Catatonia - Dead From The Waist Down

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Catatonia
Dead From The Waist Down (CD EP)
blanco y negro NEG 115CD (1999)

Catatonia were an alternative Welsh band formed in Cardiff in 1992. The band formed after the meeting of Mark Roberts and Cerys Matthews and featured Stephen Jenkins on drums, Paul Jones on bass and Clancy Pegg with keyboards.

Some band changes took place prior to the release of their first single with Roberts and Matthews being the only two members that remained with the band throughout their lifetime.

Several singles were released in the early 90s and by 1996 with the release of their first album the band hit the limelight being placed as part of the Britpop scene.

This single released in 1999 was taken from their third album Equally Cursed And Blessed. It reached #7 in the UK charts. A further 2 tracks from the album were released as singles.

August 2001 saw the release of their final album Paper Scissors Stone and by September of that year the band announced their breakup. Roberts moved on to  production and Matthews has carved a successful career as a solo artist and as a top BBC Radio programmer and broadcaster winning the Prix Italia and Prix Europa radio academy awards.

She can currently be heard (as at 2026) presenting the Sunday morning show on BBC 6Music as well as presenting the BBC Radio 2 Blues Show.





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