Elemental

Space-Rock / Psychedelia
Ashford, Kent
1996 to 1998
==Band Members==
*John Wood (guitar, vocals)
*Marc Neudeck (bass, vocals)
*Martyn Cheesman (drums, vocals)
*Ken Avey (percussion) also played with the band for a couple of gigs.
Honorary Member:
*Tad Filip (lights + projections)
==Info==
Inspired by Whitstable band Crow , larger acts like Ozric Tentacles and Pink Floyd, plus other influences from the realms of Metal and Trance, Elemental's set mainly consisted of effects-laden guitar instrumentals based around half-formed structures. They also included a few cover songs, including Crow's "FE Stomp", Ozric's "Dissolution", Pink Floyd's "Echoes" and "Money", and Primus' "Southbound Pachyderm"
Honorary member Tad added visual effects with his Dreamlight lighting and projections, many of them home-made!
The band initially formed under the name Voodoo Chocolate with Stacey Granger playing saxophone, and this line up played one song (a formative version of "Drift") at a youth talent show in Maidstone. After this, the band slimmed to a three-piece and changed name to Elemental.
After the demise of the band, all 3 members played 2 gigs as Punk covers band F.U.T.A..
==Related Bands==
*Critical Confusion - John, Martyn
*F.U.T.A. - John, Marc, Martyn
*Eschatology - Marc, John
*Bind - Marc
*Flipside - Martyn
*Earshot - John
*Encephale - Marc
*Platform_Strange - Marc
*Slam Cartel - Marc
*Curb - Martyn
*Tidor - Martyn
*Balbulus - John
*Lambda Sond - John
*Tragic Millennium - John
*Jesus Fix - John
Ken's cousin Phil Avey played guitar in Electric Sex Circus and Unhome .
==Recordings==
*1996 Rehearsal demo
*various unreleased demo/rehearsal tracks exist
==Gigs==
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as Voodoo Chocolate:
*??/??/96 - Maidstone, Hazlitt Theatre (1 song)
as Elemental:
*26/07/96 - Ashford, Stour Centre Kent Tent (+ Trevor & The Warriors Of Groove)
*01/08/96 - Ashford, Festival Centre (+ Dribblebus + Indigoes Blue )
*11/10/96 - Canterbury, Penny Theatre (supp. Tracing Arcs )
*18/10/96 - Ashford, County Hotel (supp. Nine + Jesus Fix ) 
*24/10/96 - Ashford, County Hotel (supp. Phat Numbha , w. Pattern Crysis )
*02/11/96 - Lenham, a field (supp. Phat Numbha , w. Rocky Overcoat)
*06/12/96 - Ashford, County Hotel 
*17/01/97 - Ashford, County Hotel (supp. Sun ) 
*07/03/97 - Ashford, County Hotel (supp. Nine , w. Dribblebus ) 
*22/03/97 - Folkestone, Bottoms (supp. Nine , w. Einsteifen )
*26/04/97 - Folkestone, Harp Club (+ Eschatology )
*10/05/97 - Folkestone, Bottoms (+ Pornocop + The Irreverents )
*13/06/97 - Folkestone, Harp Club (+ Mind Octopus + Eschatology ) 
*25/08/97 - Ashford, The Victoria 
*03/10/97 - Canterbury, Club Airlock (supp. Nine ) 
*11/10/97 - Ashford, Newtown, Swan Centre (supp. Mind Octopus , w. Jabba )
The band split after this, then reformed some months later for a final Sunday lunchtime gig at the Victoria in Ashford, but split again halfway through!