Tiny Magnetic Pets
Kinda Krautrock meets Bowie in Berlin jamming with Stereolab, Massive Attack, Goldfrapp & Kraftwerk – sort of thing…
Named after the collectable Japanese toys, Tiny Magnetic Pets are: Paula Gilmer: Vocals & Synthesizers, Sean Quinn: Synthesizers, Mellotron & Guitar & Eugene Somers: Drums.
Vocalist Paula Gilmer honed her energetic live performance as a direct result of sharing the stage with The Prodigy.
“Watching Keith Flint ignite the crowds at 3Arena was an epiphany. This is what fronting a live electronic band is all about and I knew at that moment this is what I wanted to do”.
Tiny Magnetic Pets “Control Me” Rusty Egan Mash-Up with Antony Toga
Sean Quinn was signed to Brian Eno/Roxy Music’s label EG Records. While making an album for EG, he discovered the Mellotron that had been hired by the studio was none other than the one used by The Beatles on ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’. Thus began his love affair with vintage instruments.
The line-up was completed with the addition of drummer & electronic music head Eugene Somers, who impressed the band so much with his remix of one of the new album tracks that he was invited to join.
Sharing a fascination for classic albums of the late 70’s / early 80’s such as Bowie’s “Berlin Trilogy”, Gary Numan’s “Pleasure Principle” & Kraftwerk’s “Computer World”, the band recorded their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Return Of The Tiny Magnetic Pets’ working within the limitations of 70’s studio technology – No computers were used just two Moogs, a Mellotron, Vox organ, guitar, TR77 drum machine & a drum kit. The end result is an impressive blend of melodic invention & musicianship – and all instruments & vocals were performed live.
The band have been in the studio working on their forthcoming second album. The “Stalingrad” E.P. gets its U.K. release May 2015.