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There are two unrelated bands, both from England, who used the name Submarine: 1) The first Submarine followed in the footsteps of many of its contemporaries, including The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Boo Radleys and My Bloody Valentine with its own unique vision of noise pop, before morphing into the entity Jetboy DC, which continues on sporadically to this day. Submarine alternated introspective indie-rock with noisy psychedelic jams; to the former quality was oft associated the term shoegazing. The British band released its self-titled debut album in 1994; Keith Cleversley (of Flaming Lips fame) produced it for the British label Ultimate. A second album, also recorded with Cleversley, was turned down by the label & later released on Taky Recordings, nearly 10 years later. Kiss Me Till Your Ears Burn Off, a compilation of singles and B-sides, was released on the Fantastick Records label. Submarine recorded two separate Peel Sessions for legendary British radio personality John Peel, a feat not duplicated by many bands invited to record for the BBC. During their career, Submarine toured extensively with such bands as the Flaming Lips, Moose, Radiohead, Peach and Tool. Beginning in 1993, Submarine participated in the Ultimate Records Tour with the werefrogs & Sidi Bou Said. Around 1995, Submarine disbanded, but semi-spontaneously reassembled itself, in the manner of T-1000, with linchpins Neil Haydock (guitar, vocals) and Rob Harron (bass) forming Jetboy DC. As such they have recorded and released a modicum of material, as well as having made one concert tour. (wikipedia 26/04/07) 2) The second Submarine was formed in 1998 when keyboard player Al Boyd (moonlighting from his career as a medical doctor) and percussionist Richard Jeffrey met singer Adaesi Ukairo, who added vocals to their electronic tracks. The band was signed to Kinetic Records and released their debut album, SkinDiving, which appeared in the U.S. on Kinetic/Reprise in September 2000. (William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.