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	All About XTC: Colin Moulding
		Colin Moulding - bassman, second writer-in-command, handsomest man in Swindon - floats around the shadows, flicking magazines, sometimes looking up to listen, alert but composed.
		While all the members of XTC of lived among Swindon's soot-scarred buildings at one time or another, bassist Colin Moulding now lives well outside the grimy borders of what was once the beating heart of the nation's railway industry.
		When Moulding opens the door in casual athletic gear, he looks less like a semi-obscure musician than a footballer on holiday.
	www.chalkhills.org /who_cm.html (95 words)

	XTC: The Worlds Most Greatest, Yet Underrated Band
		Colin Moulding: Prairie Prince, I expect the fans will know, he drummed on an album of ours and we were impressed with him, and just him as a person we were impressed with, so I thought we'd like to use him again.
		Colin Moulding: Yes, there are plans to take our demos and digitally remaster them or master them and let the fans just see what we've been up to in the privacy of our own bedrooms.
		Colin Moulding: It probably would be a different [kettle of] fish if you had to write music from a storyline.
	www.angelfire.com /mo/mollyfa/xtc.html (2574 words)

	XTC
		First coming together in 1972, the core duo of Andy Partridge (guitars, vocals) and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals) went through various band names and personnel changes over the next five years as they built up their unique brand of jagged pop.
		Having left Virgin, relations have improved and Andy Partridge is releasing a series of albums of "demos" of his songs (mainly from the Virgin years) under the title of Fuzzy Warbles, on a new label imprint APE (Andy Partridge Experiments).
		Colin Moulding declined to contribute his demos to the series.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/x/xt/xtc.html (745 words)

	mv : interview : colin moulding
		Colin Moulding is the other member of XTC, responsible for many of the songs that people remember XTC for, including their first breakthrough hit "Making Plans for Nigel", the anti-war "Generals and Majors", and the MTV favorite "King for a Day".
		Colin is the bassist for XTC, and has contributed his talents on the bass guitar to albums by such artists as Sam Phillips, Peter Blegvad, and the French alternative group Affaire Louis Trio..."
		Colin Moulding: Around the age of 14 or 15 I got into rock music and cruised the secondhand shops that stocked anything from house furniture to guitars looking for a way into music.
	www.mikevisceglia.com /interviews.html (1635 words)

	All About XTC: Colin Moulding (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Colin Moulding - bassman, second writer-in-command, handsomest man in Swindon - floats around the shadows, flicking magazines, sometimes looking up to listen, alert but composed.
		While all the members of XTC of lived among Swindon's soot-scarred buildings at one time or another, bassist Colin Moulding now lives well outside the grimy borders of what was once the beating heart of the nation's railway industry.
		When Moulding opens the door in casual athletic gear, he looks less like a semi-obscure musician than a footballer on holiday.
	chalkhills.org /who_cm.html (95 words)

	BBC - Wiltshire - Music and Gigs -XTC - Interview with Colin Moulding
		Self-confessed XTC aficionado Tony Worgan spoke to bass-player Colin Moulding
		Sadly, Colin and Andy are trying to get into the senses of ‘Joe Public’, but their music makes your senses work overtime and I’m afraid some people don’t like to work that hard.
		I spent an hour talking to Colin Moulding about the joys and frustrations of being part of a unique group.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wiltshire/entertainment/music/xtc.shtml (317 words)

	XTC (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Moulding only contributes three songs which are all in a similar vein, linking upbeat buncy tunes to pessimistic lyrics about militarism, lust and pollution.
		Moulding and Gregory were forced into vehicle collection to raise funds for Nonsuch, which may explain the lack of substance of Moulding's material.
		Colin Moulding is far less interesting and his two relatively bland songs are low points of Apple Venus, although they are not nearly as bad as other commentators make out.
	members.tripod.com /mrtrout0/xtc.htm (2529 words)

