GOING BACK IN TIME....
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GDANSK 1982 REHEARSAL. 2 BASS LINE-UP GDANSK FIRST GIG. LOUGHTON COLLEGE 1983
L-R DAVE LEADER, BRIAN HASLER, CHRIS MOFFAT, AUSTIN STACK, GILL WOODWRIGHT (NEE WRIGHT), PAUL WOODWRIGHT CHRIS MOFFAT AND PAUL WOODWRIGHT

DEVIANT AMPS are a psychedelic rock band. They formed in December 1983 from the ashes of Gdansk. They have been on a very long strange trip since then and it shows no sign of letting up. The journey continues.....

DEVIANT AMPS FIRST GIGS POSTER 1983 DEVIANT AMPS FIRST GIG AT THE SQUARE, HARLOW. 1983 DEVIANT AMPS LIVE. HARLOW COUNCIL ROCK CONTEST 1984
THE SQUARE GIG WAS AS SUPPORT TO THE NEWTOWN NEUROTICS L-R BRIAN HASLER, PAUL WOODWRIGHT, DAVE LEADER, ALBERT LEWIS, TIM KITTS L-R PAUL WOODWRIGHT, BRIAN HASLER, DAVE LEADER, TIM KITTS, ALBERT LEWIS

MK1 - Paul Woodwright - accoustic guitar/vocals, Brian Hasler - bass/vocals, Dave Leader - drums, Albert Lewis - congos and Tim Kitts - lead guitar

DEVIANT AMPS FIRST DEMO CASSETTE. 1985 DEVIANT AMPS AND GOAT AFTER REHEARSING AT THE MILL DEVIANT AMPS SECOND DEMO CASSETTE. 1986
3 SONG CASSETTE L-R PAUL WOODWRIGHT, TIM KITTS, DAVE LEADER, BRIAN HASLER, KEIRON MGGOUGHLIN 4 SONG CASSETTE

MK2 - Paul Woodwright - accoustic guitar/vocals, Brian Hasler - bass/vocals, Dave Leader - drums, Tim Kitts - lead guitar And Keiron McGoughlin - sax

MICK HAWKINS AND DAVE THOMPSON JOIN THE BAND LOCAL PAPER REVIEW DEVIANT AMPS THIRD CASSETTE. 1987
L-R BRIAN HASLER, MICK HAWKINS, KEIRON MCGOUGHLIN, PAUL WOODWRIGHT, DAVE THOMPSON, TIM KITTS OUR FIRST LIVE REVIEW. GIG UNKNOWN 4 SONG CASSETTE

MK3 - Paul Woodwright - accoustic guitar/vocals, Brian Hasler - bass/vocals, Tim Kitts - lead guitar, Dave Thompson, synths and Mick Hawkin - drums

LOCAL PAPER ROCK CONTEST PREVIEW GOING TO LONDON LOCAL PAPER REVIEW LOCAL PAPER REVIEW
WE MADE THE B FINAL ONE OF OUR FIRST TRIPS TO LONDON RESTLESS SELLS WELL. WRITTEN BY STEVE LAMACQ RESTLESS SELL OUT

MK4 - Paul Woodwright - accoustic/electric guitar/vocals, Brian Hasler - bass/vocals, Tim Kitts - lead guitar, Dave Thompson, synths and Andy Kolthammer - drums

NEW LINE-UP. ANDY KOLTHAMMER JOINS ON DRUMS LOCAL PAPER ROCK CONTEST REVIEW LOCAL PAPER NEW DRUMMER ANNOUNCEMENT
L-R BRIAN HASLER, DAVE THOMPSON, PAUL WOODWRIGHT, ANDY KOLTHAMMER, TIM KITTS B FINAL OF HARLOW ROCK COMPETITION WE THINK ANDY KOLTHAMMER JOINS ON DRUMS

MK5 - Paul Woodwright - electric guitar/vocals, Brian Hasler - bass/vocals, Tim Kitts - lead guitar, Dave Thompson - synths and Andy Kolthammer - drums

LIVE CASSETTE RELEASE 1989 THE SIX HEADED BEAST. PROBABLY 1996 DINGWALLS TICKET
6 TRACKS RECORDED LIVE AT THE SQUARE L-R DAVE THOMPSON, BRIAN HASLER, NIKKI BATLEY, ANDY KOLTHAMMER, TIM KITTS, PAUL WOODWRIGHT WE WERE HEADLINING

