Inner Terrestrials

Inner Terrestrials
Inner Terrestrials
Origin	London, England
Genres	ska punk, dub, punk
Years active	1994–present
Members	Jay Terrestrial; Fran Webber; Ben Swan
Past members	Paco Carreno
Website	Official website

Inner Terrestrials (also referred to as iT!) is a British punk band from South London, England. Originally formed by Jay Terrestrial and Fran Webber, their first gig was in February 1994.^[1] Their music is a mix of punk^[2], dub, ska^[2] and a touch of folk, with lyrics that are more often than not aggressively political and cover subjects such as anarchism, animal rights, land ownership, the class system, war and many other subjects. Completely anti-establishment, they prefer to deal only with underground and DIY distributors (distros) and collectives, and as such became "legendary" (according to Peppermint Iguana, The Bolton News, and The South Wales Evening Post) in the underground punk and squatter scene in the UK and across Europe.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Career

Originally formed by Jay Terrestrial and Fran Webber, their first gig was at the Queen Adelaide Pub in Penge, South London on 14 February 1994.^[1] The band has gigged every year since their beginnings, and by 2015 they had played thousands of gigs across the UK, Ireland, mainland Europe, Réunion Island and Japan.^[5]

Benefits

In 2009, the band played alongside the Fun Lovin' Criminals to raise funds for direct action against logging.^[2] In February 2015, the band played a fundraiser for victims of the Gaza–Israel conflict in Uplands, Swansea, Wales.^[5]

Members

Jay Terrestrial – vocals, guitar, whistle
Fran Webber – vocals, bass
Ben Swan – drums

At the start of 2014 Ben "The Boy Wonder" Swan joined the band.

Former

Paco Carreno – drums (1996–2006, 2007–2013)

Paco Carreno (formerly of Conflict) came in on drums for the debut album in 1996. Paco stayed with the band until 2006 when he took a break for health reasons. Before he returned in 2007 Inner Terrestrials drumming was covered by Kevin (Headjam) and Michel (Six-8). In 2013 Paco's health again meant he could no longer continue, and Martin (Los Albertos) drummed for the band for the 2013 touring schedule. Paco died on 20 February 2015, at the age of 49.^[6]

Discography

Albums

iT! (1996)
X (2004)
Tales of Terror (2012)
Heart of the Free (2021)

Live albums

Escape from New Cross (1997)
Live in Auxerre (DVD) (2003)
Mud, Sweat and Beers (Live at Endorse-It) (DVD) (2008)

EP

Enter The Dragon (1999)
Guns of Brixton (2003)

Singles

Barry Horne (2002)

Collaborations

IT filmed a video of "The Toreador March" (Bizet) for actor Christopher Lee's 2006 operatic album Revelation.^[7]^[8]^[9]

In 2005 Jay Terrestrial collaborated with members of The Filaments, Ex-cathedra, Sonic Boom Six, The King Blues (and many more acts) in forming the supergroup 'Suicide Bid). Suicide Bid released 'This is the generation' album on Household Name Records in 2005 and 'The Rot Stops here' on Maloka records in 2006.

References

^ ^a ^b "Inner Terrestrials". Facebook.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Great Wreck 'n' Roll Circus". Last Hours. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2015. They were veterans of the scene when I first got into punk rock, which was quite a few years ago now, but they are as vital as ever. They blur the lines between punk and ska but are anything but a ska punk band. They played a number of their 'hits' including Barry Horne and Enter The Dragon ... The Great Wreck 'n' Roll Circus was a fundraiser for a blockade preventing old growth deforestation in the Upper Florentine Forest, Tasmania
^ "Inner Terrestrials Interview". Peppermint Iguana. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2014. (Date unknown, probably mid-2000s.)
^ Dibbits, Kat (28 April 2008). "Minions, Mise En Scene set to rock Blue Boar". The Bolton News, Bands in Profile via NewsBank. Retrieved 22 June 2015. if you've brought London punk legends Inner Terrestrials to play your venue you aren't doing too bad.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rees, Mark. "Legendary London squatter punk rockers' intimate Swansea date". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ Brown, Nathan (21 February 2015). "RIP Paco Carreno drummer with Conflict and Inner Terrestrials". Louder Than War. John Robb. Retrieved 21 June 2015. Punks around the world were saddened at the news yesterday of the death at the age of 49 of Francisco "Paco" Carreno. Paco was a man who redefined punk rock drumming with the band's Conflict and Inner Terrestrials.
^ "SIR CHRISTOPHER LEE Dies Of Respiratory Problems And Heart Failure Aged 93". Metal Forces. 11 June 2015. With London-based punk outfit Inner Terrestrials, in 2006 he recorded a metal variation of the composition 'The Toreador Song' from the 1875 opera Carmen, which appeared on the man's 2006 platter Revelation.
^ "Mr. Lee recording with Inner Terrestrials, the metal version of 'The Toreador March' from the album 'Revelation' (VIDEO 13MB)". Christopher Lee. December 2006. Archived from the original on 16 February 2007.
^ "Report: Actor CHRISTOPHER LEE Records 'Heavy Metal' Tune Sung In French; Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

External links

[fb-1] "Inner Terrestrials". Facebook.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[lh-2] "The Great Wreck 'n' Roll Circus". Last Hours. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2015. They were veterans of the scene when I first got into punk rock, which was quite a few years ago now, but they are as vital as ever. They blur the lines between punk and ska but are anything but a ska punk band. They played a number of their 'hits' including Barry Horne and Enter The Dragon ... The Great Wreck 'n' Roll Circus was a fundraiser for a blockade preventing old growth deforestation in the Upper Florentine Forest, Tasmania

[pi-one-3] "Inner Terrestrials Interview". Peppermint Iguana. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2014. (Date unknown, probably mid-2000s.)

[bolton-4] Dibbits, Kat (28 April 2008). "Minions, Mise En Scene set to rock Blue Boar". The Bolton News, Bands in Profile via NewsBank. Retrieved 22 June 2015. if you've brought London punk legends Inner Terrestrials to play your venue you aren't doing too bad.

[southwales-5] Rees, Mark. "Legendary London squatter punk rockers' intimate Swansea date". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[rip-paco-6] Brown, Nathan (21 February 2015). "RIP Paco Carreno drummer with Conflict and Inner Terrestrials". Louder Than War. John Robb. Retrieved 21 June 2015. Punks around the world were saddened at the news yesterday of the death at the age of 49 of Francisco "Paco" Carreno. Paco was a man who redefined punk rock drumming with the band's Conflict and Inner Terrestrials.

[mf-lee-7] "SIR CHRISTOPHER LEE Dies Of Respiratory Problems And Heart Failure Aged 93". Metal Forces. 11 June 2015. With London-based punk outfit Inner Terrestrials, in 2006 he recorded a metal variation of the composition 'The Toreador Song' from the 1875 opera Carmen, which appeared on the man's 2006 platter Revelation.

[lee-web-video-8] "Mr. Lee recording with Inner Terrestrials, the metal version of 'The Toreador March' from the album 'Revelation' (VIDEO 13MB)". Christopher Lee. December 2006. Archived from the original on 16 February 2007.

[blabbermouth-9] "Report: Actor CHRISTOPHER LEE Records 'Heavy Metal' Tune Sung In French; Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

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