	XTC
		First coming together in 1972, the core duo of Andy Partridge (guitars, vocals) and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals) went through various band names and personnel changes over the next five years as they built up their unique brand of hyperactive pop spiked with funk, punk, ska, reggae, and art rock.
		By the time of the punk explosion in 1977, the group's lineup had been filled out by Barry Andrews (keyboards) and Terry Chambers (drums), and the band got picked up by Virgin Records.
		The settlement of the accounts provided the group with much-needed cash flow, allowing Partridge and Moulding to install fully-equipped studios and work comfortably at home; they are now able to record the majority of their work themselves, although they have used major commercial studios (including Abbey Road Studios in London) for some sessions.
	encycl.opentopia.com /term/XTC (1499 words)

	XTC: Fyfeopedia Music Reviews
		Colin Moulding's simple writing style is well suited to the treatment; 'Making Plans For Nigel' is the obvious single, with ironic social commentary lyrics, while the funky 'Day In Day Out' and 'Ten Feet Tall' are similarly captivating.
		Moulding only contributes three songs, which are all in a similar vein, linking upbeat bouncy tunes to pessimistic lyrics about militarism, lust and pollution.
		Moulding's songwriting goes straight for the jugular this time; instead of his typical quirky stories about his garden, laundrette or bungalow, Moulding tackles the big issues of sex, marriage, death, and animal sacrifice.
	fyfe.fusion.net.nz /xtc.php (3880 words)

	Vox Apollo
		Colin Moulding from XTC played a ’69 Apollo on Apple Venus Part 1 and 2.
		In Guitar magazine, Moulding described the bass as “It’s especially nice between the 5th and 12th frets.
		It has a lovely roundness and richness.” Longtime Aimee Mann bassist Paul Bryan is another devoted user.
	www.bassplayer.com /story.asp?sectioncode=112&storycode=7619 (680 words)

	Bungalow
		Colin Moulding's current main base is a 1969 Vox Apollo; producer T-Bone Burnett gave him the instrument in 1993 during the recording of Sam Philip's Martinis And Bikinis.
		Although Colin Moulding talks about playing "as little as possible," his impressive body of recorded work is full of clever melodic gems and witty harmonic twists.
		I love tunes." Colin's main "tune" is shown on Ex 1; its rhythmic density is relieved by the the sparser root notes of the section that follows which features a descending C major scale leading back into the chorus.
	website.lineone.net /~ssleightholm/articles/backroom.htm (2327 words)

	George Graham Reviews XTC's "Apple Venus"
		The time was just at the beginning of the punk rock movement, and the group became absorbed in the style, changing their name to the Helium Kidz, and finally to XTC in time for their first release, an EP in 1977.
		Partridge and Moulding kept writing songs, though, and when they finally were able to get back into the studio, more difficulties arose, including an unpleasant divorce for Partridge, then a severe middle ear infection that burst Partridge's eardrum and left him deaf for a while.
		One of Colin Moulding's two songs on the album is called Frivolous Tonight, a clever set of lyrics about just wanting to make small talk and avoid the bigger issues.
	georgegraham.com /reviews/xtc.html (1371 words)

	LyricsVault: Hall of fame: XTC
		It is debatable that if Partridge had not suffered from stage fright and a loathing of touring, XTC would have been one of the major bands of the 80s and would have sold millions of records.
		Those who are sensitive to the strengths of the band would rightly argue that this would have severely distracted Partridge and Moulding from their craft as songwriters.
		Moulding, although much less prolific, is the vital lung to Partridge's ever-pumping heart.
	www.lyricsvault.net /halloffame/XTC.html (931 words)

	Off the Record \| XTC (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Of course, since Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding are the only remaining members of the band, their individual home demos are virtually identical to their studio productions.
		All that’s missing are the live drums and the harmony vocals (though Partridge does pull off a good Moulding impression).
		Moulding’s " In Another Life " (presented in two near-identical versions) finds him casually dishing out the kind of melody that most writers spend years chasing.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/music/otr/documents/01699097.htm (201 words)

	XTC
		In the style of Elvis Costello, his lyrics are provocatively cryptic and his arrangements are tight, inventive, and riff-laden (Moulding's tunes are pretty good too).
		And Moulding is disappointingly absent, contributing only two songs on the original track listing (the CD has three bonus tunes, including his engaging, manically paced "Washaway").
		Moulding is still totally hung up on his elaborate Sgt.
	www.warr.org /xtc.html (3777 words)

