Mesh are a band from Bristol, England whose music could be described as synth pop. Earlier tracks had more of an industrial edge than recent releases.
Mesh was formed in 1991 by Mark Hockings (vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, lyrics) and Richard Silverthorn (keyboards, programming) after the two met at a gig where Silverthorn's band was playing. They were soon joined by Neil Taylor (keyboards, programming), a former band-mate of Silvertho...
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Mesh are a band from Bristol, England whose music could be described as synth pop. Earlier tracks had more of an industrial edge than recent releases.
Mesh was formed in 1991 by Mark Hockings (vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, lyrics) and Richard Silverthorn (keyboards, programming) after the two met at a gig where Silverthorn's band was playing. They were soon joined by Neil Taylor (keyboards, programming), a former band-mate of Silverthorn, and continued as this line up until September 2006.
On September 13, 2006 Neil Taylor announced that he was leaving the band to pursue other interests, saying "15 years is a long time and for me the time has come to move on and I need to give some headspace to other things in life".. Hockings and Silverthorn have unequivocally stated their desire to continue making music as Mesh.
The band recruited keyboardist Geoff Pinckney (Toffeetones Records) to act as a replacement for Taylor during their live performances.
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