Marine Research were an indiepop group, based in Oxford/London (UK), formed in 1997 by four of the five members of Heavenly (Amelia Fletcher, Peter Momtchiloff, Cathy Rogers and Rob Pursey), following the death of Heavenly drummer Mathew Fletcher. | accessdate = 2007-05-23 | title = Sounds from the Gulf Stream (Overview) | website= AllMusic }} The band were joined on drums by DJ Downfall (John Stanley), who is also a solo recording artist.
After the band disbanded... meer