MK6 - Paul Woodwright - guitar/vocals, Nikki Batley - guitar/vocals, Brian Hasler - bass/vocals, Tim Kitts - lead guitar, Dave Thompson - synths and Andy Kolthammer - drums

SHOW OF THE WEEK SPIRIT OF THE AGE CASSETTE. RELEASED 1994 BLASTING BACK
BACK AT THE BAKERS DOZEN. THE VENUE CLOSED SOON AFTER THIS 6 TRACK CASSETTE I INJURED MY BACK AT WORK

MK7 - Paul Woodwright - guitar/vocals, Brian Hasler - bass/vocals, Tim Kitts - lead guitar, Dave Thompson - synths and Tim Boulton - drums
NO LIVE PICS FIRST SIGHTING OF MARTIN FIRST SIGHTING OF KEITH STEVE SHELSHER STEVE SHELSHER FIRST GIG WITH STEVE
TIM, NICK OR ,LESLIE ALL CHANGE ON BASS ALL CHANGE ON DRUMS ALL CHANGE ON GUITAR HE PLAYED 6 GIGS. WE BECAME TRIO IN 2003 WHITE LION, SAWBRIDGEWORTH

MK8 - Paul Woodwright - guitar/vocals, Martin Wheeldon - bass/vocals, Tim Kitts - lead guitar, Leslie Diss - guitar/vocals, Dave Thompson - synths and Nick Diss - drums

MK9 - Paul Woodwright - guitar/vocals, Martin Wheeldon - bass/vocals, Tim Kitts - lead guitar, Dave Thompson - synths and Keith Chennery - drums

GIVING IT ALL AWAY 3 TRACK EP CD FIRST THREE PIECE GIG MARTIN WHEELDON PAUL WOODWRIGHT KEITH CHENERY
OUR FIRST CD. IT FEATURES STEVE SHELSHER, GUITARS ALSO THE FIRST JOHN PEEL DAY FIRST THREE PIECE GIG FIRST THREE PIECE GIG FIRST THREE PIECE GIG

MK10 - Paul Woodwright - guitar/vocals, Martin Wheeldon - bass/vocals, Steve Shelsher - lead guitar and Keith Chenery - drums

THEN WE PLAYED THIS GIG WATTSFEST LIVE ON STAGE AT WATTSFEST DEVIANCY AMPLIFICATION SPIRAL CD
FIRST MEETING WITH KOZMIK KEN I SAID TO FARMER WHAT A GREAT SITE.... DUE TO BAD FEEDBACK WE CAN TRACE MARTIN'S EAR PROBLEMS BACK TO THIS GIG OUR FIRST ALBUM. NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE

MK11 - Paul Woodwright - guitar/vocals, Martin Wheeldon - bass/vocals, and Keith Chenery - drums

MAGIC CARPET RIDE KICKED IT ALL OFF AGAIN FOR US THAT FESTIVAL THE LAST HURRAH! THE LAST TIME FOR MARTIN. THE LAST HURRAH
WE COUNT THIS AS OUR FIRST ALBUM CD ALL BACK TO BOBBIES MARTIN'S LAST GIG WITH US WE ACTUALLY HAD ONE MORE GIG WITH HAWKLORDS BEFORE MARTIN LEFT
 
SUBS AT TANNERFEST 2017 WOODBINE AT TANNERFEST 2017 KEITH AT TANNERFEST 2017 THE TANNERFEST LIVE ALBUM CD
HE ASKED TO JOIN AFTER SEEING US AT CLUB 85, HITCHIN ROCKING AT TANNERFEST BANGING AWAY AT TANNERFEST RELEASED DECEMBER 2017

MK12 - Paul Woodwright - guitar/vocals, Subs - bass and Keith Chenery - drums

Seaweed (ex Ozrics) - Synths became the occasional 4th Deviant Amp and guests with the band occasionally

This line up came together in September 2015. They released 2 studio albums and 3 live albums and started Devora in that time. Devora have released one studio album and a CD/DVD recorded live at Kozfest 2017.

DAVE ONLY - BASS LIVE AT NEW AVALON BALLROOM 2019 PSYCHEFREAKADELIC SEAWEED LIVE IN GLASTONBURY
LIVE AT KOZFEST WITH SEAWEED ON SYNTHS DAVE ONLY, KEITH CHENERY, PAUL WOODWRIGHT AND SEAWEED STUDIO ALBUM RELEASED XMAS 2019 NEW AVALON BALLROOM, THE KING ARTHUR, GLASTONBURY 2019

MK13 - Paul Woodwright - guitar/vocals, Dave Onley - bass and Keith Chenery - drums

This line up came together in January 2018. They celebrated the bands 35th year and bought out a couple of albums.

