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Colourbots are a Briish electronic and new wave band from London. Fronted by lead vocalist and musician Miles Freeway, they usually take a more experimental avant-grade approach to music. A majority of their songs are spoken word, with long instrumental breaks. The group were formed in 1983 and have been on the go since.
Musical style[]
Miles Freeway has often described Colourbots as "avant-garde electro". Their music typically combine elements of experimental rock and/or trip hop with new wave and a variety of different styles of electronic and house music. Freeway performs lead vocals on nearly all tracks performed and written by Colourbots - usually he performs the verses in spoken word (the lines usually do not rhyme), whilst singing and/or chanting the chorus. Some of their songs involve Freeway scatting.
The group use both electronic and physical musical instruments in their music.
Members[]
Current members[]
- Miles Freeway - lead vocals, keyboard, synthesisers (1983-present)
- Speedy Jonzales - background vocals, rhythm guitar (1983-present)
- Brian Mackerel - drums, percussion (1987-present)
- Ryan "Ron the Rocker" Montgomery - background vcoals, bass guitar (1992-present)
Other ventures[]
Video games[]
A music video game, Colourbots: Recording Studio was released for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2 in November 2002. The game allows players to perform and produce their own remakes/remixes of many of Colourbots' most popular songs. It also allows players to produce their own music in the style of Colourbots.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Hallucination (1987)
- Endless March (1989)
- Tripped Over Wires (1992)
- The Colourbots Festival (1995)
- No Wave (1997)
- The Magic Box! (1999)
- Eternal Dreams (2004)
- The Latest Wave (2013)
- The Definition of Law (2020)