Paul Vickers and The LegPaul Vickers and The Leg

Paul Vickers and The Leg is a reckless amalgam of the lyrical maverick behind John Peel favourites Dawn of the Replicants and Dan Mutch's equally single-minded trio formed from the ashes of Khaya and Desc. Let's meet the guys!

Paul Vickers is best known for his work with wonk-rock juggernaut Dawn of the Replicants. Over a ten-year anti-career, the Replicants were voted best new band in Britain in The Times, scored a fistful of chart hits and two N.M.E Singles of the Week. Vickers recorded five albums and five John Peel sessions with the band. His songs have been playlisted on XFM and BBC 6Music; he has appeared on MTV's 120 Minutes and Alternative Nation; has performed at Glastonbury, Reading Festival, T In The Park and SXSW; and has played all over the UK, sharing bills with the likes of Clinic, Spiritualized and Arab Strap.

Paul has a back catalogue of over 400 songs and is a tireless song factory, day and night!

A lovable gonk / Da Vinci of lyrical invention. Mojo

Paul Vickers' unique vocal hovers delightfully, occupying a self-effacing space somewhere between the sound of Nick Cave and Billy Corgan. Record Collector

Meanwhile...

The Leg is the latest project showcasing the extraordinary talents of chameleon firebrand Dan Mutch. Previous umbrella organizations for Dan's outpourings have included Khaya and Desc – as championed by Steve Lamacq, John Peel and Jo Whiley.

Trusted shipmate and fellow Leggite / Khayan / Descist Pete Harvey is a classically trained cellist who also plays with the Rose St Quartet. Pete has collaborated and recorded with a multitude of artists, including legendary Can vocalist Damo Suzuki.

The third and final Leg is percussionist and man about town Alun Thomas. Alun has also played with Withered Hand, Thomas Truax, ballboy, and Saint Jude's Infirmary.

The Leg's live show involves sparklers, skeleton make up, felt masks and a shrunken Tina Turner voodoo doll.

Sonic alchemists with pop magic dancing from their fingertips N.M.E.

Paul Vickers and The Leg began working together when they were asked to contribute a track to The Art School Dance - a live DVD commemorating 100 years of Edinburgh College of Art. An album; ‘Tropical Favourites’ followed. Tracks from ‘Tropical Favourites’ attracted spins from Huw Stephens show on BBC Radio One, Rob Da Bank also Radio one, Vic Galloway on Radio Scotland and Marc Riley, Tom Robinson and Gideon Coe on B.B.C. 6 Music. Paul Vickers and The Leg also recorded sessions for Vic Galloway’s Radio Scotland show, sky TV and enjoyed frequent video spins on MTV for their 'Paperboat' and 'Ballard of Bess Houdini' videos. They are currently working on ‘Itchy Grumble’ a rock opera epic.

Paul Vickers, a self confessed workaholic, released his radio show ‘Recording The Impossible’ in 2008, is writing "Fucking Stories" a show for next years Edinburgh Free Fringe Festival and is working with fellow Replicant Roger Simian putting together ‘Chaos in an Inkwell,’ a collection of early Dawn of The Replicants recordings.

The Leg released their latest album ‘What Became Of The Shrunken Tina Turner’ on SL Records in 2009. They are currently recording the soundtrack to an exhibition at the Ingleby Gallery in Edinburgh.

Last updated in September 2009

The banjo plucking majesty of The Ballard of Bess Houdini is a treat Record Collector

Sweetly whimsical and plain weird, it proves that Vickers' magic powers are still intact **** UNCUT

Smart, sardonic, literate, mickey-taking pop Everett True (Plan B)

Vickers sings like MacGowan and Waits . . . The Leg play hard to resist jugband blues **** The List

...somewhere between Tom Waits and Nick Cave...the music veers from the surreal to the artful heartache Q

Vickers is an eccentric but hugely talented songwriter Time Out

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  Paul Vickers and The Leg

  Itchy Grumble

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  Firmly on the jazz-Hobbit pop ley line which connects Captain Beefheart, skronk-era Tom Waits, Kevin Coyne and Pere Ubu Jim Wirth, Mojo

  Tracklisting:

  1. 1 - Overture
  2. 2 - Vial
  3. 3 - A Horse Hoof In The Soup
  4. 4 - The Continuous Itch
  5. 5 - The Foreman’s Song
  6. 6 - Tears Of A Witch
  7. 7 - The Great Bend
  8. 8 - Cannonball Fall You Human
  9. 9 - Oil Drum Maggots
  10. 10 - Itchy Grumble
  11. 11 - Curtains
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  Paul Vickers and The Leg

  Tropical Favourites

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  Tracklisting:

  1. 1 - Umbrella Propella
  2. 2 - Wild Geese
  3. 3 - Paperboat
  4. 4 - When The Wand is Wild
  5. 5 - Powerful Soup
  6. 6 - The Ballard of Bess Houdini
  7. 7 - The Car Horns of Rio
  8. 8 - Somewhere Between No And Yes
  9. 9 - Tears For Smokey
  10. 10 - Spike
  11. 11 - Knackered Old Twits
  12. 12 - Chime Chime Cherry
  13. 13 - Body Cog