I think one of the reasons I've liked that ELO track since I first heard it was because I thought the heavily distorted voice uttering the refrain was saying "human sacrifice" (or at least "cosmic sacrifice"), which was rather amusing considering the rest of the song. In actually it's saying "twenty ninety five."
I'd recently finally got a non-video copy of Indigo which is probably why it's there. My all time Moloko favourites would have to be either Fun For Me or Familiar Feeling. I was rather miffed at having missed their (relatively) recent tour of Australia – probably because they skipped Adelaide. Would have liked to visit Melbourne to see them.
Cock Robin only ever produced the one self-titled album many many many years ago. I bought it purely for the duet Remember The Promise You Made because it appeals very much to my tendency to pair-bond (or want to, anyway). I recently aquired a digital version.
Somebody recently put me on to The Tea Party, which was very good. I responded with a reccomendation for Unto Ashes (particularly their very intricate piece Winterborn). Silence (and Innanna and Bazaar are very pseudo-arabic with clashing finger cymbols ("zill," thanks to someone I danced with last night <grin>) and seem almost teasing in their quality. It is a band which broke up about a decade ago though. Sadness.
I'd just gotten the latest album (Sad Machina) from german darkwave/goth/electronica group Mechanical Moth which is why one of their songs stuck in my memory. I shall probably have to get some more of their albums. Apparently they have rated quite well on the German independant music scene so I am really quite surprised you haven't heard of them. <innocent look>
Renaissance was essentially a 1970's progressive rock band that never really made a big splash (unlike it's contemporary Yes which at least released lots of Matthew Moore covers with their CDs). Less "rocky" though (closer to new wave english pastoral), and with a female lead vocalist. I defy anyone to resist listening to an album which features a song called Vultures Fly High (yes, I am that simple when it comes to trying new music). If you would like to do the same I reccomend the BBC Sessions album which features this, Midas Man, and an abbrieviated version of the Song of Scheherezade (at only 25 odd minutes).
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Date: 2007-06-24 12:56 am (UTC)I'd recently finally got a non-video copy of Indigo which is probably why it's there. My all time Moloko favourites would have to be either Fun For Me or Familiar Feeling. I was rather miffed at having missed their (relatively) recent tour of Australia – probably because they skipped Adelaide. Would have liked to visit Melbourne to see them.
Cock Robin only ever produced the one self-titled album many many many years ago. I bought it purely for the duet Remember The Promise You Made because it appeals very much to my tendency to pair-bond (or want to, anyway). I recently aquired a digital version.
Somebody recently put me on to The Tea Party, which was very good. I responded with a reccomendation for Unto Ashes (particularly their very intricate piece Winterborn). Silence (and Innanna and Bazaar are very pseudo-arabic with clashing finger cymbols ("zill," thanks to someone I danced with last night <grin>) and seem almost teasing in their quality. It is a band which broke up about a decade ago though. Sadness.
I'd just gotten the latest album (Sad Machina) from german darkwave/goth/electronica group Mechanical Moth which is why one of their songs stuck in my memory. I shall probably have to get some more of their albums. Apparently they have rated quite well on the German independant music scene so I am really quite surprised you haven't heard of them. <innocent look>
Renaissance was essentially a 1970's progressive rock band that never really made a big splash (unlike it's contemporary Yes which at least released lots of Matthew Moore covers with their CDs). Less "rocky" though (closer to new wave english pastoral), and with a female lead vocalist. I defy anyone to resist listening to an album which features a song called Vultures Fly High (yes, I am that simple when it comes to trying new music). If you would like to do the same I reccomend the BBC Sessions album which features this, Midas Man, and an abbrieviated version of the Song of Scheherezade (at only 25 odd minutes).