Senser are an English rap rock band, originally formed in South West London.
History
Senser were formed in 1989 in South West London.
In 1992, they were joined by Spiral Tribe D.J, Andy Clinton. The band toured in support of psychedelic rockers the Ozric Tentacles in 1992. The latter would appear on NME Singles of the Week 1993 album.
In March 1994, Senser released their third single, "Switch", which entered the UK Singles Chart at number 39.
In 2013, they released their fifth album To the Capsules via Pledgemusic and toured with Erika Footman on vocals in place of Kerstin Haigh.
In 2014, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut Stacked Up, the band re-released the album in expanded edition with a remastered version of the original tracks on the first CD, and bonus tracks from the era (remixes and previously unreleased songs) on the second disc.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the band uploaded a cover of The Who's Baba O'Riley on their YouTube channel on June 28, 2020.
The band released "Ryot Pump", their first song since 2013 on August 1, 2025. It will be part of their upcoming album Sonic Dissidence, which will be out in October 2025.
Soundtracks to films
"The Key" was used as part of the cult extreme 1990s ski film, The Tribe.
Senser's song "States of Mind" from Stacked Up, was used as the soundtrack to the well-known demoscene production, State of Mind, by Bomb.
The Git-O-Rama remix of their song "Age of Panic" from Stacked Up was used in the Soundtrack for motocross film, Crusty Demons of Dirt 1.
In 2012, their song "No Comply" was used in the soundtrack to the independent British film Learning Hebrew: A Gothsploitation Movie.
Discography
Albums
Stacked Up (1994) Ultimate/A&M
UK No. 4
- "Breed" (1998), Ultimate - UK no. 76.
Former
- Steve Morton – drums <small>(1991–1992)</small>
- Alan "Hagos/Haggis" Haggarty – sound engineering, programming, producer <small>(1992–1994, 1999, 2003–2004)</small>
- Paul Soden – drums <small>(1995–1999)</small>
- Erika Footman – vocals <small>(2011–2015)</small>
- Andy "Awe" Clinton – turntables <small>(1992–1999, 2003–2017)</small>
References
Bibliography
- In Performance (New York Times)
- Rolling Stone Magazine - Transglobal Underground review