flowershop
*21 October 1994: M'Statue (CD - Bronzee ) The Flower Shop Recordings 
*22 October 1994: The Smitten King (album - Bronzee ) The Flower Shop Recordings 
*22 October 1994 (BFBS): Stuntman Big Drag (album - Bronzee) The Flower Shop Recordings 
*29 October 1994: ‘Stuntman Big Drag (CD – Bronzee )’ The Flower Shop Recordings
*04 November 1994: '½ Painted Chair (LP-Bronzee)' (Flower Shop Recordings)
*05 November 1994: Tin Strum (X) (CD - Bronzee) The Flower Shop
*05 November 1994 (BBC World Service): Stuntman Big Drag (album - Bronzee) The Flower Shop Recordings
*07 November 1994 (Ö3): 'The Train Journey (CD-Bronzee)' (The Flower Shop Recordings)
*18 November 1994: Clipper (LP - Bronzee) The Flower Shop
*26 November 1994 (BFBS): 'Clipper (LP-Bronzee)' (Flower Shop Recordings)
*09 December 1994: The Train Journey (album - Bronzee) The Flower Shop Recordings
*13 January 1995: 'Blockade Man (LP-Bronzee)' (Flower Shop)
*21 January 1995 (BFBS): 'Blockade Man (CD-Bronzee)' (The Flower Shop Recordings)
*31 March 1995: 'Soldier Field (7 inch compilation EP-Easter Egg-Splosion)' (Basket Case) 
*08 April 1995 (BFBS): 'Soldier Field (7"-Easter Egg-Splosion)' (Basketcase)
*14 April 1995: Two Stray Insight (single) (Flower Shop)
*22 April 1995: 'Two Stray Insight (7")' (Flower Shop Recordings)
*22 April 1995 (BFBS): 'Two Stray Insight (7")' (The Flower Shop Recordings)
*19 May 1995: 'Two Stray Insight (7")' (The Flower Shop Recordings)
*24 February 1996: Slowspeed To Harbour (7" - Slowspeed To Harbour / Slow Ward 330) The Flower Shop
*09 March 1996 (BFBS): 'Slowspeed To Harbour (7")' (Flower Shop Recordings)
*16 March 1996: Slowspeed To Harbour (7" - Slowspeed To Harbour / Slow Ward 330) The Flower Shop
*23 March 1996: Single Figures (album - The Architect) Flower Shop
*23 March 1996 (BFBS): 'General Purpose (LP-The Architect)' (The Flower Shop Recordings)
*23 March 1996 (BFBS): 'The Resin World (LP-The Architect)' (The Flower Shop Recordings)
*29 March 1996: 'The Resin World (LP-The Architect)' (The Flower Shop Recordings)
*March 1996 (BBC World Service): 2 Days Out Of 5 (LP - The Architect) The Flower Shop Recordings
*06 April 1996 (BFBS): 'The Resin World (LP-The Architect)' (The Flower Shop Recordings)
*21 May 1997: ‘Pre Race Nerves (7 inch – Exhibit 4)’ Sano Music
*04 June 1997: Pre-Race Nerves (7" - Exhibit 4) Sano Music
;May Queens
*31 October 2000: Theme For The May Queen No. 1 - Alright (Oh, Yeah) (LP - The May Queens) The Flower Shop
*02 November 2000 (Radio Eins): Rollin' (LP - The May Queens) The Flower Shop
*08 November 2000: Rollin' (LP - The May Queens) The Flower Shop
*09 November 2000 (Radio Eins): Rollin' (LP - The May Queens) The Flower Shop
==External Links==
*Discogs
Category:Artists