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| origin = [[England]]
| origin = United Kingdom
| genre = [[Post-rock]]
| genre = [[Post-rock]]
| years_active = 1999–2004
| years_active = 1999–2004
| label = [[Truck Records]]
| label = [[Truck Records]], Jitter
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| website = {{myspace|meanwhilebackincommunistrussia|Meanwhile, Back In Communist Russia…}}
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|past_members = Tim Croston <small>- Keyboards</small><br>Pete Williams <small>- Guitar</small><br>James Shames <small>- Guitar</small><br>Emily Gray <small>- Vocals</small><br>Ed Carder <small>- Vocals</small><br>Mark Halloran <small>- Guitar, Drum Machine</small><br>Ollie Cluit <small>- Bass</small>}}
|past_members = Tim Croston <small>- keyboards</small><br>Pete Williams <small>- guitar</small><br>James Shames <small>- guitar</small><br>Emily Gray <small>- vocals</small><br>Ed Carder <small>- vocals</small><br>Mark Halloran <small>- guitar, drum machine</small><br>Ollie Cluit <small>- bass guitar</small>}}
'''Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia…''' ('''MBICR''') was a [[post-rock]] band from [[Oxford]], [[England]].
'''Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia…''' ('''MBICR''') was a [[post-rock]] band from [[Oxford]], England.


==History==
==History==
===Formation===
===Formation===
Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia… was founded in 1999. The band's original line up featured [[Electronic keyboard|keyboard]]ist Tim Croston, [[guitarist]] Pete Williams, guitarist James Shames, [[singer]] Emily Gray, singer Ed Carder and guitarist and [[drum machine]] operator Mark Halloran, all students at the [[University of Oxford]]. Bass player Ollie Clueit joined late 1999 prior to the departure of singer Ed Carder. Their music saw Gray deliver self-penned [[monologue]]s over guitar noise and samples guided by a beat, drawing comparisons to [[Arab Strap (band)|Arab Strap]].<ref name="Independent">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/smog-old-vic-london-619864.html|title=Smog, Old Vic, London - Reviews, Music - The Independent|publisher=The Independent|date=12 December 2001|accessdate=1 June 2010 | first=Nick | last=Hasted}}</ref>
Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia… was founded in 1999. The band's original line up was the [[Electronic keyboard|keyboard]] player Tim Croston, guitarists Pete Williams and James Shames, singers Emily Gray and Ed Carder and guitarist and [[drum machine]] operator Mark Halloran, all students at the [[University of Oxford]]. Bass guitar player [[Ollie Clueit]] joined late in 1999 before Carder left. The band's music had Gray deliver self-written [[monologue]]s over guitar noise and samples guided by a beat, drawing comparisons to [[Arab Strap (band)|Arab Strap]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/smog-old-vic-london-9156327.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/smog-old-vic-london-9156327.html |archive-date=12 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Smog, Old Vic, London|work=The Independent|author=Nick Hasted|date=12 December 2001|accessdate=16 March 2022}}</ref>


Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia…'s first release was a split CD single with Moonkat on the Jitter record label. Featuring "Morning-After Pill", this release saw the band gain play on [[BBC Radio 1]] and London's [[XFM]]. Following this, Jitter released a limited 7" featuring the tracks "Morning-After Pill" and "No Cigar", which prompted [[John Peel]] to offer the band their first of three [[Peel Sessions]].<ref name="radio1" />
The band's first release was a split CD single with Moonkat on the Jitter record label. One track, "Morning-After Pill", was played on [[BBC Radio 1]] and [[XFM]] in London. Jitter then released a limited 7" disc with the tracks "Morning-After Pill" and "No Cigar", which prompted [[John Peel]] to offer the band its first of two ''[[Peel Sessions]]'', as well as a live performance in Birmingham on [[John Peel]]'s programme in October 2001 .<ref name="radio1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/m/meanwhilebackinc/|title=Keeping It Peel – Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia|publisher=BBC Radio 1|date=November 2006|accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>


The band recorded their debut album ''Indian Ink'' that summer which was again released via Jitter on [[CD]] and 10" vinyl. Later that year, the band were chosen by Peel to support [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]] at a [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]] event in [[Birmingham]] and "Morning-After Pill" was voted number 11 in John Peel's 2001 [[Festive 50]].<ref name="radio1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/m/meanwhilebackinc/|title=Keeping It Peel - Meanwhile, Back In Communist Russia|publisher=BBC Radio 1|date=November 2006|accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref> Williams left the band shortly after this.
The band recorded its first album, ''Indian Ink'', that summer which was again released by Jitter on CD and 10" vinyl. Later that year, the band was chosen by Peel to support [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]] at a [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]] event in [[Birmingham]] and "Morning-After Pill" was voted number 11 in John Peel's 2001 [[Festive 50]].<ref name="radio1"/>

The band signed to [[Truck Records]] in 2002, and they released their second album, ''My Elixir; My Poison'', the following year. Halloran had left the band during recording of the album leaving the band to debut as a four piece at that year's [[Truck Festival]]. In 2004 the band recorded their third Peel sessions and also recorded sessions for [[XFM]]'s [[John Kennedy (DJ)|John Kennedy]] and [[BBC 6 Music]]. MBICR featured on 'The Oxford Channel', a terrestrial broadcast within [[Oxfordshire]], to promote the release of ''My Elixir; My Poison''. Due to severe technical problems the band stormed off set in the middle of the live recording, leaving the station furious and refusing to feature live bands ever again.


