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Heavy Stereo were an Englishalternative rock band, who were active from 1993 to 1999. There were known for their 1970sglam rock styled sound, and their sole album,Déjà Voodoo. They were also on the same record label and opened forOasis, which Heavy Stereo'sfrontmanGem Archer later joined.

Heavy Stereo was fronted by lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter and producer Gem Archer, later of Oasis.^[1] They were heavily influenced by 1970s glam rock,^[2] includingGary Glitter,The New York Dolls, andSweet.^[3] They released their debut and only album,Deja Voodoo, in 1996. Heavy Stereo also produced a cover ofThe Jam's song The Gift, for the tribute album Fire & Skill. The band split up after Archer joined Oasis as a rhythm guitarist and keyboardist, replacingPaul "Bonehead" Arthurs for theirStanding on the Shoulder of Giants Tour,^[4] and on all albums and tours afterwards until their breakup in 2009. Archer then began work on a new project with other members of Oasis, calledBeady Eye, before joiningNoel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

• Gem Archer – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
• Craig "Nez" Naisbitt – bass
• Pete Downing – lead guitar
• Nick Jones – drums, vocals, percussion

• Déjà Voodoo (23 September 1996) – Charted at number 76 in theUK Albums Chart.^[5] All songs written byGem Archer, and produced by Heavy Stereo, John Bell and Steve Orchard.

1. "Chinese Burn"
2. "Cartoon Moon"
3. "Déjà Voodoo"
4. "Tell Yer Ma"
5. "Crown of Thoughts"
6. "Mouse in a Hole"
7. "Bangers and Mash"
8. "Deep Fried Heart"
9. "Reaching for Heaven"
10. "Keep Up"
11. "Planet Empty"
12. "Shooting Star"

• "Sleep Freak" (1995) –UK No. 46
• "Smiler" (1995) – UK No. 46
• "Chinese Burn" (1996) – UK No. 45
• "Mouse in a Hole" (1996) – UK No. 53^[6]

• Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam

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• English alternative rock groups
• Britpop groups
• Creation Records artists
• English musical quartets
• Musical groups from County Durham

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