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Levitation.co.uk went offline in November of 2017. Fortunately, I had saved it, just in case of this occuring. However, I didn't snag the most recent version and to rebuild the missing parts using archive.org. Also the bottom hear doesn't appear on this site, I think it maybe it added on more recently, though I could be missing something. I'll figure out. I reached out to the old site maintainer (Dan Moody) to take it over and and never heard back. If he wants it back, that's cool. This domain was taken over a fake Doc Marten store, which a Levitation fan, Steve R. reported it to get it shut down, the site then expired but went into some sort state of limbo and couldn't be purchased. It was finally liberated from this state at some point this year, but I just discovered it could be purchased again. I had reported some place that it was stuck in limbo, but I forget where, maybe that somehow helped, idk
I do have things to add to the site, some of which I think I added already and will probably re-design it using WordPress hopefully, (even though this site is very well designed), I just want to the get the site back out there for now.
In the meantime, feel free to contact me with any additions you might have. link at bottom of this page PS: This page is a little messed up at the moment, which I need to figure out what has gone wrong exactly. For instance, the navigation is messed up
Extras
Band File – Melody Maker 1 May 93
ORIGIN OF NAME
Taken from a 13th Floor Elevators song.
FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE
The Powerhaus, London (with Blur), August, 1990
BORN
Terry: Lauriston, Scotland. 6/9/65.
Christian: London. 10/6/64.
Laurence: Newcastle. Sixties.
Robert: Coulsdon, Surrey. 5/7/64.
David: Hamilton, Bermuda. 13/9/69.
MUSICAL CAREER
Terry: Colenso Parade, House Of Love.
Christian: Bic and The Biros, Panixphere, Ring, Dave Howard Singers, The Meanies, The Cardiacs.
Robert: Zag and The Coloured Beads (now Wryneck), Ring.
David: The United States Of Mind, Rhythm Party, The Coltraines, Something Pretty Beautiful, Words And Pictures (Strangelove), Panixphere.
OTHER OCCUPATIONS
Terry: Sculptor, playing with my daughter, walker and cooker.
Christian: Cycle courier, kitchen porter, ambulance driver.
Laurence: Whingeing, moaning, being proved right.
Robert: Carpet cleaner.
David: Roadie/guitar technician, record shop assistant.
FAVOURITE RECORDS
Terry: Television: “Marquee Moon”, Talk Talk: “Spirit Of Eden”, The Beatles: “White Album”, The Beach Boys: “Smile”. Christian: The Sex Pistols: “Never Mind The Bollocks”, The Sea Nymphs: “Tree Tops High”, PiL: “Metal Box”, Killing Joke: “Killing Joke”, Foetus: “Nail”, The Cardiacs: “The Seaside”, Devo: “Duty Now For The Future”, The Stranglers: “Black & White”, Magazine: “Second Hand Daylight”.
Laurence: Kraftwerk: “Man Machine”, Can: “Ege Bam Yasi”, White Noise: “An Electric Storm”, The Beach Boys: “Smile”.
Robert: Simon & Garfunkel: “Feeling Groovy”, Napalm Death: “You Suffer, But Why?”.
David: P-Funk: “Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On”, The Stone Roses: “The Stone Roses”, Stevie Wonder: “Talking Book”, Primal Scream: “Velocity Girl”, Talk Talk: “Laughing Stock”, The Pixies: “Doolittle”, Can: “Tago Mago”, Nick Cave: “From Here To Eternity”.
FAVOURITE BANDS
Terry: Swans, Eat, Miranda Sex Garden, Talk Talk, Wryneck, Kate Bush.
Christian: Pinhead Nation, Homage Freaks, Experiment, Walk On Water, The Hinnies.
Laurence: None since 1975.
Robert: The Sea Nymphs, King Missile.
David: New Order, PJ Harvey, The Young Gods, My Bloody Valentine, Blur, Headcleaner, Spiritualized, The Stone Roses.
FAVOURITE FILMS/TV SHOWS/BOOKS
Terry: “Jean De Florette”, “High Heels”, “Prospero’s Books”, “Brave New World”, “My Family And Other Animals”.
Christian: “Harold & Maude”, “Rhubarb & Custard”, “Master & Margharita”, “Before She Met Me”, “Perfume”.
Laurence: “I Claudius”, “The Tracks”, “The Immortalist”.
Robert: “Star Trek”, “Perfume”, anything with David Attenborough.
David: “Easy Rider”, “Harold & Maude”, “Top Of The Pops”, “Sesame Street”, “And The Ass Saw The Angel”.
LIKES
Terry: My lovely daughter, vegetarian food, the countryside, foreign lands, my cat.
Christian: Iced Gems, spinning tops, shoe mirrors, windmill things that kids have.
Laurence: Hiding Bob’s lighter, the sound of my own voice, vacuous musicians (such as myself).
Robert: Chocolate, other people who like chocolate.
David: …to get on the one, third eye contact.
DISLIKES
Terry: Cars, pollution, city life, the powers that be, fake people (Madame Tussaud’s).
Christian: Sticky things (cellotape).
Laurence: Young people, loud noises.
Robert: Losing my lighter.
David: Anxiety attacks, general unfunkiness.
BIGGEST INFLUENCES ON CAREER
Terry: My daughter.
Christian: The suburbs.
Laurence: Pat Fish, Charlie Watts, Dennis Hopper, Phil Collins.
Robert: Andy Williams and Jack Jones.
David: Sonic Youth and Husker Du at The Tropic Club (Bristol), Deirdre O’Donohue, Tim Smith, those other four Levitating love children.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR EPITAPH TO BE
Terry: “Gone to fresh fields & f*** your showbusiness.”
Christian: “Bah bah fluffy clouds.”
Laurence: “I’m dead, you’re not.”
Robert: “Where’s my lighter?”
David: “Ball of confusion.”