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{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |
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| Name = Rhys Webb |
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| Birth_name = Rhys Timothy Somerset Webb |
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| Landscape = Yes |
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| Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |
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| Born = {{birth date and age|1983|2|18}} |
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| Origin = [[Southend-on-Sea]], [[England]] |
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| Instrument = [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]], [[Organ (music)|organ]] |
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| Genre = [[Garage rock]], [[Experimental music|experimental]] |
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| Years_active = 2005–present |
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| Label = [[Loog]]<br />Stolen Transmission<br />[[XL Recordings]] |
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| Associated_acts = [[The Horrors]]<br />Spider And The Flies |
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| Notable_instruments = [[Vox Continental]] |
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'''Rhys Webb''', better known as '''Spider Webb''' (born on [[18 February]], [[1983]]), is the keyboard/organist for Southend band [[The Horrors]], and a self proclaimed [[Mod (lifestyle)|mod]]. He usually plays a [[Vox Continental]] which is a transistor-based [[combo organ]], but has also been known to use [[Farfisa|Farfisas]], [[Hammond organ|Hammonds]], the [[Roland Corporation|Roland]] VK-8, and, most recently, a [[Clavia Nord Electro 2]]. |
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He was one of the founders of [[Southend-on-Sea]]'s Junk Club which was located in the basement of a decaying Victorian hotel, and which is where the members of [[The Horrors]] met. He is also part of the [[side project]] Spider And The Flies with [[Tomethy Furse]]; their music is instrumental, and influenced by the work of [[Delia Derbyshire]] and the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]], and [[Joe Meek]]-produced instrumentals. |
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==Family== |
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His sister, Angharrad "Harry" Webb, is the current girlfriend of fellow Horror Coffin Joe and a member of London DJ collective The She Set. His younger brother Huw Webb is the bass player in the band [[S.C.U.M (band)|S.C.U.M]] and DJs under the name Huw Electric. |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.myspace.com/SPIDERANDTHEFLIES Spider And The Flies] |
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