I-Biffy Clyro iyiqembu le-rock elidumile elasungulwa abaculi abathathu abanekhono. Emsuka weqembu laseScotland yilezi:
- USimon Neal (isiginci, amazwi okuhola);
- UJames Johnston (bass, vocals)
- U-Ben Johnston (izigubhu, amazwi)
Umculo weqembu uphawuleka ngengxube enesibindi yama-guitar riffs, amabhesi, izigubhu namazwi okuqala avela kulungu ngalinye. Ukuqhubekela phambili kwechord akujwayelekile. Ngakho-ke, ngesikhathi somsindo wokuqanjwa komculo, izinhlobo eziningana zingashintsha.
“Ukuze ube yilokho okufunayo, kufanele kudlule isikhathi esithile. Kubonakala kimi ukuthi ekuqaleni bonke abaculi balwela into eyodwa kuphela - ukudlala njengeqembu abalithandayo, kodwa kancane kancane uqala ukuqonda ukuthi wena ngokwakho ungaba lelo qembu eliyintandokazi. Isibonelo, ekuqaleni komsebenzi wethu wokudala, sasizwakala njenganoma yiliphi elinye iqembu elidonsa kanzima kumathrekhi e-Nirvana. Mina neqembu lami sisanda kuthola amaphedali ahlanekezela…,” kusho uSimon Neal.
Ukusesha i-niche yakhe kwaphela ngedwala elihlukile lekhwalithi ephezulu neloqobo, elizwakala lisinda kune "classics" athandwayo. Kodwa eqenjini eselilokhu likhuphukela phezulu ku-Olympus yomculo isikhathi eside, akukho okuphelile okwamanje. Abaculi basavivinya umsindo futhi bazifunela bona.
Umlando wokudalwa kweqembu le-Biffy Clyro
Maphakathi nawo-1990, osemusha uSimon Neal wanquma ukwakha iqembu lakhe lomculo. Kusukela eneminyaka engu-5, umfana wayethanda umculo. Waze wabhaliswa esikoleni somculo ekilasini le-violin.
Lapho u-Simon Neil eqala ukuzwa amathrekhi eqembu lehlelo i-Nirvana, wafuna ukufunda ukudlala isiginci. Lo mculi wathola abantu abanomqondo ofanayo ebusweni bomdlali wesigubhu oneminyaka engu-14 ubudala u-Ben Johnston kanye nomdlali webhesi uBarry McGee, owathathelwa indawo umfowabo kaBen, uJames.
Ekuqaleni, abafana benza ngaphansi kwegama elithi Screwfish. Ikhonsathi yokuqala yeqembu elisha yenzeke e-Youth Centre. Ngo-1997 iqembu lashintsha igama lalo laba negama lamanje lathuthela eKilmarnock. Lapho, amawele aya ekolishi ukuyofundela ubunjiniyela bemisindo, uNeil waya eQueen Margaret College. USimon akakwazanga ukunquma okukhethekile.
U-Biffy Clyro wayesenabalandeli bokuqala kanye nedumela elihle. Phezu kwalokhu abaculi abakaze bathole isiphakamiso kumalebula okugcine kucasule iqembu.
U-Biffy Clyro akazange abhukude yedwa isikhathi eside. Ngokushesha uDi Bol waba umkhiqizi weqembu. Ngo-1999, wahlela ukuthi iqembu liqophe i-Iname endaweni yokuqopha i-Babi Yaga enesizotha.
Ukwethulwa kwe-albhamu encane yokuqala
Ekuqaleni kwawo-2000, i-discography yeqembu yaphinde yagcwaliswa nge-albhamu encane yokuqala. Sikhuluma ngeqoqo elinegama eliyinqaba kakhulu lezingane ezizophuma kusasa kusasa. Ngokushesha amathrekhi erekhodi elishiwo azwakala emoyeni wendawo womsakazo we-BBC, futhi abaculi babamba iqhaza okokuqala e-T ePaki.
Kulo mkhosi omkhulu, abafana babonwa yi-Beggars Banquet Records. Ngokushesha leli qembu lasayina inkontileka enemali eningi nelebula. Kule lebula, abaculi bakwazile ukuphinda bakhiphe izingoma ezimbalwa ezindala. Amaculo amasha amukelwe ngemfudumalo abathandi bomculo nabagxeki bomculo.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abaculi bakhiphe i-albhamu yabo yokuqala ye-studio egcwele i-Blackened Sky. Naphezu kokuthi abagxeki bomculo bawuthophazile umsebenzi, abalandeli babingelele i-albhamu ngokupholile. I-albhamu ifinyelele kwayi-100 ephezulu Eshadini Lama-albhamu ase-UK.
