Marine Research

Marine Research were an indie pop/twee pop band, based in Oxford/London (UK), formed in 1997 by four of the five members of Heavenly (Amelia Fletcher, Peter Momtchiloff, Cathy Rogers and Rob Pursey), following the suicide of Heavenly drummer Mathew Fletcher. The band were joined on drums by DJ Downfall (John Stanley), who is also a solo recording artist.
After the band disbanded in 1999, vocalist and keyboardist Cathy Rogers moved to the United States, and became well known for producing and starring in the television show Junkyard Wars. Lead singer and songwriter Amelia Fletcher was also in the group Talulah Gosh, later joining Tender Trap, alongside bassist Rob Pursey and drummer John Stanley. Guitarist Peter Momtchiloff went on to play with Speed of Sound and Scarlet's Well.
== Links to Peel ==
After the death of drummer Mathew Fletcher and the band changing their name to Marine Research, Peel continued supporting the new band with airplay and a couple of sessions, as well when the core members of the group reformed as Tender Trap in 2002.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
* 1999 Festive Fifty: Parallel Horizontal #47
== Sessions ==
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"Angel In The Snow" and "I Confess" from #1 were released on "Parallel Horizontal" EP (K Records). Also available: "John Peel session 18.05.99" (2x7" / digital, Precious Recordings of London).
1. Recorded: 1999-04-18. Broadcast: 18 May 1999 
*Angel In The Snow / I Confess / Bad Dreams / Capital L
2. Recorded: 1999-12-08. Broadcast: 08 December 1999
*In The Bleak Midwinter
== Live ==
Recorded live from L2, Liverpool. Broadcast: 26 October 1999
# Queen B
# At The Lost And Found
# You And A Girl
# Parallel Horizontal
== Other Shows Played ==
;1998
*thumb|330x330px11 November 1998: Queen B (7”) Where It's At Is Where You Are
*16 November 1998 (BFBS): 'Queen B (7")' (Where It's At Is Where You Are)
*26 November 1998: Queen B (single) Where It's At Is Where You Are
*29 November 1998 (BFBS): 'Queen B (7")' (Where It's At Is Where You Are)
*November 1998 (FSK): Queen B (7") Where It's At Is Where You Are
;1999
*thumb|330x330px07 January 1999: 'Queen B (7")' (Where It's At Is Where You Are)
*09 March 1999: Sick And Wrong (split 7" with Built To Spill) K
*11 March 1999 (Radio Eins): Sick And Wrong (split 7" with Built To Spill - By The Way / Sick & Wrong) K
*01 April 1999 (Radio Eins): 'Parallel Horizontal (CDS)' (K)
*22 April 1999 (Radio Eins): Sick And Wrong (split 7" with By The Way / Sick & Wrong) K
*06 July 1999: 'Parallel Horizontal (CD single)' (K)
*15 July 1999 (Radio Eins): Parallel Horizontal (CD single) K
*22 July 1999: 'Parallel Horizontal (CDS)' (K)
*10 August 1999: 'Hopefulness To Hopelessness (CD-Sounds From The Gulf Stream)' (K)
*17 August 1999: 'Queen B (CD-Sounds From The Gulf Stream)' (K)
*19 August 1999: Chucking Out Time (LP: Sounds From The Gulfstream) K
*19 August 1999 (Radio Eins): 'Queen B (CD-Sounds From The Gulf Stream)' (K)
*15 September 1999: Glamour Gap (LP – Sounds From The Gulf Stream) K
*19 September 1999 (BFBS): 'Glamour Gap (LP-Sounds From The Gulf Stream)' (K)
*23 September 1999 (Radio Eins): Glamour Gap (LP – Sounds From The Gulf Stream) K
*07 October 1999: 'Glamour Gap (CD-Sounds From The Gulf Stream)' (K)
*10 October 1999 (BFBS): 'Glamour Gap (CD-Sounds From The Gulf Stream)' (K)
*23 December 1999: 'Parallel Horizontal (LP-Sounds From The Gulf Stream)' (K) FF #47
== See Also ==
*November 1998 (Peel's Record Box)
*Gigography 1999 
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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