![]() ![]() Gilps hit the stage for the first time just after his 16th birthday with a bunch of older guys, rocking out to Angels and AC/DC covers. Within a week of playing bass, I replaced him and joined ‘the band’,” he says. “At school there was only one bass player in my year level, he was in ‘the band’ and I wanted to be in ‘the band’. At 15, Gilps switched from guitar to bass simply because “there were less strings than the guitar”. After seven years of gigging around Melbourne, studying Music at NMIT and writing his own songs, Zoophyte was born.Īndrew Gilpin bought his first CD when he was 9 and started playing his sister’s guitar at 13, scouring the music stores for records that other kids had never heard of. ![]() Post high school, the self-taught guitarist founded several cover bands, gaining the most notoriety with a group called Watercooled. ![]() The revamped line-up of Cam Lee (vocals and guitar), Andrew Gilpin (bass), Rob Muinos (guitar) and Elvis Aljus (drums) spent the best part of the last 18 months in the studio – writing, recording and shaping the inherently melodic rock sound that is Zoophyte of 2012.Īnd they each have an impressive CV to draw from:īeing the only instrument his parents could afford, singer-songwriter Cam Lee began playing the flute at aged 7 and played in several orchestras and stage bands across 11 years, before the sounds of Nirvana, Incubus, Soundgarden and Guns N Roses inspired him to pick up a guitar. Responding to demand from fans, Zoophyte embarked on a massive national tour, cementing their reputation as a fantastic live band and picking up even more fans – and great reviews – along the way.Īfter clocking up a few thousand kilometres playing sold-out shows across the country, the guys decided to take a break, do some soul searching and start work on their highly anticipated follow-up. Lead single Better Days was one of the standout tunes of that summer, receiving airplay on Triple J, Triple R, PBSFM, FBI, 4ZZZ, Radio Adelaide and Fox FM. Since bursting onto the scene in 2004, the band forged an enviable reputation as a blistering live act, which they followed up in the studio with their acclaimed 2007 album, Another Point of View. You’ve probably heard of Melbourne band Zoophyte – but if you think you know their music, think again. ![]()
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