 Going back to the drawing board , Raindancer reformed as three @-@ piece band called ' Reel ' after John Canham departed . Their bass player Simon Blight later departed from the band and the music business , before changing their name to ' Real ' . During this time in 1994 they recruited Taka Hirose via an advert in Loot , which Taka placed himself . The band then changed their name to Feeder , named after Grant 's pet goldfish . They won their recording contract with Echo after sending a demo tape , and then completed the deal after an employee from the label witnessed one of the band 's gigs . A track called " Don 't Bring Me Down " , which featured on the demo appeared as a b @-@ side on the " Day In Day Out " single , albeit a different version to the demo recording . After signing with The Echo Label in 1994 , the group toured with Scarborough band B.l.o.w. who at the time , recently formed from the ashes of Little Angels . It was this tour where Feeder met Mark Richardson for the first time . 
