Intastella were Manchester and the North's answer to London's "Saint Etienn… Read Full Bio ↴Intastella were Manchester and the North's answer to London's "Saint Etienne", and were formed in 1990. Having a career spanning over 6 years the band released four albums:- Intastella and the Family of people, What you Gonna do,Nuphonia, and Intastella Overdrive, plus around a dozen singles. Intastella were formed when Stella Grundy (the Alison Goldfrapp of the day!) and her boyfriend Spencer Birtwisle wrote a few songs together, and roped in additional help including their very own Bez-like (Happy Mondays token member) - the ironicaly named Little Anthony.
Riding on a wave of Madchester hype the band signed to MCA records, and recorded their debut single "Dream some Paradise", which was a psychedelic haze of a song and was released in the spring of 1991. The album "and the family of people" was released in the Autumn of 1991 and became an instant Indie student classic, although mainstream success wasnt to be found, and without any hesitation they were dropped by MCA.
Undeterred the band signed with an Independant label, Planet 3 who although they meant well couldnt really provide Intastella with the backing they needed. Friends visiting the band at this time included Ian Brown of the Stone Roses and Shaun Ryder from the Happy Mondays who also sang on the Bside of the single "Drifter" which was as good as anything the Mondays released. Again due to a lack of promotion the single didnt really acheive an airing outside the student population, and too much attention being focused on the bside with Shaun Ryders vocals.
The band decided to release a track of the Northern Soul classic "The Night" and should've been a huge hit with its lovely summery vibe, and decidedly Saint Etienne soundalike singer. The record label was blamed for the failure of the single as they just didnt press enough singles for the demand by which time the single had fallen out of the lower reaches of the chart.
After this another album followed in 1997 with only apparently a few thousand copies pressed by the record label and was promoted by the standout "Skyscraper" track. Due to the lack of interest by the label, the band ended up folding and going their seperate ways.
In 2002 a retrospective of the band was released by Sanctuary records which collected the singles and stand out album tracks on a 2cd compilation.
Recently lead singer Stella Grundy released a solo single and its rumoured there may be an Intastella reunion on the cards...
UPDATE: Stella's new stuff can now be found on Last FM. Click here for Stella & The Doggs
Click here for Intastella's MySpace
Riding on a wave of Madchester hype the band signed to MCA records, and recorded their debut single "Dream some Paradise", which was a psychedelic haze of a song and was released in the spring of 1991. The album "and the family of people" was released in the Autumn of 1991 and became an instant Indie student classic, although mainstream success wasnt to be found, and without any hesitation they were dropped by MCA.
Undeterred the band signed with an Independant label, Planet 3 who although they meant well couldnt really provide Intastella with the backing they needed. Friends visiting the band at this time included Ian Brown of the Stone Roses and Shaun Ryder from the Happy Mondays who also sang on the Bside of the single "Drifter" which was as good as anything the Mondays released. Again due to a lack of promotion the single didnt really acheive an airing outside the student population, and too much attention being focused on the bside with Shaun Ryders vocals.
The band decided to release a track of the Northern Soul classic "The Night" and should've been a huge hit with its lovely summery vibe, and decidedly Saint Etienne soundalike singer. The record label was blamed for the failure of the single as they just didnt press enough singles for the demand by which time the single had fallen out of the lower reaches of the chart.
After this another album followed in 1997 with only apparently a few thousand copies pressed by the record label and was promoted by the standout "Skyscraper" track. Due to the lack of interest by the label, the band ended up folding and going their seperate ways.
In 2002 a retrospective of the band was released by Sanctuary records which collected the singles and stand out album tracks on a 2cd compilation.
Recently lead singer Stella Grundy released a solo single and its rumoured there may be an Intastella reunion on the cards...
UPDATE: Stella's new stuff can now be found on Last FM. Click here for Stella & The Doggs
Click here for Intastella's MySpace
France
Intastella Lyrics
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Adam Cayton-Holland In Grand Rapids, Minnesota A child was born She was the…
Amrit Maan ਲਾਲਾ ਲਾਲਾ ਲਾਲਾ ਲਾਲਾ Desi Crew… ਲਾਲਾ ਲਾਲਾ ਹੋ ਗੱਲ ਮੇਰੀ ਸੁਣੀ ਜ…
B-univ She got a pretty face and slim waist, tryna see…
Balavoine Daniel France, tu danses avec moi Caresse mes doigts Danse dans m…
Biggie Juke Stockholm city det är staden Gatubarn bryter lagen Folk fråg…
D. Mills Yuh nuh itch ride Gone pan a new flight Gyal yuh too…
Daniel Balavoine France, tu danses avec moi Caresse mes doigts Danse dans m…
Dawson Kimya I said, "David, put that seven-inch on About loving bad boys…
EDAM EDAM Nie pije alkoholu wcale No bo mam szesnastkę Alkohol będę pi…
Frank Pole Now we'll never know Now we'll never know No-ooh! Oh! Now we…
Ghost Mice Paris isn't that romantic If you don't have any money Thos…
Grateful Dead Way down in the south of France All the ladies love…
Group X i dont care its three a.m., put on your coate! we…
Jamil Siamo come la France Ho una sola chance Devo prendere tutto,…
Keb' Mo' Early in the morning I was in my bed My baby turned…
Khali Ici c'est pas ta France J'trouve ça fascinant venant d'la ch…
Kimya Dawson I said, "David, put that seven-inch on About loving bad boys…
KUKL Iggðu mig niður tekur sína þrá hug sín mikið átt…
Kwal Kwal France France, chez toi on a peur de finir…
Lion's Je suis partie de zéro Etre humain…
Memoria XI It's been a while since I've seen your face 365 Fucking…
Monsieur R Ça sent le roussi Je lève mon majeur l'étendard saigne Autan…
National Anthem Allons enfants de la patrie, Le jour de gloire est arrivé …
OFX Refrain Si maman veut pleurer, mes cris sont ses larmes. Si…
Ortal x2 Chacun pense à soi Comme si il n’y avait que ça, Chacun…
Paco OG Na viela sou rápido Mbappe Desarmando igual Kante Caiu na…
Paisley There's not a single place on earth that I can…
Pot Plant House Party Can someone tell me exactly where I went wrong, Lost myself…
Radio Belgrade Je vois l'émoi des politiques Avec toujours leurs polémiques…
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) Atiku nyilu ngenang nuan intan Ngerubuh ke pengerindu Enti k…
Safia Nolin Ça éclaire mal Les foudres du cœur Elles parlent entre elles…
SeeMee Вдыхаю ёлку citroën Мне нужен полный саквояж Вдыхаю ёлку cit…
sheasce Rubber bands shoot em high let em land 3 on 4…
T.H.K. Take her out to Paris, France I don't care about your…
The Libertines The ideal girl in London from France Came over, then left…
Traffic Island Trying to vent the feelings inside my head is impossible…
www.music.aramacaw.com El el destino normal (eh eh) Y lo he podido notar…
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