Contents.Career In 1980, and Jemaur Tayle met in, England, where they discovered a mutual appreciation of poet. Two years later, after taking the name Shelleyan Orphan from the Shelley poem, the pair moved to to seek out orchestral elements to add to their voices.In June 1984, the band got their first break and landed a session with for. The band signed with in 1986 and released the, 'Cavalry of Cloud' and 'Anatomy of Love'.In 1987, the band released their first of four: Helleborine. Named after the Helleborine orchid said to have the power to cure madness, the album was recorded at with producer. Helleborine included an assortment of guest musicians including (the drummer for ), and Kate's brother.In 1989, they released Century Flower.
So called after a flower that blooms only once in its lifetime, this album was intended to mark 'an event which affects enormous change, maybe once in a century: on a world scale, the atomic bomb: on a personal level, the death of someone close to you'. Produced by, the band's sound caught the ear of The Cure's, who invited the band to accompany them on their Prayer Tour. While on that tour, Caroline Crawley began a relationship with Cure drummer.In 1991, the band received another break when Crawley was approached by founder who asked her to appear on four tracks of 's. Crawley was permitted to do her own interpretations of the tracks, and appeared in the video for the cover, 'Late Night'. With Jem Tayle, Shelleyan Orphan recorded and released tracks for several during this period.In 1992, Shelleyan Orphan returned with their album, Humroot. Named after Tayle's childhood dog, Humroot was recorded by, and the band were joined by Boris Williams, (The Cure) and Roberto Soave.Shortly after Humroot's release, Shelleyan Orphan disbanded. Tayle formed his own band, Elephantine, and Crawley, along with Williams and Soave, formed.
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Soon after, Tayle joined Babacar as a full-time member, though not contributing to the songwriting.In 2000, the band reunited to record a cover of 's 'Buzzin' Fly' for Sing a Song for You: A Tribute to Tim Buckley.A new album, entitled We Have Everything We Need, was released in October 2008 on One Little Indian Records.In October 2016 Caroline Crawley died after a long illness. Discography Albums. Helleborine Rough Trade, 1987 (LP/CD) - No. 5. Helleborine (US Version) Columbia, 1988(?). (LP/CD). Century Flower Rough Trade, 1989 (CD) - UK Indie No. 19.
Century Flower (US Version) Columbia, 1989 (CD). Humroot Columbia/Rough Trade, 1992 (CD). We Have Everything We Need One Little Indian, 2008 (CD)Singles.
'Cavalry of Cloud' Rough Trade, 1986 (7'/12'). 'Anatomy of Love' Rough Trade, 1987 (7'/12') - UK Indie No. 12.
'Shatter' Rough Trade, 1989 (7'/12') - US No. 22Promotional EP. Century Flower (Japanese Promo) Columbia, 1990 (CD). Waking Up Columbia/Rough Trade, 1992 (CD)Compilations. 'Suffer Dog' The Liberator, Artists for Animals Deltic Records, 1989 (CD). 'Ice' on Acoustic Christmas Columbia/Sony, 1990 (CD). 'Shatter' on 'Rough Trade Summer Collection 1991' (Brazilian Rough Trade Compilation with acts like, and others).
'Who Loves the Sun' on, 1991 (CD). 'Joey' on, 1992 (CD). 'Ice' on A Different Kind of Christmas Risky Business, 1994 (CD). 'Buzzin' Fly' on Sing a Song for You: A Tribute to Tim Buckley Manifesto Records, 2000 (CD)References.
Dec 05, 2010, 01:14AlbumsMiddle Class Rut - No Name No ColourTeeth of the Sea - Your Mercury (aural crack imo)VA - Broadcast One (Dandelion Radio comp - very good indeed)Spaccanapoli - Lost Souls (a treat to dig this out again)Haight Ashbury - Here in the Golden DaysHorsepower Productions - Quest for the Sonic BountyThe Corin Tucker Band - 1,000 YearsVA - Kris Needs Presents. Dirty Water - The Birth of Punk AttitudeFresh Maggots - HatchedCrystal Fighters - Star of LoveHeather Leigh Murray - Devil If Can You Hear MeTracksThe Heavy - How You Like Me Now EPLadytron - Ace of Hz.
Dec 05, 2010, 04:02Great list, Sin.That Dandelions record is a huge personal favourite. Would recommend that album to absolutely anyone without any hesitation.What Xiph did you try, by the way?
