The cardiff groups sole, legendary album colossal youth, originally released on the rough trade label in 1980 and one of the definitive albums of the postpunk era, is also available as a standalone release. Jun 21, 2007 young marble giants, colossal youth 5 5 stars 5 out of 5 stars. The cardiff threepiece young marble giants encapsulated the possibilities and boundarystretching of what was to become known as postpunk on this, their one and only album. Young marble giants colossal youth releases discogs. Colossal youth by young marble giants on apple music. Young marble giants colossal youth 33 michael blair. Ymg werent consummate stage performers, and because of their stage fright and slow, quiet songs, they often appeared. Young marble giants were a postpunk band formed in cardiff, wales in 1978. Colossal youth by young marble giants on amazon music. If you think the world is a machine with one cog and that cog is you. Postpunk had always made use of the contrast between loud and quiet, but young marble giants were one of the first to actively bring the concept of negative space into play, to make the listener actively.
Young marble giants, colossal youth 5 5 stars 5 out of 5 stars. They went as silently as they arrived, slinking back into the dark, forever lost in shadows. The band split up in 1980, but reunited in 2003, 2007, 2012, and 2014. Mar 06, 2011 young marble giants colossal youth full album duration. Listen to colossal youth by young marble giants on deezer. Please select ok if you would like to proceed with this request. Colossal youth, an album by young marble giants on spotify. Young marble giants albums, songs, and news pitchfork.
Colossal youth young marble giants similar allmusic. Colossal youth by young marble giants released in 1980 via rough trade. Released in february 1980, cardiff trio young marble giants did not so much unleash colossal youth onto an unsuspecting british public. Il link di mediafire viene aggiunto e condiviso dal. They made one great album, colossal youth 1980, on rough trade, recorded very cheaply often using the first take. Welsh postpunk band young marble giants released one lp in 1980 and then, like their vanishing portraits on the albums cover, disappeared. Colossal youth deluxe edition by young marble giants on. Released in february 1980 on rough trade catalog no.
It was to be their only fulllength album, a minimalistic and spartan thing that defied the noise and the vitriol of the emerging postpunk movement. This debut is one such excavation, though archaeologists might have trouble dating the contents which, on first. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. 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. Young marble giants reform for a oneoff celebration of domino records rerelease of their album colossal youth, combined in a 3 cd package with the lofi, private reference recordings of the salad days album and the. Young marble giants colossal youth mp3 album download. Young marble giants 1980 debut colossal youth unknowingly sparked an underground movement that it still influences today. Cd2 collects together various eps and alternate takes, while the third cd contains the giants only session for john peel. Young marble giants colossal youth 1980, vinyl discogs. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki.
But because it has that lack of slickness it really draws you in. Young marble giants, pipettes, clinic play swn festival. Their members were alison statton and the moxham brothers, philip and stuart. Young marble giants colossal youth by michael blair. In 1980, a freshfaced welsh threepiece named young marble giants released their debut lp, colossal youth. Comparable to little else from its time or since, this is rock music at its most austere. Young marble giants split in 1980, with recognition and touring inflaming internal tensions. Young marble giants colossal youth full album youtube. Young marble giants colossal youth full album duration. In theory, include me out is a mighty garagerocker, something the stones or count.
Young marble giants first toured the united kingdom and europe, and by 1980, the same year of colossal youth s release, they rather prematurely made their way to the united states with sheffield synthrockers cabaret voltaire. Welsh postpunk band young marble giants released one lp and then, like their vanishing portraits on the albums cover, disappeared. Young marble giants relive their colossal youth mojo. However, much like the reserved energy that came to define their sound, it did attract a groundswell of support from the more alternative leaning corners of the music press. Colossal youth by young marble giants album, postpunk. Young marble giants colossal youth lyrics and tracklist. Their sound was very minimal, carefully constructed and, at the same time, with a strong sense of spontaneity and sensibility. A reunion show was held in hayonwye on 27 may 2007, part of the hayonwye festival, with stuart moxhams website explaining. Their early sound was a sharp contrast with the more aggressive punk rock that dominated the underground at the time. Young marble giants, colossal youth music the guardian. Just click file title and download link will show up. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Boomkat limited second floor, swan building 20 swan street manchester m4 5jw united kingdom tel.
Young marble giants colossal youth lyrics genius lyrics. 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. In many ways, the narrative history of young marble giants is one so prototypically punk, it was close to textbook perfection. The first thing that strikes you when listening to colossal youth, or any young marble giants output, is how completely sincere and unsentimental it is in its understated beauty. Extremely lowtech drum machine effects and home made. Their music was based around the vocals of alison statton along with the minimalist instrumentation of brothers philip and stuart moxham.
Here you can find young marble giants colossal yoyounguth shared files we have found in our database. Colossal youth and collected works domino recording. Colossal youth is the legendary debut album by young marble giants. On their website they say that domino are proud to rerelease colossal youth and the collected works of young marble giants, drawing together the bands album and singles for the first time ever on a cd set. Colossal youth domino young marble giants were postpunk by definition, but these arent the jarring rhythms of gang of four and the fall. Young marble giants live at the western front, november 6, 1980. Young marble giants lyrics, songs, and albums genius. Listen to your favorite songs from colossal youth deluxe edition by young marble giants now. Young marble giants output is spread over three disks with colossal youth retained in its pristine state on the first of these.
Young marble giants was a postpunk band formed in cardiff, wales, in 1978. Colossal youth is the only studio album by welsh postpunk band young marble giants, released in february 1980 on rough trade records. Young marble giants have only released one fulllength studio album, 1980s colossal youth. They consisted of alison statton vocals, stuart moxham guitar and phillip moxham bass, occasionally joined by keyboardist peter joyce.
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