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When keyboard player Iain Jennings recorded the first Breathing Space album
he enlisted fellow Mostly Autumn band members Liam Davison and Bryan Josh on
guitars with Iain's brother Andrew, also in Mostly Autumn at
the time, taking on drum duties.
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| With Mostly
Autumn's backing vocalist Olivia Sparnenn moving to front of stage to take
the lead vocalist role, the band went into the studio in 2006. The resulting
album mixes soaring guitars, ambient instrumentals, heart-rending ballads
and classic rock. It quickly sold out and had to be re-pressed. |
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In fact there are two versions - it was licenced in America
with Distant Train replacing the final track. |
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Taking the album out on tour the core of Iain and Olivia
were joined by Mark Rowen on guitars and Paul Teasdale on bass, with
Iain's brother Ben adding extra keyboard depth. |
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During 2007 Andy, who was by now involved in three bands,
left to pursue other options and was briefly replaced by Olivia's dad Howard
(ex of 70s band Flight) on drums before Barry Cassells joined full time.
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The second album
Coming Up For Air was then recorded with the addition of John Hart on
saxophone and wind synthesisers, adding extra sonic textures. It was
released to critical acclaim. |
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The album added rock anthems
and a subtle jazziness to the growing and varied repertoire at live
performances. The band are now playing to bigger audiences around the
country and after their appearance at the 2008 Cambridge Rock Festival its
organiser Dave Roberts said "awesome somehow doesn't do the band justice". |
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after a lot of heartfelt discussion the band have decided to concentrate on
the use of guitars and keyboards. Inevitably this means less opportunities
for sax and wind synth solos in the live set. As a result John Hart, who
played sax and wind-synth on the Coming Up For Air album and tour will in
future only appear as an occasional special guest musician. Mark Rowen has
also since left the band. |
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