Jadis
Jadis was formed in 1982 in Southampton by Gary Chandler on vocals and guit… Read Full Bio ↴Jadis was formed in 1982 in Southampton by Gary Chandler on vocals and guitar, Les "Ledge" Marshall on guitar (ex Lens), Trevor Dawkins on bass and Mark Ridout on drums (ex Lens). Marshall joined IQ in late 1989 before he died in August 1990, which made the IQ members put the band on hold for nearly two years. So from the start of Jadis it was already clear that they had a tight connection with IQ, also since for quite a long time Chandler was the guitar roadie of IQ.
During the eigthies they operated in changing line-ups with Chandler and Dawkins the only permanent members of the band. In 1984 they released their first demo tape, titled Baboon Enquiries. From 1987 untill their spilt in 1989 they were produced by Steve Rothery of Marillion. During that period the band had a formal line-up of Chandler, Dawkins, Pete Salmon on keyboards and Mark Law on drums. After another three demo tapes in 1987 and 1988, the band released an eight-track vynil self-titled record in 1989, mainly comprised of the previously released demos, as well as a video of their concert shot in the Marquee. After the split Salmon and Law started the band Ultraworld.
In June 1990 Chandler reformed the band with Steve Christley on drums, Nick May (ex Dagaband and Tamarisk) on bass and his friend Martin Orford (of IQ) on keyboard and backing vocals. In 1992 Jadis finally released their "first" real album, More Than Meets the Eye. During the recording proccess of the album May was replaced by IQ bass player John Jowitt (ex Ark). Gary Chandler wrote most of the music and lyrics, but the whole group in general is given song-writing credit.
In the mid-nineties, Orford and Jowitt left the band and were replaced by Mike Torr on keyboards and Steve Hunt on bass, but when Torr missed a gig, since it took place without his knowledge, and Hunt wasn't able to stick to the strict rules of Chandler of staying sober during gigs and not taking drugs, they were both replaced by the returning Orford and Jowitt.
Shortly after completing their album Photoplay in 2006 Orford left the band for a second time due to musical differences. Shortly after he quit IQ as well to spend all his time on the record label Giant Electric Pea, creating his own music. He has now left the music business altogether having released two 'solo' albums - these actually featured guest musicians from IQ and Jadis, as well as John Wetton on vocals.
He was replaced by Giulio Risi, who is not a full member but joins the band on a session basis. John Jowitt also left Jadis and was replaced by Andy Marlow. Live the band is accompanied by Steve Thorne on guitar and vocals.
Discography:
1984 - Baboon Enquiries (cassette)
1987 - Out Of Reach / G13 (cassette DEM1)
1988 - Don't Keep Me Waiting / In The Dark (cassette DEM2)
1988 - Live (cassette DEM3)
1989 - Jadis (lp, Back Beat 004/12)
1989 - Live At The Marquee 18-02-1989 (video)
1992 - More Than Meets The Eye (cd)
1993 - Once Upon A Time (cd ep)
1994 - Across The Water (cd)
1996 - Once Or Twice (cd ep)
1997 - Somersault (cd)
1998 - As Daylight Fades (cd)
2000 - Understand (cd)
2001 - Alive Outside (cd)
2003 - Fanatic (cd)
2003 - View From Above (dvd)
2004 - Medium Rare (cd)
2005 - More Than Meets The Eye (cd remastered with bonus cd)
2006 - Photoplay (cd)
2012 - See Right Through You
2016 - No Fear of Looking Down
During the eigthies they operated in changing line-ups with Chandler and Dawkins the only permanent members of the band. In 1984 they released their first demo tape, titled Baboon Enquiries. From 1987 untill their spilt in 1989 they were produced by Steve Rothery of Marillion. During that period the band had a formal line-up of Chandler, Dawkins, Pete Salmon on keyboards and Mark Law on drums. After another three demo tapes in 1987 and 1988, the band released an eight-track vynil self-titled record in 1989, mainly comprised of the previously released demos, as well as a video of their concert shot in the Marquee. After the split Salmon and Law started the band Ultraworld.
In June 1990 Chandler reformed the band with Steve Christley on drums, Nick May (ex Dagaband and Tamarisk) on bass and his friend Martin Orford (of IQ) on keyboard and backing vocals. In 1992 Jadis finally released their "first" real album, More Than Meets the Eye. During the recording proccess of the album May was replaced by IQ bass player John Jowitt (ex Ark). Gary Chandler wrote most of the music and lyrics, but the whole group in general is given song-writing credit.
