Gene

Gene

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Full of foppish romanticism and soaring, bookish indie anthems, Gene drew from The Smiths' box of tricks and swaggered with mod attitude as they became a staple of the 1990s Brit pop scene. They were formed when guitarist Steve Mason spotted Martin Rossiter strutting across the floor of a Watford nightclub and judged him cool enough to front his then band Spin. They released their first track For The Dead through independent label Costermonger, and received rave reviews from NME and Select magazine, who both named it Single of the Week. Gigs supporting Pulp further enhanced their reputation, before debut album Olympian reached Number 8 in the UK charts and positioned them as one of the more eloquent and high-brow guitar groups of the time. Singles Fighting Fit, Olympian, We Could Be Kings and Where Are They Now? all fared well and third album Drawn To The Deep End (1997) again made the UK Top 10. But, as the decade closed and the scene imploded, the raw, politically charged, harder edged Revelations (1999) struggled and they were dropped by their record label Polydor. The band split in 2004 after playing at the Morrissey curated Meltdown Festival, but Rossiter went on to release the solo album The Defenestration of St Martin in 2012.

Top tracks

05
Fill Her Up
Gene
Revelations
03:11
Writer: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James
01
Constant Burning Desire
Gene
Constant Burning Desire
02:41
Writer: Gene / Composers: Gene
02
Your Love, It Lies
Gene
Olympian
03:18
Writer: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James
01
Haunted By You
Gene
Olympian
03:41
Writer: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James
04
A Car That Sped
Gene
Olympian
03:37
Writer: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James
10
Olympian
Gene
Olympian
05:22
Writer: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James
05
Left-Handed
Gene
Olympian
02:18
Writer: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James
07
To The City
Gene
Olympian
04:00
Writer: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James
03
Truth, Rest Your Head
Gene
Olympian
05:00
Writer: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James
09
Sleep Well Tonight
Gene
Olympian
04:34
Writer: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James
06
London, Can You Wait
Gene
Olympian
03:11
Writer: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James
01
Be My Light, Be My Guide
Gene
Be My Light, Be My Guide EP
04:04
Writer: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James
11
We'll Find Our Own Way
Gene
Olympian
02:23
Writer: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James