I ask because of the amount of variety in his work - Pass Hidingly Seek & Sewn Within A Circle came out together last year & really couldn't be more different. Same goes for this years output - it's been a joy to trace the development from last years stuff, through Slowing Atrium & onto Science Everywhere.
Of all his stuff, Pass Hidingly Seek & Science Everywhere are the two I'd recommend most highly.He also has a side on the GWTC boxset you mentioned - a firm favourite from 2010. It came out in early January I believe, so I had to doublecheck the release date when adding it to the year end list - feels like it's been a part of my life forever! Great intro to the Housecraft camp, much like the recent 'Foundation Stones' box is to the Stunned camp.Oh & as for Big Blood, there's a new release either just out or due out in the next few days called 'Dark Country Magic'.
I'm told it's great, again. Dec 05, 2010, 11:35Socially housebound yet again due to the inclement weather, I've had time for more music than usual this week:Eels 'Beautiful Freak' - Mark Everett's pre-beard breakthrough album is still one of his best: in fact, this has dated not a jot in fourteen years, and fits just fine alongside his latest love trilogy;Richard Thompson 'You? - coincidentally from the same year (1996) as the above, and every bit as timeless. Effectively two albums in one, and I can never decide whether it's the plugged or unplugged side I like the best. Whatever, the songwriting here is typically ascerbic, tense and just fabulous throughout;Elton John 'Empty Sky' - which I've dug since I was a wee slip of a lad. What always amazes me about this woefully unsung debut LP is the energy level - and enthusiasm - that pulses through almost every track, even the ballads. 'Western Ford Gateway' sounds like Oasis three decades early - check out the tune on the opening line and don't look back in anger;Queen Elizabeth 'Queen Elizabeth' - wherein the Drudesque one and his synthethighed cohort conjure up two endless aural masques for dreaming: like early Cluster, totally devoid of anything as dull as melody, yet weirdly transfixing - even if I can't help but be amused by some of Julian's vocals on 'Superstar'.
Maybe that's the intention;Cabaret Voltaire 'The Voice Of America' - the Cabs at the scary, early best. Incredible to think of that mild-mannered wildlife sound recorder from 'Autumnwatch' having once made music as harrowing as this;Dr.
Feelgood 'Sneakin' Suspicion' - Wilko's last Feelgood LP has a few weak spots but it still rocks;Rockin' Louie and the Ramma Jammers 'It Will Stand' - following on from Crazy Cavan last week, here's another look back at Wales' vibrant late 70's rockabilly revival scene. And a hotter, more toe-tappin' platter you will never find;XTC 'Oranges & Lemons' - truth be told, the last XTC album I bought, though why I gave up after a collection as consistently fine as this I really can't say;Paul McCartney & Wings 'Band On The Run' - couldn't resist chucking the expanded reissue of this in my shopping trolley alongside the spuds and mushrooms, and how very good it sounds: in fact, I'd forgotten just how good a record it is. My mate reckons it to be easily the best Beatles solo album. I wouldn't go that far ('Living In The Material World' and 'Plastic Ono Band' come immediately to mind), but it's a goodie.(Potential separate thread: is it just me who is saddened by albums such as this appearing on new labels? 'Band On The Run' seems to lose so much of its Beatles lineage by no longer being on Apple, for example - and I couldn't help feeling that last year's Mike Oldfield reissues lost something by being on Mercury rather than Virgin. Of course, both my examples demonstrate what a state EMI have got themselves into, some might say natural justice for a century-long bread-headed and short sighted market view (that recent Syd compilation, for example), but I nonetheless regret the heritage of recorded history being chipped away like this. I digress.)I've just acquired the massive new Sandy Denny box.
I'll let you know how I get on with that next week.Have a great week everybody - and let's hope this goddamned snow goes away.Dave. You can grab the album from this blog here:Fraid not, I've tried 5 times from there and it's not letting me download. I suspect my ISP throttles sites like Rapidshare and Megaupload.Pretty please could one of you upload this somewhere for me?I think something might be up with either that link or Megaupload, 'cause I tried it out before attempting to upload anything and it's not working for me either.It's on another blog as well, so try that out and if that fails I'll upload it no problem (although my internet's a bit naff right now).It really is a precious little record. Only about half an hour long but totally refreshing and every song's a tune. Also, surprisingly, there's nothing Shaggsy about it at all. You don't really think about any amateurism while you're listening to it, more just the total lack of pretension and summery childhoods spent playing made up games around the block and sitting in fields making dandelion chains.Um, anyway, lol.EDIT: Don't bother with that, I'm uploading it to Mediafire now.