Young Marble Giants Colossal Youth

Colossal youth was quite a phenomenon says byrne.

Young marble giants colossal youth.

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. Young marble giants released just one full length studio album. From the 1980 album of the same name. Colossal youth is the only studio album by welsh post punk band young marble giants released in february 1980 on rough trade records young marble giants were offered the opportunity to record the album after rough trade heard just two songs by the band on the local cardiff music compilation is the war over.

Complete your young marble giants collection. Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about young marble giants colossal youth at discogs. Searching for mr right include me out the taxi eating noddemix constantly changing n i t a. Colossal youth music for evenings the man amplifier choci loni wu.

But because it has that lack of slickness it really draws you in young marble giants split in 1980 with recognition and touring inflaming internal tensions. If you think the world is a machine with one cog and that cog is you. Produced by young marble giants. Comparable to little else from its time or since this is rock music at its most austere.

The original album had 15 songs. Colossal youth young marble giants. Subsequent cd editions added a few more. Their early sound was a sharp contrast with the more aggressive punk rock that dominated the underground at the time.

The band emerged from the remains of a former band true wheel singer alison. It s the archetype of bedroom made music. They went as silently as they arrived slinking back into the dark forever lost in shadows.