Astra is a rock band from San Diego, California. Their sound is in the style of the 1970s progressive rock and psychedelic rock, and includes a variety of keyboards and long jams.

History

Richard Vaughan, Conor Riley, brothers Iain (drums) and Stuart Sclater formed the band Silver Sunshine in 2001 in San Diego. The band was renamed Astra after Iain Sclater decided to leave in 2006. The band was soon joined by David Hurley and Brian Ellis.^[1][2]

With this line-up, the band released their first album The Weirding in May 2009 on Rise Above Records.

Discography

Albums

• The Weirding (2009)
• The Black Chord (2012)

Personnel

• Richard Vaughan vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Conor Riley vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Brian Ellis guitars, moog synthesizer
• Stuart Sclater bass guitar
• David Hurley drums, percussion, flute

References

1. ↑ Astra on progarchives.com
2. ↑ Astra on last.fm

External links

• The official Astra website
• Astra on Facebook
• 2010 interview with Richard Vaughan and Brian Ellis on Prog-Sphere.com

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