Lowgold
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| Background information | |
| Origin | St Albans, England |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 1997-2009 |
| Labels |
Nude Records Sanctuary Records Dedted Records Goldhawk Recordings |
| Associated acts | Shinecello, Quadpeace, Fetus Eaters, The Knievels, Slowdive |
| Website | www |
| Past members | Darren Ford Dan Symons Miles Willey Simon Scott Paul Mayes (Aka 'Custard') |
Lowgold were an English indie rock band formed in 1997 in St Albans, comprising vocalist and rhythm guitarist Darren Ford, lead guitarist Dan Symons and bassist Miles Willey.
The band originally claimed that the word "lowgold" was derived from a Nordic word, directly translated as "of hidden worth". However the band later admitted that it is just a word that Ford made up.
The band seemingly split up in 2009 with no announcement. The band issued a statement with a vague promise of continuing, but the band appear to have drifted apart and have not worked together since.
Army child Darren Lee Ford, born in Tidworth, Hampshire, spent much of his childhood travelling around Northern Ireland, Germany and England, where his father was stationed before attending boarding school near Dover and spent the previous 10 years before forming Lowgold on the dole and drumming in numerous bands such as The Knievels with his older brother Gary and Shinecello with Miles Willey on guitar as well as touring the stand-up comedy circuit for eight months. Fed up of backing others, he decided to begin singing his songs himself and recorded home demos on a four-track portastudio with friend Dan Symons, from Poole, Dorset, and sent them off to several record labels. Nude Records responded that they were interested, and wanted to hear more songs and see the band live. When the duo informed Nude that there wasn't actually a band, the label suggested that needed to form one. They enlisted Miles Willey, from Bromley, Kent, who in addition to being a former bandmate and current housemate of Ford was an old university friend of Symons' on bass, and drafted in Paul Mayes on drums. Symons and Miles had also previously been in rival bands at University Of Hertfordshire. Symons was a member of Quadpeace, who had previously toured with Shinecello and Willey had been a member of Fetus Eaters.
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