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		Colin: Yes, I'd probably like to do something under a pseudonym, but I don't think Virgin are that into it.
		Colin: Well Andy put the guitar on - on this demo - and said listen to the bass, give it a few listens, it's not as complicated as it seems.
		Colin: If you hear a demo and like what was done it doesn't necessarily mean that if it had not been demoed you wouldn't have liked what you would have come up with.
	website.lineone.net /~ssleightholm/articles/lz7.htm (4157 words)

	XTC - Virgin Radio
		Though the band enjoyed some significant chart success (including the UK hits "Making Plans For Nigel" (1979) and "Senses Working Overtime" (1982)), they are more known for their long-standing critical success than for making hit records.
		While XTC have not announced a formal break-up, in 2006 band member Andy Partridge announced that the only other remaining member of XTC, Colin Moulding, was no longer interested in writing, performing or recording music.
		Partridge has stated that he will not issue new recordings under the XTC banner without Moulding's participation; accordingly, he now speaks of XTC "in the past tense".
	www.virginradio.co.uk /music/artists/xtc (377 words)

	XTC Online, World Encyclopedia, India encyclopedia, Featured Articles, Cover Stories, World wide Informations @ ...
		Partridge later claimed in a press interview that he and Colin were going to sack Gregory anyway because of his sullen attitude during the recordings, and that they had waited for him for six years to write the orchestral arrangements, and had finally told him that they would not let him stop the project.
		It is some measure of how liked he was by the XTC fanbase that they gave Moulding and Partridge pelters on the band's official forum for his departure â” and some measure of their mutual respect for their fans and Gregory that the criticism went uncensored.
		Colin Moulding declined to contribute his demos to the series.
	www.chennaivision.com /windex.php?title=XTC (3419 words)

	Music: Turn Up That Noise (Memphis Flyer . 07-10-00)
		Despite the missing years having taken their toll on the band through label servitude, broken relationships, and general malaise, XTC sounded as fresh as they ever were.
		The first of three Colin Moulding songs is next (the ratio usually being around four Partridge songs for every one of Moulding's, a percentage that's always worked perfectly for the team).
		Colin Moulding's contributions are usually a little more somber and grounded, and the three on Wasp Star ("In Another Life," "Boarded Up," and his best effort, "Standing In For Joe") are welcome counterpoints to Partridge's more-hyper approach.
	weeklywire.com /ww/07-10-00/memphis_musrv.html (696 words)

	1-0 Reviews: XTC
		Colin Moulding begins to rival Andy Partridge here, beginning with the opener "Making Plans For Nigel," XTC's first hit.
		Partridge and Moulding claim to be ever competitive with their heroes (McCartney, Bacharach, Davies, Wilson), yet don't show the same willingness to veer away from the pantheon's mid-60s heyday.
		What's odd, though, is that when Partridge and Moulding were plucked their choices for the set, they decided that, rather than compiling a selection of singles and choice album tracks, they'd fill the majority of the box with demo versions and live recordings of their songs.
	www.geocities.com /1-0/REVIEWS/XTC.html (2454 words)

	Ground and Sky review - XTC - Apple Venus Volume 1
		Yes, Andy Partridge decided that enough was enough (and make no mistake about it, it was Partridge who kept XTC out of the spotlight, not Colin Moulding or Virgin records), and took his right foot out of the major label doldrums, shaking all about for the duration.
		Colin, on the other hand, sounds like he's got one foot in the grave.
		Anyways, despite Moulding's efforts to turn this into a wake, the album as a whole stands up very nicely to others in XTC's canon.
	www.progreviews.com /reviews/display.php?rev=xtc-avv1 (809 words)

	www.myspace.com/xtcfans
		His frenetic guitar playing and hiccuping vocals on XTC's early efforts were full of dissonance and a rhythmic tension and energy that kept the band from being pigeonholed with other acts of the era.
		Moulding, who penned many of the band's early singles, preferred to play the quiet foil to Partridge.
		The albums, accompanied by the demo tracks from each album, as well as a new song each from both Moulding and Partridge, were reunited in a boxed set released by Idea in late 2005.
	www.myspace.com /xtcfans (1628 words)

