An album that has influenced the likes of nirvana and belle sebastian with its paradoxical combination of abstract sparse electronica and warm intimate introspection.
The young marble giants.
Semi revived but not writing fit they talk to mojo in the lead up to their meltdown show.
Colossal youth music for evenings the man amplifier choci loni wu.
Moxham and mottram became the gist and made more records for rough trade.
Colossal youth is the legendary debut album by young marble giants.
Their music was based around the vocals of alison statton along with the minimalist instrumentation of brothers philip and stuart moxham.
Statton went on to form weekend who later became working week.
Searching for mr right include me out the taxi eating noddemix constantly changing n i t a.
Young marble giants split in 1980 with recognition and touring inflaming internal tensions.
Young marble giants were a post punk band from cardiff wales a trio formed in 1978.
Welsh new wave band who shocked the world by being quiet and introspective in an age of loud punk posturing.
They made one great album colossal youth 1980 on rough trade read more.
Their early sound was a sharp contrast with the more aggressive punk rock that dominated the underground at the time.