Colossal Youth Young Marble Giants

Young marble giants 1980 debut colossal youth unknowingly sparked an underground movement that it still influences today.

Colossal youth young marble giants.

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. Colossal youth young marble giants. Their haunting post punk come down sounds are likened to tricky portishead and joy division.

Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about young marble giants colossal youth at discogs. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1980 vinyl release of colossal youth on discogs. This 1994 reissue through crepuscle fe. The band emerged from the remains of a former band true wheel singer alison.

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. Comparable to little else from its time or since this is rock music at its most austere. If you think the world is a machine with one cog and that cog is you. The original album had 15 songs.