Band, *1996 GB, Glasgow
Rock and Electronic
Sputniks Down are a Scottish band. Signed to Edinburgh's Human Condition Records, Sputniks Down (named after a song by Lou Barlow's Folk Implosion) were a three piece from Bishopbriggs on the outskirts of Glasgow. They produced instrumental electronica with 'Eno-esque gorgeousness'. 'The Young Marble Giants stepping out with a prozac-ed up Godspeed You! Black Emperor while the Mary Chain bite their ankles'. Influences also included such bands as Tortoise and Mogwai.
![]() | Pete Harvey vc, p |
![]() | Caroline Evans str |
![]() | David Roy g |
![]() | Andrew Blue b |
![]() | Dan Wedgewood str |
![]() | David Edington str |
![]() | Martyn Healy g, key |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Untitled Split 7" | El Hombre Trajeado / Sputniks Down | 2001 | Single |
Much Was Decided Before You Were Born | Sputniks Down | 2001 | Album |
The Monotone Mountain EP | Sputniks Down | 2000 | Single |
Brian Keen EP | Sputniks Down | Album |