Hovercraft – Electronic Press Kit

Hovercraft electronic press kit: bio, stats, key releases, press quotes, assets and contact. A lost 90s band reconstructed from tapes using AI.

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Lost 1996 Grimsby indie band resurrected through AI reconstruction, turning dusty cassette tapes and a vanished songwriter’s demos into internationally acclaimed “sound archaeology”.

Quick Facts

  • Origin: Grimsby, UK
  • Genre: Indie soul / alt rock / AI reconstruction
  • Active: 1995–1996, resurrected 2025–
  • Core members: David “Golly God” Marsden, Aaron “Ron Nasty” Downing, Daniel “Mr Shimble” Downing
  • Missing songwriter: Piers “Charlie Pepper” Wildman

Current Momentum

  • 2,766 total Spotify streams (and rising)
  • 72 playlists · 186K playlist reach
  • 500+ playlist adds across recent releases
  • 26 press features across 22 outlets (UK, US, Brazil, Ghana, India, Mexico)
  • Average save rate ~8% (above industry benchmark of ~3–5%)

Releases

Shaken Not Stirred

Neo-soul sophistication · October 2025

“A work of sound archaeology.” — La Caverna (Mexico)

“An extraordinary return… a neo-soul resurrection of lost ’90s brilliance.” — NuvaPulse

Listen:
Spotify ·
Apple Music ·
Bandcamp ·
YouTube

On The Rocks

Darker, experimental terrain · November 2025

“Falls into our world through a crack in time.” — Punk Head

“A time-warped descent into beauty, chaos, and the ghosts we carry.” — Apricot Magazine

Listen:
Spotify ·
Apple Music ·
Bandcamp ·
SoundCloud

Blown Away

Raw indie-punk catharsis · December 5, 2025

Coming soon.

Follow the process:
Suno ·
BandLab

Selected Press Quotes

“A message sent through time… hovering between 1990s Britpop and modern soul.” — HailTunes

“An exceptional album that fuses nostalgia with forward-thinking artistry, setting new standards.” — The Cage

“Songs the world needs to hear — celebrating Pepper’s legacy in living, breathing indie numbers.” — Sinusoidal Music

“Cinematic, soulful and profoundly human… a jazz-laced masterpiece straight out of a Bond film.” — Plastic Magazine / Illustrate Magazine

“Using AI isn’t nostalgia — it’s musical archaeology and resurrection.” — ODYSSEY

“Every song we release is both memorial and message.” — Ron, RGM

Full reviews & interviews: /press

Story (Short Bio)

Hovercraft formed in Grimsby in 1995 around songwriter Piers “Charlie Pepper” Wildman. Their demo “Mr Tooting Brown” hit No. 1 on the local chart, but in 1996 Charlie disappeared without explanation and the band fell apart.

Nearly thirty years later, surviving members Golly God and Ron Nasty began digitising old rehearsal and four-track tapes. Using AI to reconstruct damaged audio and incomplete lyrics, they rebuilt the songs they once played with Charlie, not as a nostalgia act but as a form of sound archaeology.

The result is a trilogy of “AI reconstruction” albums — Shaken Not Stirred, On The Rocks and forthcoming Blown Away — praised internationally in the UK, US, Brazil, Ghana, India and Mexico for their emotional depth and innovative production.

Every release is both a celebration of the songs and an ongoing signal sent out into the world for their missing friend.

The Search for Charlie

Piers “Charlie Pepper” Wildman
Last believed to be in the Bournemouth area around 2017.
No confirmed contact since.

If you knew Charlie, crossed paths with him, heard a rumour or have any information, please get in touch.

Contact:
god@hovercraft.band
All messages treated confidentially.

Assets & Links

For interview requests, playlisting, press and sync enquiries:
god@hovercraft.band