Franny Griffiths
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Franny Griffiths performing with Space at Leestock, 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Francis Griffiths |
| Born |
1 July 1966 Liverpool, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Britpop, electronica, indie rock, pop rock, punk rock, techno |
| Occupation(s) | Keyboardist |
| Instruments | Keyboards, piano, melodica |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Antipop Records |
| Associated acts | Space, Dust, Subway Showdown |
| Website | spacetheband.com |
Franny Griffiths (1 July 1966, Liverpool, England) is a pianist producer and remixer, who is best known for being a member of the band, Space. He also plays guitar, melodica and piano. His main influences are Kraftwerk, hip-hop, Can, various electro bands and Crass. Despite being a self-confessed dance music fan, he also admits to liking heavy rock bands such as Marilyn Manson.
The strange noises produced by Griffiths' piano(contrary to rumours, he does not use a Theremin) are one of the trademarks of Space's sound. Unlike his other bandmates, Griffiths has never performed lead vocals on a Space track, with one exception - "I Am Unlike A Lifeform You've Ever Met", a B-side on the "Avenging Angels" single. However, on the first two Space albums, Spiders and Tin Planet, as well as the B-sides of various singles, he has contributed instrumental tracks, as well as remixes under the moniker Franny Aspirin.
Griffiths met Space singer Tommy Scott as a teenager, and the two were both members of The Australians and Hello Sunset. Griffiths also used to be in a band called BB And Me. In the late 1980s, he left England for Spain, where he worked as a bouncer in Malgrat de Mar, Barcelona, and often went clubbing in Ibiza. On his return to Liverpool, he was handed an empty cigarette packet with Scott's telephone number written on it, and the request that he help the nascent Space record a demo. Naturally curious, Griffiths dialled the number. he became the fourth member of Space in 1994.
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