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BAND PROFILE
‘Third House’ is an alliance between Umair “Spider” Chaudhry (Silent Weapon / Walls of Freedom), Julian Miller (Projekt DarkStar / Chatshow) and Al Kenny (Barmy Army / Changelings). The previous line-up included Dave Barbarossa (drummer with Adam Ant, Bow Wow Wow and Republica) and Graham Dalzell (John E Vistic / Emily Breeze).
Third House take elements of post-punk, darkwave and electronica, combining Umair’s guitar / baritone vocals, Julian’s tribal drums, and Al’s driving bass to create an intense and emotional sound.
Lyrically, the songs deal with themes of personal struggle, spirituality/mysticism and societal observation.
Their first EP, “Inside Outside” was self released on the 1st of November 2024, featuring 4 songs written, produced and performed by the band. The band currently has plans to re-release the 1st EP via Invisible Hands / Virgin Music, followed up by a 2nd EP called “Minor Crown”, followed by a full length debut album.
Spider – Vocals, guitars and synths
Julian Miller – Drums
Al Kenny – Bass
PERSONAL BIOGRAPHIES
Spider
He has been associated with many bands and musical projects over the years, most notably Oxford hardcore band Xmas Lights, having supported the likes of Foals, Rolo Tomassi and Architects. Current projects are Silent Weapon (support for Test Department at Infest 2024), Walls of Freedom and Gift of Blindness. He’s also a professional sound engineer, taking care of the band’s production duties at present.
Julian Miller
Original drummer for the band Chatshow from 1984 thru to 1985, having toured with Play Dead and gigged with Balaam and the Angel, Skeletal Family, All About Eve etc. Julian also drummed for Flowerwalk in the late 80’s; some notable supports including 20 Flight Rockers and Zodiac Mindwarp. He currently drums for the Killing Joke inspired Projekt DarkStar.
Al Kenny
Al has a long and complex history in the Oxford music scene. Notable bands include Changelings (1992 -1998) that turned up on the Sound City 97 compilation. And Bubbleman, a dance rock band, (1993-1996) that recorded with George Schilling at Abbey Road Studios. In 2011 he was in Chambers of the Heart, with Mark Crozer of The Jesus and Mary Chain. More recently he was with Anarcho-Punk band Barmy Army, possibly one of Oxford’s most long running bands (1987-present).