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Years active. 1970s–present. Philip Tomanov, known professionally as Toby Toman [1] is a drummer who played with various British bands including The Nosebleeds, Ludus, The Durutti Column, Blue Orchids, and Primal Scream, [2] working often with German singer Nico, known for her role with The Velvet Underground, while she was living in ...
- A Rocky Start
- Kick Out The Jam
- Keep The Faith
- Coming Together
- Doing Damaged
- Movin’ on
My time working on Screamadelicadidn’t get off to the most auspicious start, I was off sick for the first two sessions, and in the third I almost immediately had an altercation with Primal Scream’s engineer, followed by another a few days later. The following day, however, we received news that the engineer in question wouldn’t be returning, and th...
I foundBobby Gillespiecharismatic, likeable and fizzing with energy. He dressed like a rockstar and was unafraid to behave like one. He was also insecure about his vocal abilities and said he would be more than happy for the band to bring in another lead singer. This was shortly before Denise Johnson joined the group. One evening James and I stayed...
George Michael’s Faith was a big inspiration for the track and the Primals were keen to achieve a Bo Diddly groove without resorting to conventional drums. Based on his work with The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Miller was the obvious choice to mix the track and he did an amazing job. Paul and I worked together during daytime and took it in turns to cover...
With mixing and recording being done simultaneously, Henry and I drove over to Eden Studios one evening to check how a Come Together mix was progressing. On another occasion, a courier delivered The Orb’s mix of Higher Than The Sunto Jam. The band convened in the control room and with the lights dimmed, I played the DAT copy through Jam’s big monit...
In contrast, Damaged is the only Screamadelica track that was performed live. It was released almost exactly as we recorded it and Jimmy Miller’s mix has a commendably light touch. For me, recording Damaged live was the most exciting Screamadelicasession and demonstrated how well The Primals functioned as a band. Innes played the J-45 acoustic, Tob...
Screamadelica was one of relatively few albums I’ve recorded that felt potentially important as it was being made. There was an air of anticipation around the band – as if they already sensed that Screamadelicawas about to change their lives. In fact, would change many people’s lives. Creation failed to credit Paul, James and myself so the album di...
Toby Toman is a drummer who played with various British bands including The Nosebleeds, Ludus, The Durutti Column, Blue Orchids, and Primal Scream, working often with German singer Nico, known for her role with The Velvet Underground, while she was living in Manchester, England through the 1980s.
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Dec 14, 2012 · Carl Ashwin of Dorset Music Guide and AIR Radio has recently conducted a vido interview with Toby Toman of Primal Scream fame. The fi...
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