Alison Statton Young Marble Giants

Alison statton born march 1958 cardiff wales is a welsh singer known for her work with young marble giants.

Alison statton young marble giants.

Young marble giants released just one full length studio album. Young marble giants dave andersson thanks peter wendy dave s angie lewis z block rough trade nixon navie slide on 2. They made one great album colossal youth 1980 on rough trade recorded very cheaply often using the first take. Notes rough trade music 1980 recorded.

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. They consisted of alison statton vocals stuart moxham guitar and phillip moxham bass occasionally joined by keyboardist peter joyce. 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. Fans of the singer have included kurt cobain 2 courtney love stephin merritt belle and sebastian and renato russo.

Young marble giants were a post punk band from cardiff wales a trio formed in 1978. Former young marble giants vocalist alison statton steps out on her own with a collection of demos that seek to bridge the gap between what that group was and what weekend would become. Alison statton born march 1958 is a welsh singer best known for her work with young marble giants. Their early sound was a sharp contrast with the more aggressive punk rock that dominated the underground at the time.

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. 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. It s always about me re facing the awkwardness that i ve always felt with live performance she tells mojo in familiarly soft tones.

Voice alison statton. Dave anderson produced arrenged. And when they do it s never easy for singer alison statton a chiropractor by day to locate her game face. Dave dearnaley cover photo.

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