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The Black Lamps
Band, GB
Rock and Electronic
The Back Lamps are a rock band from Barnsley in the UK. Their family tree traces back into the 1980's and includes various bands from the areas such as Creatures of Habit, Party Day and The Danse Society. The Black Lamps are an alternative post-rock and ambient guitar band from Barnsley, South Yorkshire with a deep and diverse history. Members Greg Firth (bass), Dean Ormston (drums), Lyndon Scarfe (guitars and keyboards) and Liam Stewart (vocals and guitars) have played their part in many a celebrated band throughout the previous three decades including Creatures of Habit, The Danse Society, Party Day, The Second Coming, Silent Scream and This Colossal Youth. The Black Lamps released the single ‘Scissors, Paper, Stone’ on a split 7” with the now defunct Imoko Set through Stereomatic Records in 2011. Self described “perfectionists”, the four piece spent the following years recording the ten tracks that make the album with Steve Ellis (Hey Sholay, Cavorts, Steel Trees) of Orion Studios in Rotherham before mixing the records themselves. Tom Woodhead (Hookworms, Post War Glamour Girls) mastered the final product at Hippocratic in Leeds. Additional backing vocals are provided by Amber Scarfe and Anna Firth, the daughter and neice of the respective band members. The artwork for the album was created by Jamie Briggs from a painting by drummer Dean Ormston – also a comic book artist noted for his work with with many publishers including DC Vertigo, Judge Dredd Megazine, 2000AD and Dark Horse. Elsewhere outside of the band, Liam Stewart and Lyndon Scarfe’s solo work has racked up a combined total of over 100,000 downloads through Maine based netlabel BlocSonic.
Members
 | Lyndon Scarfe key GB |
 | Dean Ormston dr GB |
 | Liam Stewart voc, dr |
 | Greg Firth b |
Popular Tracks 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Black Lamps | The Black Lamps | 2015 | Album |
| Scissors, Paper, Stone / The Hazard Of Motion | The Black Lamps | 2011 | Single |
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