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  • Discography
Albums
ЛОРДЪ
℗ 2025 ЛЕЙБЛ / KOALA MUSIC
19-12-2025
ЛОРДЪ
01
ЛОРДЪ
Gene
ЛОРДЪ
02:00
Writer: Семенников Олег / Composers: Семенников Олег
02
БАКАЛАВРЪ
Gene
ЛОРДЪ
01:29
Writer: Семенников Олег / Composers: Бутенко Илья
03
ШРАМЫ
Gene
ЛОРДЪ
01:51
Writer: Семенников Олег / Composers: Бутенко Илья - Малышкин Михаил - Козлов Никита
04
В КЛУБЕ
Gene
ЛОРДЪ
01:47
Writer: Семенников Олег / Composers: Бутенко Илья
05
ЖИЗНЪ
Gene
ЛОРДЪ
01:59
Writer: Семенников Олег / Composers: Бутенко Илья
06
ЛЮБОВЪ
Gene
ЛОРДЪ
01:48
Writer: Семенников Олег / Composers: Морохотов Егор - Семенников Олег
07
МАМА
Gene
ЛОРДЪ
01:11
Writer: Семенников Олег / Composers: Шуклин Егор
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Akanamali
℗ 2025 Gene
14-10-2025
Akanamali
01
Akanamali
Gene
Akanamali
05:01
Composers: Thaphelo Gene
02
Imizamo
Gene
Akanamali
03:55
Composers: Thaphelo Gene
03
iStress
Gene
Akanamali
04:54
Composers: Thaphelo Gene
04
Ngisize
Gene
Akanamali
04:36
Composers: Thaphelo Gene
05
Ngisakhumbula
Gene
Akanamali
04:16
Composers: Thaphelo Gene
06
Ngyamthanda
Gene
Akanamali
04:19
Composers: Thaphelo Gene
07
Seksele Kancane
Gene
Akanamali
04:00
Composers: Thaphelo Gene
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SEVEN
℗ 2025 GNQ/REVOKE
13-06-2025
SEVEN
01
DO GREED
Gene
SEVEN
02:59
Composers: Givanni Binger
02
NUMBERS
Gene
SEVEN
02:22
Composers: Givanni Binger
03
DO FOR ME
Gene
SEVEN
02:36
Composers: Givanni Binger
04
USE TO DO
Gene
SEVEN
02:32
Composers: Givanni Binger
05
WORK
Gene
SEVEN
01:47
Composers: Givanni Binger
06
CHEQUE
Gene
SEVEN
02:27
Composers: Givanni Binger
07
ALL MY FAULT
Gene
SEVEN
02:10
Composers: Givanni Binger
00
Gene
14-06-2023
00
01
CHAPTER 00
Gene
00
02:46
Writer: Hui Chun Hin / Composers: Hui Chun Hin
02
2:22
Gene
00
01:34
Writer: Hui Chun Hin / Composers: Hui Chun Hin
03
Berry
Gene
00
03:44
Writer: Hui Chun Hin / Composers: Hui Chun Hin
04
Bodycount
Gene
00
01:19
Writer: Hui Chun Hin / Composers: Hui Chun Hin
05
Demo 06
Gene
00
01:58
Writer: Hui Chun Hin / Composers: Hui Chun Hin
06
Demo 11
Gene
00
01:57
Writer: Hui Chun Hin / Composers: Hui Chun Hin
07
I don't wanna be
Gene
00
02:02
Writer: Hui Chun Hin / Composers: Hui Chun Hin
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Dmns
2014 genedmns
08-04-2014
Dmns
01
Wake Me Up
Gene
Dmns
04:26
Writer: Eugene Herrera
02
One
Gene
Dmns
03:42
Writer: Eugene Herrera
03
Shock the World
Gene
Dmns
02:43
Writer: Eugene Herrera
04
F.U.D.W.
Gene
Dmns
03:23
Writer: Eugene Herrera
05
Gorgeous
Gene
Dmns
04:36
Writer: Eugene Herrera
06
They Don't Like Me
Gene
Dmns
02:30
Writer: Eugene Herrera
07
The Loss
Gene
Dmns
01:49
Writer: Eugene Herrera Marvin Vaca
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Ozete
2009 Only Records
19-10-2009
Ozete
01
Ozete
Gene
Ozete
07:45
Composers: Gene
02
Glad To Be Free
Gene
Ozete
07:58
Composers: Gene
03
Rockin Kat
Gene
Ozete
06:52
Composers: Gene
04
Stuck
Gene
Ozete
08:16
Composers: Gene
05
Mantra
Gene
Ozete
07:32
Composers: Gene
Libertine
(P) 2001 Gene Music
29-10-2001
Libertine
01
Does He Have a Name
Gene
Libertine
07:15
02
A Simple Request
Gene
Libertine
03:49
03
Is It Over?
Gene
Libertine
04:42
04
O Lover
Gene
Libertine
05:58
05
Let Me Rest
Gene
Libertine
06:13
06
We'll Get What We Deserve
Gene
Libertine
04:51
07
Walking in the Shallows
Gene
Libertine
02:54
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Rising For Sunset: Live At The Troubadour Club, Los Angeles
(P) 2000 Snapper Music
26-06-2000
Rising For Sunset: Live At The Troubadour Club, Los Angeles
01
Does He Have A Name? (excerpt) - live
Gene
Rising For Sunset: Live At The Troubadour Club, Los Angeles
01:35
02
Fill Her Up - live
Gene
Rising For Sunset: Live At The Troubadour Club, Los Angeles
03:25
03
The British Disease - live
Gene
Rising For Sunset: Live At The Troubadour Club, Los Angeles
03:23
04
Where Are They Now? - live
Gene
Rising For Sunset: Live At The Troubadour Club, Los Angeles
04:43
05
London, Can You Wait? - live
Gene
Rising For Sunset: Live At The Troubadour Club, Los Angeles
03:30
06
Mayday - live
Gene
Rising For Sunset: Live At The Troubadour Club, Los Angeles
03:29
07
As Good As It Gets - live
Gene
Rising For Sunset: Live At The Troubadour Club, Los Angeles
04:13
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Revelations
℗ 1999 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
01-01-1999
Revelations
01
As Good As It Gets
Gene
Revelations
04:13
Writer: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James
02
In Love With Love
Gene
Revelations
03:13