JUSTIN PRESCOTT - BASS LIVE AT SHEFFIELD O2 ARENA COUNTDOWN TO A COSMIC EGO DEATH KEITH AT LONDON SHPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE
LIVE AT LONDON'S O2 SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE PAUL WOODWRIGHT SETS THE CROSSHAIRS... STUDIO ALBUM RELEASED SUMMER 2021 A WEEKEND OF FUN WITH HRH PROG WEEKEND

MK14 - Paul Woodwright - guitar/vocals, Justin Prescott - bass and Keith Chenery - drums

The current line up came together in January 2020. They are about to start working on the next Deviant Amps album.

The band have played many festivals and events over the years and are continually expanding the songs and the set via improvisation and introduction of guest players to the live set. Such expansions have been with Dani Speakman, Steve Bemmand, Will Greenwood, Andy Roger, Graham Clarke, Roz Bruce, Cary Grace, Laura Neill, Joie Hinton, Seaweed, Loz Epps, Rob Pullen, Iain Hawk, Chris Cambridge, Kev Ellis, Gregg McKella, Tyrone Thomas, Richard Armstrong, Nik Turner and Mic Cosmic. And the wonderful Angel Flame for dances.

DEVIANT AMPS record on their own DAMP recordings at their studio The Electric Salad Studio.

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DEVIANT AMPS FAMILY

PAUL "WOODBINE" WOODWRIGHT GUITAR/VOCALS 1983-PRESENT. ALBERT "HERB" LEWIS CONGASS 1983-1985. LAST SEEN SLACKING IN THE WEST COUNTRY. BRIAN "BAZ" HASLER BASS 1983-1998. CO-FOUNDER OF AMPS AND FRIEND OF BAND. DAVID LEADER DRUMS 1983-1985. CO-FOUNDER OF AMPS. STILL SEEN AROUND HARLOW. TIM "TINY" KITTS GUITAR 1983-2002. CO-FOUNDER OF AMPS NOW LIVES IN LEAMINGTON. DAVE "DOG" THOMPSON KEYBOARDS 1986-2000 NOW RESIDES IN LEAMINGTON. KEIRAN MCGOUGHLIN SAXAPHONE 1985-1987. LIVES IN EPPING. MIKE HAWKIN DRUMS 1985-1987 NOW LIVES AND WORKS IN CANADA. ANDY KOLTHAMMER DRUMS 1987-1995 STILL DRUMING IN COLCHESTER. NIKKI BATLEY GUITAR/VOCALS 1989-1996 NOW LIVES IN SPAIN SONGWRITING. TIM BOULTON DRUMS 1987-1999 LAST SEEN DRUMMING AT AUSTINS SHIRTS RE-UNION. NICK DISS DRUMS 1999-2001 WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN LESLEY DISS GUITAR/BACKING VOX 1999-2001 WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN. MARTIN WHEELDON BASS/VOCALS 1998-2015. KEITH CHENERY DRUMS 2001-PRESENT. STEVE SHELSER GUITAR 2002-2005. SUBS BASS 2015-2017. DAVE ONLEY 2018-2020. JUSTIN PRESCOTT 2020 - PRESENT.
Woodbine
"Herb" Albert Lewis
"Baz" Brian Hasler
David Leader
Tim Kitts
"Dog" Dave Thompson
Keiren McGoughlin

Mick Hawkin
Andy Kolthammer
Nikki Batley
Tim Boulton
Nick Diss
Leslie Diss
Martin Wheeldon
Keith Chenery
Steve Shelser
 Subs Dave Onley

HONOURARY DEVIANT AMPS

ROB PULLEN, SYNTHS. CHRIS CAMBRIDGE, SYNTHS. RICHARD ARMSTRONG, THERAMIN. WILL GREENWOOD, GUITAR. DANI SPEAKMAN, GUITAR. STEVE BEMMAND, GUITAR. IAIN HAWK, SITAR. MIC COSMIC, SYNTHS. ROZ BRUCE, GUITAR. KEV ELLIS, HARMONICA. ANDY ROGER, SYNTHS. NIK TURNER, SAXAPHONE. JOIE HINTON, SYNTHS. LAURA NEILL, SAXAPHONE. CARY GRACE, SYNTHS. GRAHAM CLARK, GUITAR. GREGG MCKELLA, CLARINET. TYRONE THOMAS, GUITAR. ANNE MILDON, THERAMIN. SEAWEED, SYNTHS. DAZZER, DRUMS. VINCE CORY, GUITARS. DANIEL O, SYNTHS. SAM BURROWS, SYNTHS.

