Symposium (band)
| Symposium | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Shepherds Bush, London, England |
| Genres |
Punk Pop |
| Years active | 1994–2000 |
| Labels | Infectious Records |
| Associated acts |
Hell Is for Heroes Paper Cuts Letter G |
| Past members | Ross Cummins Joe Birch William McGonagle Hagop Tchaparian Wojtek Godzisz |
Symposium were a punk pop band from England. They were active from 1994 to 2000 and were known for their live shows. The name 'Symposium' originally referred to a drinking party (the Greek verb sympotein means "to drink together"), and was taken from the philosophical dialogue by Plato.
The band formed whilst still at school in Shepherds Bush, London, in 1994. The line up was: Ross Cummins (vocalist), Hagop Tchaparian (guitarist), Joe Birch (drummer), William McGonagle (guitarist), and Wojtek Godzisz (bassist/vocalist/songwriter).
The band had a selection of uptempo punk pop songs which, together with their young average age of eighteen, bought them to the attention of Korda Marshall who signed them to Infectious Records in 1996.
Debut single "Drink the Sunshine" in 1996 was followed by support from NME, who placed them on the "Bratbus Tour" (an annual tour of four hotly tipped bands) which would visit universities in the UK. In March 1996, the band's concerts had been noted by Everett True, who put them on the cover of Melody Maker, proclaiming them to be the "best live band in Britain". The band released a #25 UK hit single, "Farewell to Twilight" in March 1997. They also performed the song on TFI Friday. This was followed by a headlining tour.
They released a mini album One Day At a Time in October 1997. Stating in NME that they "just wanted to get them [the songs] out there", the release alluded to the fact that their actual (full-length) debut album would be released at a later date. This was illustrated by the fact that one of the four singles they had released up until this point, "The Answer To Why I Hate You", was absent from the mini-album, but did appear on their first album On The Outside. Having signed a recording contract with Infectious Records. "Farewell to Twilight" achieved a UK Singles Chart peak of #25, a position that they would never subsequently surpass.
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