Revolution By Night
| RBN UK | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Revolution By Night, RBN, RBN UK, 'stok:'holm |
| Genres | Futurepop, Synthpop, ebm |
| Instruments | Synthesizer |
| Years active | Mark I: 1994–1999, Mark II: 2000–2005, Mark III: 2006 to 2012 |
| Associated acts | 'stok:'holm, DKAG |
| Members | Steve Weeks, Bryon Adamson, Phil Eaton. |
| Past members | Revolution By Night Mk I: Eric Gandoin (1993-94), Gary Durham-Carmichael (1994-95), Nick Roberts (1995), Paul Hindle (1995-98), Paul Swift (1995-97), Eddie Martin (1997-99). Revolution By Night Mk II: Geoff Butler (2003), Kevin King (2003-05). RBN: Penny Monsen (2006). |
Revolution By Night were an electronic music band based in London, UK. Often referred to simply as 'RBN', the only continuous members of the band were founding members Steve Weeks (vocal/keyboards/programming) and Bryon Adamson (keyboards/programming), with Phil Eaton (keyboards) joining in 2006.
Revolution By Night were originally a 4 piece band featuring vocalist Steve Weeks and bassist Bryon Adamson which was heavily influenced by bands such as Fields of the Nephilim and The Sisters of Mercy. They recorded the full length album 'Breathe' in 1994, which was released the following year. No further releases followed other than a handful of compilation album tracks, and the group split in 1999.
In late 1999, having previously unrealised ambitions in this area, Steve Weeks set up a small home studio and began working on new synth-based material with Bryon Adamson and together began to develop a new sound following a full-blooded electronic approach. The first fruits of their labour surfaced at the following year’s Wave-Gotik-Treffen festival in Leipzig, where the band played a synthesiser heavy set debuting the future RBN anthem 'Faithless' written by Weeks on a Novation Supernova and a Korg Trinity rack. For some, the new sound was unexpected and very positively received, although Weeks and Adamson had been increasing the use of synthesisers in unreleased material for some time.
In June 2003, the Faithless EP was released. Featuring remixes of the title track by Ronan Harris of VNV Nation and Tom Shear of Assemblage 23, the EP contained two other new songs, 'Schadenfreude' and 'Higher Ground (voxless)' and two completely reworked older songs. With the EP reaching No. 14 in the DAC (German Alternative Chart) and No. 3 in the Belgian Side-line chart, the band again made an appearance at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen festival in Leipzig. The VNV Nation remix went on to become a dance floor hit at the Slimelight club in London, where Steve Weeks still DJs to this day.
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