Alison Statton Young Marble Giants

So i had the manchester tradition ludus and the welsh language music scene behind me devine continues and alison had the young marble giants and the weekend records behind her the pairing of devine and statton led to two albums of exquisite charm and elegance 1989 s deeply personal the prince of wales and the following year s.

Alison statton young marble giants.

Alison statton born march 1958 cardiff wales is a welsh singer known for her work with young marble giants. Dave anderson produced arrenged. Young marble giants were a post punk band from cardiff wales a trio formed in 1978. They consisted of alison statton vocals stuart moxham guitar and phillip moxham bass occasionally joined by keyboardist peter joyce.

Their early sound was a sharp contrast with the more aggressive punk rock that dominated the underground at the time. Alison statton born march 1958 is a welsh singer best known for her work with young marble giants. So join us for an evening of talk and music with stuart moxham and alison statton formerly of young marble giants and spike formerly of weekend. Fans of the singer have included kurt cobain 2 courtney love stephin merritt belle and sebastian and renato russo.

Patrick graham barcode and other identifiers. Dave dearnaley cover photo. They made one great album colossal youth 1980 on rough trade recorded very cheaply often using the first take. And when they do it s never easy for singer alison statton a chiropractor by day to locate her game face.

Young marble giants dave andersson thanks peter wendy dave s angie lewis z block rough trade nixon navie slide on 2. Cardiff s young marble giants singer alison statton and the moxham brothers philip bass and stuart guitar organ managed to stay together long enough to produce one oddball album before apathy got the upper hand. Using few overdubs colossal youth re creates the mythical ambience of a beatn. Young marble giants released just one full length studio album.

Notes rough trade music 1980 recorded. Young marble giants don t play live very often. Young marble giants were a post punk band formed in cardiff wales in 1978 their music was based around the vocals of alison statton along with the minimalist instrumentation of brothers philip and stuart moxham. Extremely low tech drum machine effects and home made.

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