Young Marble Giants Rym

Their early sound was a sharp contrast with the more aggressive punk rock that dominated the underground at the time.

Young marble giants rym.

Music profile for young marble giants formed 1978. Young marble giants were a band who exemplified the saying less is more in their case a hell of a lot more. Statton went on to form weekend who later became working week. Released in 1990 on rough trade catalog no.

Albums include colossal youth final day radio silents cakewalking and wanna buy a bridge. Released in 1979 on n a catalog no. Colossal youth an album by young marble giants. Young marble giants discography and songs.

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. Released in may 1980 on rough trade catalog no. Their music was based around the vocals of alison statton along with the minimalist instrumentation of brothers philip and stuart moxham. It s a memorable document of a band whose star shone very brightly very quickly before just as swiftly burning itself out.

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. Moxham and mottram became the gist and made more records for rough trade. Rough lcd 8 rough us 89. Young marble giants were a post punk band formed in cardiff wales in 1978.

Welsh new wave band who shocked the world by being quiet and introspective in an age of loud punk posturing. Stuart moxham guitar organ programming backing vocals philip moxham bass alison statton vocals. It s a memorable document of a band whose star shone very brightly very quickly before just as swiftly burning itself out. 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.