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Former Utopia-Possibly, the only indigenous cockney still remaining in East London and is a genre hopping song smith as happy skronking out furious post-punk on a modified 6 string bass or quirky black humoured alt. folk on a raggedy acoustic. "like (smog) on holiday in shellac" Drowned in Sound George played bass in Lazarus Clamp from 99-2003 and toured with Giant Sand, Laura Cantrell, Mice Parade, Pinback, Herman Dune and at SXSW in 2001 before it became cool. He also Recorded 2 LPs and some singles. He formed Former Utopia when he returned to East London in 2003 and gigged with Chris Brokaw, Thalia Zedek Band, PW Long, Swell, Thee More Shallows, Mick Turner (Dirty Three), Damo Suzuki (as Cosmic Utopia with Cosmic Shenngy) and David Grubbs. George also plays with Michael L. Clamp and Huw McPherso asThe Philanthropists as well as with Chiara Meatelli and Violeta García López as More Bad Times. George hosts a bi-weekly Podcast NetRadio show dedicated to John Peel and great groundbreaking music here @ Damnably Radio. www.damnably.com www.myspace.com/formerutopia