Writer: Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James - Steve Mason / Composers: Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James - Steve Mason
03
Love Won't Work
Gene
Revelations
03:55
Writer: Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James - Steve Mason / Composers: Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James - Steve Mason
04
The British Disease
Gene
Revelations
04:10
Writer: Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James - Steve Mason / Composers: Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James - Steve Mason
05
Fill Her Up
Gene
Revelations
03:11
Writer: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James
06
Something In The Water
Gene
Revelations
04:13
Writer: Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James - Steve Mason / Composers: Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James - Steve Mason
07
Mayday
Gene
Revelations
03:24
Writer: Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James - Steve Mason / Composers: Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James - Steve Mason
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Olympian
This Compilation ℗ 1995 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
01-01-1995
Olympian
01
Haunted By You
Gene
Olympian
03:41
Writer: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Martin Rossiter - Steve Mason - Kevin Miles - Matt James
02
Your Love, It Lies
Gene
Olympian
03:18
Writer: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James
03
Truth, Rest Your Head
Gene
Olympian
05:00
Writer: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James
04
A Car That Sped
Gene
Olympian
03:37
Writer: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James
05
Left-Handed
Gene
Olympian
02:18
Writer: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James
06
London, Can You Wait
Gene
Olympian
03:11
Writer: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James
07
To The City
Gene
Olympian
04:00
Writer: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James / Composers: Steve Mason - Martin Rossiter - Kevin Miles - Matt James
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EPs
ЧЕРНАЯ ЖЕМЧУЖИНА
2025 VHQ Distribution
07-11-2025
ЧЕРНАЯ ЖЕМЧУЖИНА
01
ДЭЛЪ РЕЙ
Gene
ЧЕРНАЯ ЖЕМЧУЖИНА
01:33
Writer: Семенников Олег Андреевич / Composers: Бутенко Илья Романович
02
ЖОПА ЛИЗЫ
Gene
ЧЕРНАЯ ЖЕМЧУЖИНА
01:44
Writer: Семенников Олег Андреевич / Composers: Бутенко Илья Романович
03
ПРОКСИ
Gene
ЧЕРНАЯ ЖЕМЧУЖИНА
01:52
Writer: Семенников Олег Андреевич / Composers: Бутенко Илья Романович
04
УБИЙЦА
Gene
ЧЕРНАЯ ЖЕМЧУЖИНА
01:48
Writer: Семенников Олег Андреевич / Composers: Бутенко Илья Романович
Real As It Gets
℗ 2025 Gene
26-09-2025
Real As It Gets
01
All my dawgs winnin'
Gene
Real As It Gets
05:44
Writer: Gene / Composers: Gene
02
Dad
Gene
Real As It Gets
03:02
Writer: Gene / Composers: Gene
03
Real as it gets
Gene
Real As It Gets
01:50
Writer: Gene / Composers: Gene
04
Trench baby p. II
Gene
Real As It Gets
02:44
Writer: Gene / Composers: Gene
05
What they mean
Gene
Real As It Gets
02:34
Writer: Gene / Composers: Gene
Reveries
℗ 2024 Tonic House Rec.
31-12-2024
Reveries
01
Beginning
Gene
Reveries
02:32
Composers: Salvatore Galiotta
02
Key of the problem
Gene
Reveries
03:48
Composers: Salvatore Galiotta
03
Gli eschimesi non esistono
Gene
Reveries
02:49
Composers: Salvatore Galiotta
04
Odeene
Gene
Reveries
03:36
Composers: Salvatore Galiotta
05
Something to forget
Gene
Reveries
02:27
Writer: Salvatore Galiotta / Composers: Salvatore Galiotta
Samhain Tapes Vol. 1
℗ 2024 Marco Jaimez
25-10-2024
Samhain Tapes Vol. 1
01
Halloween, 1978
Gene
Samhain Tapes Vol. 1
03:41
Writer: Marco Jaimez / Composers: Marco Jaimez
02
Overwrite 1
Gene
Samhain Tapes Vol. 1
00:38
Writer: Marco Jaimez / Composers: Marco Jaimez
03
27
Gene
Samhain Tapes Vol. 1
02:45
Writer: Marco Jaimez / Composers: Marco Jaimez
04
Overwrite 2
Gene
Samhain Tapes Vol. 1
00:38
Writer: Marco Jaimez / Composers: Marco Jaimez
05
Moon Phases
Gene
Samhain Tapes Vol. 1
03:42
Writer: Marco Jaimez / Composers: Marco Jaimez
Monkeywrench (Volume 1)
℗ 2023 Gene
01-01-2024
Monkeywrench (Volume 1)
01
Boombas
Gene
Monkeywrench (Volume 1)
01:01
Writer: Gene / Composers: Gene
02
Iowa (F)
Gene
Monkeywrench (Volume 1)
02:20
Writer: Gene / Composers: Gene
03
Jump in the Lake
Gene
Monkeywrench (Volume 1)
02:10
Writer: Gene / Composers: Gene
04
Get Back on That Horse
Gene
Monkeywrench (Volume 1)
01:52
Writer: Gene / Composers: Gene
05
Sleeping In
Gene
Monkeywrench (Volume 1)
02:42
Writer: Gene / Composers: Gene
06
Don't Rage (F)
Gene
Monkeywrench (Volume 1)
01:43
Writer: Gene / Composers: Gene