Musical Career
1982 - 1996
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Downes was active as a musician and performer, mostly with cult art-rock band The Amphibians from Outer Space with whom he sang, played guitar, bass and piano. He integrated elements of psychodrama and performance art into the performances. He has been described as being an ungodly cross between Warren Zevon and Steve Harley.
1996-2008
However, after his divorce which ended eleven years of marriage to first wife Alison in 1996, Downes all but dropped out of the music industry in favor of cryptozoology, and has since done only four records and a handful of live musical performances.
Records released by Downes include:
- The Mistake with The Amphibians from Outer Space (1982)
- You took me up (1984)
- Emotional Fascism (1984)
- Outside the Asylum with The Amphibians from Outer Space (1990)
- Breakfast with Brian Storer (1991)
- Pyramidiocy (1992)
- SexGodBaby with The Amphibians from Outer Space (1993)
- The Chicken Sleeps Tonight with The Amphibians from Outer Space (1993)
- The Case with The Amphibians from Outer Space (1995)
- Contractual Obligations with The Amphibians from Outer Space (1996)
- The Weird World with Fr Lionel Fanthorpe and The Amphibians from Outer Space (2000)
- Hard Sports (2002)
- Lost Weekend (2003)
- Twilight over England (2007)
- BiPolar (2011)
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