	Chalkhills: Colin Moulding is Working from the Inside
		I contacted Colin by fax and, with nothing to lose but my pride, asked for a bit of his time to discuss Chuck and the new album.
		Colin's answers are full of quiet intelligence and qualifying phrases that let you know that what's he's giving you is his opinion, and his alone.
		Colin obviously has strong beliefs, and is a smart, funny and talented guy.
	chalkhills.org /articles/TBColin000523.html (10131 words)

	The History of Rock Music. XTC: biography, discography, reviews, links
		I ruoli sono grosso modo questi: il folletto del gruppo, Moulding, rispolvera cantilene rimaste sepolte negli archivi del passato, mentre Partridge dissemina nel tessuto armonico stravaganze intellettuali (melodie umoristiche, trucchetti di elettronica umile, cluster e dissonanze).
		Moulding, che da anni vivacchia in ombra, e` irriconoscibile (Wardance rifa` il verso a The World Over, The Smartest Monkeys sembra una parodia delle canzoni di Partridge).
		Moulding contributes two less serious songs, basically two novelties: Fruit Nut (organ and accordion music for carnivals, drenched in Beatles-ian cliches), and, best of the two, Frivolous Tonight (march-like piano, orchestral flourishes, a catchy rigmarole).
	www.scaruffi.com /vol4/xtc.html (1958 words)

	climb aboard, climb aboard...
		Struggling to get out of a record deal even more abusive than the standard, songwriters Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding simply went on strike, refusing to record any of their newly written material.
		Colin Moulding's two songwriting contributions at first seem a bit of a letdown, merely filler, almost comic relief.
		But since Moulding's in some ways an even catchier tunesmith than Partridge (he wrote their early hits "Making Plans for Nigel" and "Life Begins at the Hop," along with shoulda-beens like "Generals and Majors" and "Love at First Sight"), the songs take hold after a while.
	www.uwm.edu /~jenor/XTCRev.html (880 words)

	about.
		Instead of promoting the bass as a new lead instrument, he went on to develop his _ensemble_ playing--not dropping back into the anonymity of the back line, you understand, but instead working to provide a mesmerizing combination of solid rhythmic support and tonal adventurousness that surprises and delights without calling unnecessary attention to itself.
		Listen to "Getting Better" on "Sergeant Pepper" and you'll hear the model for the post-"Nigel" Moulding bass style: unintuitive note choices, unexpected breaks in the rhythm, oscillating between conventionally styled bottom-end support and a countermelody that is so perfect, so _right_, that the song would suffer badly from its removal.
		Moulding Moments abound throughout the Canon: "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul," "What In the World?" "Poor Skeleton," "Mayor of Simpleton," "Holly Up On Poppy" (the best fretless bass in pop [NPI]), "Ladybird," "Yacht Dance." All you have to do is close your eyes and listen deeply.
	home.san.rr.com /roundabout/about.htm (882 words)

	THE BIG IDEA
		Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding recorded it in their own Idea Studio, where they talked to Sam Inglis.
		Most of the decisions that would be made by an 'interventionist' producer are, as Andy explains, taken by Colin and himself in pre-production: "You sort it out as you're going along if there's any indecision, but mostly we know what we're going to do before we get into the studio.
		Colin would bang down a guide bass to a click, and I'd play a guide rhythm, and then I'd be standing here with the drummer drumming through the window.
	www.soundonsound.com /sos/jul00/articles/xtc.htm (4812 words)

	xtc. two new songs for 2005: say it, and spiral. review by Alan Haber
		Colin Moulding's sweet, wistful "Say It" and Andy Partridge's lively popper, "Spiral," are XTC's first new songs since Wasp Star, and they are quite simply fantastic.
		Along with all the music, you get a spiffy, well-designed 64-page book sporting all the lyrics to the songs and new notes from Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding (who also provide their autographs on the cover).
		Colin's wistful, breezy melodic masterpiece, "Say It," is an instant classic, with a warm, affecting vocal performance from Moulding and an extremely satisfying, natural chord progression.
	www.buhdge.com /hot_buhdge/xtc_new.htm (408 words)

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