In the mid-nineties, Orford and Jowitt left the band and were replaced by Mike Torr on keyboards and Steve Hunt on bass, but when Torr missed a gig, since it took place without his knowledge, and Hunt wasn't able to stick to the strict rules of Chandler of staying sober during gigs and not taking drugs, they were both replaced by the returning Orford and Jowitt.
Shortly after completing their album Photoplay in 2006 Orford left the band for a second time due to musical differences. Shortly after he quit IQ as well to spend all his time on the record label Giant Electric Pea, creating his own music. He has now left the music business altogether having released two 'solo' albums - these actually featured guest musicians from IQ and Jadis, as well as John Wetton on vocals.
He was replaced by Giulio Risi, who is not a full member but joins the band on a session basis. John Jowitt also left Jadis and was replaced by Andy Marlow. Live the band is accompanied by Steve Thorne on guitar and vocals.
Discography:
1984 - Baboon Enquiries (cassette)
1987 - Out Of Reach / G13 (cassette DEM1)
1988 - Don't Keep Me Waiting / In The Dark (cassette DEM2)
1988 - Live (cassette DEM3)
1989 - Jadis (lp, Back Beat 004/12)
1989 - Live At The Marquee 18-02-1989 (video)
1992 - More Than Meets The Eye (cd)
1993 - Once Upon A Time (cd ep)
1994 - Across The Water (cd)
1996 - Once Or Twice (cd ep)
1997 - Somersault (cd)
1998 - As Daylight Fades (cd)
2000 - Understand (cd)
2001 - Alive Outside (cd)
2003 - Fanatic (cd)
2003 - View From Above (dvd)
2004 - Medium Rare (cd)
2005 - More Than Meets The Eye (cd remastered with bonus cd)
2006 - Photoplay (cd)
2012 - See Right Through You
2016 - No Fear of Looking Down
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Jadis Lyrics
A Life Is All You Need When you're leaving, a life is all You need When you're gi…
Alive Inside A time of disillusion can anybody see If I relate to…
All In One Day Looking out of my window Breathing a sigh of relief Alread…
All You've Ever Known After years soaking up spotlights you drowned in the fame N…
Asleep In My Hands How many oceans in my life will I sail on Maybe…
Counting All the Seconds I'm not the first to know that faith can give…
Daylight Fades Wait for the storm to carry the fishermen home Pray for…
Each & Everyday With each full moon that rises Someone questions sanity …
Everywhere I Turn When the daylight turns into dark Will the storm clouds brin…
Follow Me To Salzburg For the first time in my life I'm looking down on…
G.13 Once I knew how to sail, upon the stirring waters A…
Giraffe Chariot Make it last, do you know Where's the furthest point your…
Hiding In the Corner Locked within a shell People cry for hours Climbing walls …
I Hear Your Voice The distance I have known a thousand miles in front…
I Never Noticed How strange this can be I could tell by the…
In Isolation Nightmares tear at the innocent It's a feeling so disguised …
In the Dark Where there's dark and where there's water A fresh cool spr…
Into Temptation Flowing gently like the river I crave High up the…
Is This Real Is this real or just another mistake I am making This…
Make Me Move People change don't judge them by the clothes they wear Pea…
More Than Meets the Eye I read the morning papers But find nothing that I want…
Need To Breathe What's my new idea ill think it up out loud Time…
No Sacrifice When I see red The anger stays inside Console myself by calm…
Please Open Your Eyes Turn and place the cries the camera always lies While crash…
Racing Sideways A curious sound I am uneasy It's from nowhere I could…
Sleepwalk I walk in close my eyes I glide through these walls Make…
Standing Still If it all works out like I planned The light beams…
Take These Words Take these words from my mouth The life from my…
Taking Your Time You've been taking your time I guess it's your time that…
The Beginning and the End Come to release us from the darkness In a distant voice…
The Flame Is Burning Out What was I thinking of? Virtue or perception Tarnished by a…
The Great Outside You've not seen enough in your life Something's too famili…
The World On Your Side All around me I feel the sorrow and once again the…
This Changing Face This changing face in the blink of an eye So close…
Touch I can hear you across the water But your touch is…
Understand The light's down on this horizon What do you want for…
View From Above When I'm dreaming I see people watching me Closely guardin…
What Goes Around Halfway down this winding road You see the mountains on all…
What Kind of Reason I could stay all of the night Wondering where this thoughts…
Where In the World Where in the world have you gone now I'll get close…
Who Can We Be Sure Of My sympathetic eyes See colour, creed and race so broken…
Who I Am I cannot remember my own way home And I cannot…
Wonderful World Displaying signs of life From a bed of golden sound A new…
Yourself Alone If you're sinking and you're miles away from the shore…