▁themselves ▁from ▁Britain ▁and ▁sh unning ▁UK ▁dates ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁regular ▁ind ie ▁labels ▁were ▁largely ▁un inter ested . ▁However , ▁Mid night ▁Music , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁early ▁SL & G , ▁signed ▁the ▁band . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁album ▁was ▁already ▁recorded , ▁but ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁surface ▁for ▁some ▁years , ▁eventually ▁appearing ▁on ▁the ▁small ▁O ph id ian ▁label , ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁of ▁Rot ator ▁Records , ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁G arel - F unk . ▁The ▁word ▁O ph id ian ▁can ▁mean ▁' s nake - like '. ▁ ▁The ▁S nake ▁Corps ▁reform ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Carl ▁Jones ▁joined ▁on ▁guitar , ▁Li am ▁Mc Gu in ness ▁rejo ined ▁on ▁Bass ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁drum mer ▁Rich ie ▁Harris . ▁The ▁S nake ▁Corps ▁made ▁a ▁triumph ant ▁return ▁to ▁live ▁performance ▁with ▁a ▁gig ▁in ▁Sal am andra ▁Ven ue ▁Barcelona , ▁Spain ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁reform ed ▁S nake ▁Corps ▁with ▁Marc ▁on ▁lead ▁vocals ▁were ▁busy ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁playing ▁gig s ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁Berlin ▁with ▁Steve ▁Williams ▁on ▁lead ▁guitar . ▁Now ▁with ▁ 3 ▁original ▁members ▁they ▁also ▁played ▁several ▁sell ▁out ▁gig s ▁in ▁Spain ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁( including ▁the ▁Rock ▁K itchen ▁in ▁Madrid ) ▁these ▁now ▁featured ▁Simon ▁Me