Young Marble Giants Colossal Youth

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Young marble giants colossal youth.

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. Comparable to little else from its time or since this is rock music at its most austere. The band emerged from the remains of a former band true wheel singer alison. From the 1980 album of the same name.

Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about young marble giants colossal youth at discogs. Colossal youth music for evenings the man amplifier choci loni wu. Colossal youth young marble giants. 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 colossal youth is a collection of sparse evocative tunes emphasizing alison statton s floating vocals and minimal guitar organ bass drum machine arrangements. It s the archetype of bedroom made music. Subsequent cd editions added a few more. 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.

Young marble giants were as cool and precious as a snowflake and just as perfect and individual and in colossal youth they produced a genuine lost classic a landmark album that has gone largely unheard and undiscovered. Their early sound was a sharp contrast with the more aggressive punk rock that dominated the underground at the time. Young marble giants released just one full length studio album. They went as silently as they arrived slinking back into the dark forever lost in shadows.

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1980 vinyl release of colossal youth on discogs. The original album had 15 songs. Produced by young marble giants.