Inca Babies

Inca Babies
Inca Babies (2012)
Background information
Origin	Manchester, England, UK
Genres	Post-punk, gothic rock, deathrock
Years active	2011–present; 1982–1988,
Labels	Black Lagoon, Constrictor
Associated acts	Inspiral Carpets bIG fLAME The Great Leap Forward A Witness Goldblade
Website	www.incababies.co.uk
Members	Harry Stafford (guitar, vocals), Rob Haynes (drums), Vince Hunt (bass)
Past members	Pete Bogg Bill Bonney Clint Boon Alan Brown Darren Bullows Tony Clarke Simon Hinson Mike Keeble Mike Louis Bill Marten Johnny Scarles Harry Stafford Julian Worapay

Pete Bogg Bill Bonney Clint Boon Alan Brown Darren Bullows Tony Clarke Simon Hinson Mike Keeble Mike Louis Bill Marten Johnny Scarles Harry Stafford

Inca Babies are a post-punk deathrock band from Manchester, England, initially active between 1982 and 1988 but reformed in 2007 featuring founder member and original songwriter Harry Stafford (guitars, vocals). With a new line-up of Rob Haynes (drums) and Vince Hunt (bass) the Inca Babies have released three new albums and toured extensively in Europe and Russia, most recently performing in St Petersburg and Moscow in September 2014 to launch their latest album 'The Stereo Plan' on the band's own Black Lagoon Records. [1]

Still retaining their original Manchester post-punk roots, the Inca Babies have appeared since 2008 at festivals and concerts across Europe, performing at 'Drop Dead' festival in Vilnius, Lithuania and 'Deathcave 2014' festival in Saint-Petersburg and Moscow, as well as playing live in Warsaw, Milan, Rome, Athens, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, London and many other cities across Europe. They are booked to appear for the first time in India, at the Saarang 2015 festival in Chennai (Madras).

The band was formed in Hulme, Manchester by Bill Bonney (bass guitar), Harry Stafford(guitar) Julian Woropay (vocals) and Alan Brown (drums), taking influences from Link Wray, The Cramps, The Gun Club and The Birthday Party Debut single "The Interior" was released in November 1983 on their own Black Lagoon label. Over the next five years they released a further six singles and four albums with a few changes of line-up, 1988's Evil Hour featuring Clint Boon of Inspiral Carpets on keyboards. Alan Brown of bIG fLAME and The Great Leap Forward was also drummer for a time.

The band recorded four sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 programme between 1984 and 1987.