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Also known as
  
Arctic Monkeys

Labels
  
Domino

Origin
  
Sheffield, England

Death Ramps

Genres
  
Indie rock, post-punk revival, psychedelic rock, garage rock

Years active
  
2007 (2007)–2014 (Hiatus)

Associated acts
  
Miles KaneRichard Hawley

"Death Ramps" is an alias for British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. They usually go under this name in collaboration with Miles Kane and fellow Sheffield artist Richard Hawley, and have released five tracks, all B-Sides to Arctic Monkeys singles.

Contents

Domino, their label, said the following about the Death Ramps:

In an interview with 'AnotherMag' in 2013, frontman Alex Turner stated:

The Death Ramps / Nettles single

The Death Ramps / Nettles single was released on 3 December 2007 on 7" vinyl, limited to just 250 copies.

The songs are the B-sides from the Arctic Monkeys single "Teddy Picker", from their second album Favourite Worst Nightmare.

Track listing

All music composed by Death Ramps.

Other songs

  • "Bad Woman" was released as the B-side on vinyl edition of "Teddy Picker", and on the CD edition together with "The Death Ramps" and "Nettles". The song was originally written and performed by Pat Farrell & The Believers. Richard Hawley is the lead vocalist for the cover and performed the song live with the band on 17 December 2007 in Manchester, for the final date of their Favourite Worst Nightmare tour. The concert was later released as the "At the Apollo" DVD
  • "Little Illusion Machine (Wirral Riddler)" was released as the B-side on "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala" single. Miles Kane co-wrote the song and featured as the lead singer.
  • "You and I" was released as the B-side on the "Black Treacle" single on 23 January 2012. It was co-written by Richard Hawley, who also provided lead vocals. It is the first song by the Death Ramps to have a video, which was shot in Sheffield near Dore, and directed by Focus Creeps.

    • References

    Death Ramps Wikipedia
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