Young Marble Giants Rym

Young marble giants were a band who exemplified the saying less is more in their case a hell of a lot more.

Young marble giants rym.

It s a memorable document of a band whose star shone very brightly very quickly before just as swiftly burning itself out. Their music was based around the vocals of alison statton along with the minimalist instrumentation of brothers philip and stuart moxham. Final day radio silents cakewalking a single by young marble giants. Colossal youth an album by young marble giants.

Released in 1990 on rough trade catalog no. Young marble giants discography and songs. Young marble giants were a band who exemplified the saying less is more in their case a hell of a lot more. Young marble giants were formed from the ashes of true wheel which also included friends matthew davis and louise porter later signed to emi stuart moxha.

Take away alison statton s vocals as on this wholly instrumental ep and young marble giants change from being desolate spare and beautiful to being third rate library music. Statton went on to form weekend who later became working week. Moxham and mottram became the gist and made more records for rough trade. Welsh new wave band who shocked the world by being quiet and introspective in an age of loud punk posturing.

It s a memorable document of a band whose star shone very brightly very quickly before just as swiftly burning itself out. Released in may 1980 on rough trade catalog no. I guess when you have so few essential elements to your music it s hard for that music to survive having one of those elements taken away. Young marble giants were a post punk band formed in cardiff wales in 1978.

Colossal youth an album by young marble giants. Rough lcd 8 rough us 89. Their early sound was a sharp contrast with the more aggressive punk rock that dominated the underground at the time. Music profile for young marble giants formed 1978.