 

ARCHIVED HISTORY

JANUARY 2024 BEGAN TO RECORD THE NEXT ALBUM DECEMBER 2023 WE BEGIN WRITING THE NEXT ALBUM NOVEMBER 2023 WE PLAY OUR FIRST EUROPEAN DATE IN WURZBURG, GERMANY SUMMER 2023 PLAY GIGS AROUND THE UK INCLUDING GLASGOW FOR THE FIRST TIME JUNE 2023 THE CASTLE IN THE SKY IS RELEASED JANUARY 2023 BEGIN WORK ON THE NEXT ALBUM JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2022 PLAYED DATES ALL OVER THE UK IN SUPPORT OF THE COUNTDOWN TO A COSMIC EGO DEATH ALBUM SEPTEMBER 4 AND 5 2021 PLAYED SHEFFIELD 02 ARENA SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY LONDON'S SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE ON THE SUNDAY JULY 2021 APPEARED AT THE KOZFEST FESTIVAL. THE FIRST MAIN FESTIVAL SINCE LOCKDOWNS BEGAN IN 2020 JULY 10TH 2021 Countdown To A Cosmic Ego Death launch night at The King Arthur, Glastonbury FEBRUARY 2021 SEAWEED agees to do some album tracks JANUARY 2021 Started work on Countdown To A Cosmic Ego Death. Possibly the next album NOVEMBER 2020 Started work on new songs for next album SEPTEMBER 2020 JUSTIN FINALLY MAKES HIS DEBUT. WITH SPECIAL GUEST DAN POOLE ON DRUMS. After 6 months of lockdown we finally return live with a socially distanced gig at The King Arthur pub, Glastonbury FEBRUARY 2020 JUSTIN PRESCOTT joins on bass JANUARY 2020 DAVE ONLEY leaves the band SEPTEMBER 2019 PSYCHEFREAKADELIC is finally released AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018 Started work on next album, PSYCHEFREAKADELIC SUMMER 2018 A Busy summer of festivals and gigs MARCH 2018 With Dave Onley from SpacedOgs on bass Deviant Amps kick off the year with a gig at The King Arthur in Glastonbury XMAS 2017 After two glorious years Subs announces that he will be leaving the band APRIL 2017 - DECEMBER 2017 Embark on a huge summer of gigs which will see Deviant Amps play all over the country and also taking in festivals like Beautiful Days, Kozfest and Surplusfest APRIL 2017 Take Me Back To The Sky is released at Cosmic Puffin Festival XMAS 2016 Take Me Back To The Sky is recorded in one session. Mixing begins AUTUMN 2016 Sessions begin for next album SUMMER 2016 Deviant Amps spend the summer playing festivals APRIL 16TH 2016 Strange Voodoo From Electric Salad Studio is released. Gigs follow XMAS/NEW YEAR 2015/2016 Recording of next Deviant Amps album starts. Gigs are booked OCTOBER 24 2015 Rehearsals begin with Subs. First gig is two weeks away. November 7th. Supporting Hawklords in London AUTUMN 2015 Last gigs with Martin. Deviant Amps album released SPRING 2015 With Martins ears not getting any better it is decided to record the new material, play some of them over the summer festivals before Martin, sadly leaves. On October 3rd Deviant Amps headlined The Last Hurrah at The Square Harlow and said goodbye to Martin in style. SPRING/SUMMER 2014 I'm On Fire released and a summer of festival dates to promote it begins. As the year moves on it becomes clear Martin has a problem with his ears and tinnitus is diagnosed. New songs are written over the winter. AUTUMN/WINTER 2013 Deviant Amps SUPPORT Hawklords at Hitchin and Here & Now at The Square prior to finishing mixing of I'm On Fire album. AUTUMN 2013 Deviant Amps start mixing follow up album to Magic Carpet Ride. The new album has working title of I'm On Fire SUMMER 2013 Deviant Amps take Magic Carpet Ride album out on tour playing gigs and festivals in the UK culminating with two gigs on Hawklords 2013 UK tour in October SPRING 2013 Deviant Amps take a break from recording new album to play a handful of dates around the country OCTOBER 2012 Deviant Amps start work on follow up album to Magic Carpet Ride SUMMER 2012 Deviant Amps tour Magic Carpet Ride NOVEMBER 21 2011 Deviant Amps release Magic