A+e Line

A+E Line 2005-2009 The A+E Line formed officially after Steven and Tommy played a last minute acoustic slot at a battle of the bands at Bournemouth University. Steven had written a few songs and they improvised the rest on the spot... They never expected to win... and they didn't. About 12 weeks later, Hackpen Records (now GONE) foolishly approached the band and proposed to release their debut album Train Wrecks. After a few small tours Steven and Tommy asked friend James Thomas (Superstar drummer of Sludgefeast, Electric Eel Shock and History Of Apple Pie) to drum for them.

The A+E Line formed officially after Steven and Tommy played a last minute acoustic slot at a battle of the bands at Bournemouth University.
Steven had written a few songs and they improvised the rest on the spot...
They never expected to win... and they didn't.

About 12 weeks later, Hackpen Records (now GONE) foolishly approached the band and proposed to release their debut album Train Wrecks.
After a few small tours Steven and Tommy asked friend James Thomas (Superstar drummer of Sludgefeast, Electric Eel Shock and History Of Apple Pie) to drum for them.

What followed was a few hundred shows in England/Scotland/Holland (and plenty in their native Bournemouth) 4 albums, Their song "Christopher Walken" being voted 36th best song of the year on a regional BBC station, fighting a man in a petrol station, "Summer Sun" being used by Rimmel and MEETING BARRY CHUCKLE.

"A band with a healthy disregard for pigeonholes, then, just an unhealthy penchant for the grotesque." Drowned In Sound

"The musical equivalent of a slap in the face...." The Fly

"Uniquely gifted wordsmiths bulging with originality, dark humour and poetic poignancy." toxicpete.co.uk

"They're terrible" gigwise.co.uk

?Well crafted, catchy songs and frankly dark sense of humour, Accomplished and diverse? Spill Magazine

."The impression of borderline insanity is helped along by the keyboard player who makes escaped mental patient faces and ends the set throwing his shoes at the drummer and playing his keyboards with his toes. File under: loud/ mental/ fun." soundsxp.com

Thanks to Heleen, Hans, Conrad, Paul Tucker, Chris Young, Steve and Hackpen records, Martin Kitcher and MKM records, Ricky Boot, Chal, Mansfield Mill, Tone Foster, Tamworth, Bournemouth, Alfie, Scarborough, Leo Devriend, Liz Arcane, Withey, Chris Brown, Henrietta Rowlatt, an eccentric millionaire from Scotland we've forgotten the name of, Faren (the superfan of all bands), Lucy Brawn, Bhone, Mr Smiths, Sludgefeast, Michael Wookey, Old Phsychiatrists Club, Dildano, Betika, Martin Roberts, Battlecat, Supenik, Kill Chaos, Thomas Truax, Slate Caverns, Mouse Eat Mouse, Tek No Notice, Henrys Phonograph, Toupe, 2 christian bands from Bournemouth we've momentarily forgotten the name of, Dumb Instrument, C-30s, Jinder, Spider Jerusalem, Little Boat, Language Timothy, Alphalfa

Everyone we've met in our existence as A+E Line have been lovely lovely people. Apologies for anyone not on the list, we love you too...

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