Ngonyaka olandelayo, abaculi baqopha i-albhamu yabo yesibili yesitudiyo, i-Vertigo of Bliss. Amaculo e-albhamu azwakale awangempela nakakhulu. Ukushintsha njalo kwesigqi nokugeleza kwemisindo esontekile kwaba nomthelela emsindweni wokuqala.
Ukukhishwa kwe-albhamu ye-Infinity Land
I-albhamu elandelayo i-Infinity Land (2004) yafana nomsindo nomsebenzi odlule. Womabili amaqoqo amukelwe ngemfudumalo abalandeli. Nokho, u-Simon Neil wabheka ibhendi njengendawo enganele yokuhlola yokuhlola futhi ngawo lowo nyaka wadala iphrojekthi ye-Marmaduke Duke enohlu olubanzi nakakhulu lwezinhlobo zomculo.
Ngokushesha ibhendi yasayina inkontileka ne-14th Floor Records, ingxenye ye-Warner Bros. amarekhodi. Ngemva konyaka, i-albhamu entsha, ethi Puzzle, yaqoshwa eCanada. Amaculo asuka ku-albhamu entsha yesitudiyo abe phezulu kwangama-20 e-UK Singles Chart. Futhi irekhodi lithathe indawo yesi-2 eshadini le-albhamu futhi lathola isimo "segolide".
Abaculi bagcine behlanganise ukuthandwa kwabo ngokukhululwa kwe-albhamu ebizwa ngokuthi "i-albhamu yegolide" i-Lonely Revolutions. Amalungu eqembu ayephezulu kakhulu ku-Olympus yomculo.
Ngo-2013, i-discography yeqembu laseScotland yaphinde yagcwaliswa nge-albhamu elandelayo ye-studio ethi Opposites. Umsebenzi omusha uyi-albhamu ephindwe kabili. Njenganoma iyiphi i-LP enhle ephindwe kabili, kunamathrekhi amahle angajwayelekile ngemuva. I-disc yavulwa ngo-Stinging' Belle, lapho i-bagpipe eyedwa ebambekayo yenze le ngoma yaba enye yezintandokazi zami. Ngokuvamile, izingoma zeqoqo zihlala imizuzu engama-78.
Ukweseka i-albhamu yesitudiyo, abaculi bahambe bayovakasha. Akekho owayelindele ukuthi ngo-2014 abafana bazokwethula enye i-albhamu. Ngakho-ke, ukukhishwa kweqoqo le-Similarities kube isimanga esikhulu kubathandi bomculo. Iqoqo lihlanganisa amathrekhi angu-16 ekhwalithi ephezulu.
Eminyakeni emibili kamuva, i-discography yebhendi yagcwaliswa nge-albhamu ethi Ellipsis. I-albhamu yesitudiyo yesikhombisa yeqembu le-rock yaseScotland u-Biffy Clyro ikhiqizwe ngu-Rich Costey. Iqoqo litholakale ukuthi lidawunilode ngomhla ka-8 Julayi 2016. I-albhamu ethi Ellipsis ithathe indawo yokuqala kumashadi aseBrithani.
Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, abafana bavakashela kakhulu. Ithimba alizange likhohlwe mayelana neziqeshana zevidiyo. Amavidiyo we-Biffy Clyro anenjongo futhi agcwele njengamazwi ezingoma zomculo.
Iqembu le-Biffy Clyro namuhla
U-2019 waqala kubalandeli bomsebenzi weqembu laseScotland ngezindaba ezinhle. Okokuqala, abafana bamemezele ngokusemthethweni ukuthi bazokhipha i-albhamu entsha ngo-2020. Okwesibili, ngo-2019 abaculi bakhipha ingoma eyodwa ethi Balance, Not Symmetry.
Ukwakhiwa kwaba umsindo wefilimu, abadali bayo abachaza ubuhlobo obunzima phakathi kukaRomeo noJuliet. Le filimu iqondiswe nguJamie Adamas.
Ngo-2020, iqembu lethule i-albhamu entsha. Iqoqo lalibizwa ngokuthi A Celebration of Ending. Iqoqo elisha lihlanganisa amathrekhi angu-11. Phakathi kwazo bekukhona izingoma ze-Instant History nethi Tiny In door Fireworks. Ingoma yokuqala ikhonjiswe ku-BBC Radio 1 ka-Annie Mack. Yengezwe ngokushesha ohlwini lwadlalwayo lwesiteshi somsakazo.