===Disbandment and aftermath===
===Disbandment and aftermath===
In 2013, Gray started to work with the group Distant Correspondent and she appears on several tracks of their first, self-titled album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotcongressrecords.com/albums/distant-correspondent-distant-correspondent/|title=Distant Correspondent|publisher=Hot Congress Records|accessdate=3 February 2014}}</ref>
After Clueit, Croston and Gray relocated to [[Brighton]], the band's final gig was in late 2004 at London's Bar Academy after which Clueit left the band. Gray soon followed leading to the band's ultimate demise.

Later in 2004, Shames and Croston formed the core of a new group, Mesaplex, who debuted at the [[Truck Festival]] in 2005. Croston and Gray have also begun a new musical project named Ape Has Killed Ape! (not to be confused with the original Ape Has Killed Ape from [[Los Angeles]]) and played at 2006's [[Truck Festival]].

In 2006, Williams began playing with a new band, Titus, based in Oxford. Clueit now DJs under the name [[Ollie russian]] and works in the music industry.

Halloran is a qualified [[physician|doctor]].


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Albums===
===Albums===
* ''Indian Ink'' (2001) CD and 10" vinyl LP
* ''Indian Ink'' (2001) CD and 10" vinyl LP
* ''My Elixir; My Poison'' (2003) CD
* ''My Elixir, My Poison'' (2003) CD

===Singles===
===Singles===
* ''No Cigar'' (2000)
* ''No Cigar'' (2000)
* ''Morning After Pill'' (2001)
* ''Morning-After Pill'' (2001)
* ''I Only Wanted Something Else To Do But Hang Around'' (2001)
* ''I Only Wanted Something Else to Do but Hang Around'' (2001)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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==External links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/mesaplex Mesaplex Myspace profile]
*[http://www.myspace.com/impuretheatre Ape Has Killed Ape! Myspace profile]
*[http://www.myspace.com/titustherockband Titus Myspace profile]


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Latest revision as of 15:00, 3 March 2024

Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia…
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresPost-rock
Years active1999–2004
LabelsTruck Records, Jitter
Past membersTim Croston - keyboards
Pete Williams - guitar
James Shames - guitar
Emily Gray - vocals
Ed Carder - vocals
Mark Halloran - guitar, drum machine
Ollie Cluit - bass guitar

Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia… (MBICR) was a post-rock band from Oxford, England.

History[edit]

Formation[edit]

Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia… was founded in 1999. The band's original line up was the keyboard player Tim Croston, guitarists Pete Williams and James Shames, singers Emily Gray and Ed Carder and guitarist and drum machine operator Mark Halloran, all students at the University of Oxford. Bass guitar player Ollie Clueit joined late in 1999 before Carder left. The band's music had Gray deliver self-written monologues over guitar noise and samples guided by a beat, drawing comparisons to Arab Strap.[1]

The band's first release was a split CD single with Moonkat on the Jitter record label. One track, "Morning-After Pill", was played on BBC Radio 1 and XFM in London. Jitter then released a limited 7" disc with the tracks "Morning-After Pill" and "No Cigar", which prompted John Peel to offer the band its first of two Peel Sessions, as well as a live performance in Birmingham on John Peel's programme in October 2001 .[2]

The band recorded its first album, Indian Ink, that summer which was again released by Jitter on CD and 10" vinyl. Later that year, the band was chosen by Peel to support Pulp at a Radio 1 event in Birmingham and "Morning-After Pill" was voted number 11 in John Peel's 2001 Festive 50.[2]

Disbandment and aftermath[edit]

In 2013, Gray started to work with the group Distant Correspondent and she appears on several tracks of their first, self-titled album.[3]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • Indian Ink (2001) CD and 10" vinyl LP
  • My Elixir, My Poison (2003) CD

Singles[edit]

  • No Cigar (2000)
  • Morning-After Pill (2001)
  • I Only Wanted Something Else to Do but Hang Around (2001)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nick Hasted (12 December 2001). "Smog, Old Vic, London". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Keeping It Peel – Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia". BBC Radio 1. November 2006. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Distant Correspondent". Hot Congress Records. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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