Reef

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Reef were an English rock band from Butleigh, near Glastonbury. The band members include Gary Stringer on vocals, Kenwyn House on guitar, Jack Bessant on bass and Dominic Greensmith on drums. Their album, Glow, is ranked at number 26 in Kerrang!'s "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die " list.<p>Jack Bessant and Gary Stringer formed the band in Street, near Glastonbury and although Kenwyn House knew about them, he was not initially that interested in joining. The duo moved to Cornwall and got a drummer and guitarist. Before forming Reef, Bessant and Stringer had links with Paul Winterhart, later to join Kula Shaker, and Julian Deane, the guitarist with Toploader.<p>In 1993 while Bessant and Stringer were looking for band members, House had met up with Dominic Greensmith (from Barnstaple, Devon) in London, and discussed forming a band. The foursome finally got together, and started to jam, producing the extremely rare "Purple Tape" demo. The Purple Tape was recorded under under the name...