Carpet Ride SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011 Deviant Amps play succesful gigs at Alchemy and Paradise 9 ep launch in Gunnesbury. JULY29/30/31 2011 Woodbine, with Soundawesome, produce Kozmik Kens Psychedelic Dream Festival at Bobbies farm, Devon. Deviant Amps and a host of psychedelic bands rock Devon for three days and nights. SUMMER 2011 Deviant Amps play BSMF, Godzila and Rebound festivals. APRIL 9th 2011 Woodbine and Deviant Amps make a succesful live return supporting Here&Now in Bournemouth. WINTER/SPRING 2011 Whilst working on new album Woodbine suffers a heart attack. Recovery is slow but recording of album finally gets finshed. AUTUMN/WINTER 2010/2011 Deviant Amps play Feed Your Head III and support Paradise 9 at their xmas gig. Work on album continues. SUMMER 2010 Deviant Amps start recording MAGIC CARPET RIDE album. SPRING/SUMMER Deviant Amps play gigs at Hallstock, Tannerfest, Classic Rock Club and with Fyrefly. 2008 APRIL/MAY 2010 Play Puffin Festival and Hugh Hopper Benefit gig with Here&Now. FEBRUARY 15th 2010 Walking In The Air goes to number 1 in SoundAwesome charts. DECEMBER 3rd Walking In The Air released as free download. We have made this available in .aiff .wav or hi-res mp3. We also have very limited copies on cd....on a strictly first come basis. We will be playing two sets at The Fawcett Inn on December 3rd OCTOBER 1st We have just got our hands on some high quality flourescent magenta DEVIANT AMPS logo on black t-shirts. ONLY £8 AUGUST 14th We are very pleased to announce a special gig on October 2nd at The Square Harlow where we will be sharing the stage with That Legendary Wooden Lion, Tea For The Wicked and Electric Dub Guru. FEED YOUR HEAD. JULY 25th Deviant Amps play Sawyers Venue, Kettering as part of a bill raising funds for Stop The War Organisation. MAY 15th Gig supporting Newtown Neurotics. FEBRUARY 9 2009 DEVIANT AMPS played a special gig at Harlow Square to launch The Harlow Bands Family Tree and Archive Web Site. Deviant Amps played a 20 minute set of classic Amps songs before teaming up with Kevin Jones and Mickey Howard from legendary Harlow 70's punk band THE SODS to play a couple of SODS songs. AUTUMN/WINTER 2008 Deviant Amps go a bit quiet and concentrate on writing some new songs. Paul Woodwright is working on a special Harlow Bands Archive Project for The Square music venue in Harlow. SPRING/SUMMER 2008 Deviant Amps play more gigs and festivals including a welcome return to Wattsfest (one of our favourite festivals), and a headline slot at the Riverside festival in Oxford. FEBRUARY 9 2008 DEVIANCY AMPLIFICATION SPIRAL album released with special gigs at The Four Lymes, Dartford and Red Lion, Stevenage. WINTER 2007/8 Deviant Amps record DEVIANCY AMPLIFICATION SPIRAL album at their own Chicken Shed Studios for their label DAMP RECORDINGS. SUMMER 2007 Deviant Amps play summer gigs at Upton Community Hall (in memory of Syd Barrett), Wattsfest and Napton Festival with The Hollies and The Sweet. The band prepare to record an album. SUMMER 2006 Deviant Amps play headline gigs at Upton, Bournemouth Music Festival, Tj's in Wales, Workhouse Festival and The Great Dorset Steam Fair. JULY 2005 EP "Give It All Away" is released and Deviant Amps debut live as a trio and headline Upton Festival. Songs "Giving It All Away" and "If You Got Yours, I've Got Mine" both go to number one in the ELUK charts. APRIL 2005 Steve Shelser leaves Deviant Amps. With an ep being recorded and live summer dates set up the decision to carry on as a three-piece is taken. The new Amps "wavy" magenta logo is designed. DECEMBER 2004-MAY 2005 A four-piece Deviant Amps with Steve Shelser on guitar play what are to become the bands last gigs as a four-piece.