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Falk's Faves - The Monochrome Set In 1980 the Monochrome Set released their debut album, the cabaret-flavored Strange Boutique, followed later that year by the singles "405 Lines" and "Apocalypso" as well as another, more accessible full-length effort, Love Zombies. The 1990 album Dante's Casino did little to raise the Monochrome Set's chart visibility, but the band soldiered on, releasing Charade in 1993, Misere in 1994 and Trinity Road in 1995. Following the depatrure of Square, the Monochrome Set veered even closer to light pop fare on singles like 1985's "Jacob's Ladder; " the sound subsquently crystallized on the nostalgically-themed LP The Lost Weekend. www.jasonfalkner.net /faves/monochromeset.html   (232 words)

Junta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Jet Set Junta" is a song by the influential though little known UK band The Monochrome Set, though like the Phish album is pronounced phonetically. Junta is an album by the popular US band Phish (though pronounced jun-tah as if it were originally an English word). In the history of Spain, junta was the name chosen by several local administrations forming in Spain during the Peninsula War as a patriotic alternative to the official administration topped by the French invaders. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Junta   (243 words)

PV3: Have you Heard...The Monochrome Set? Last month a new Monochrome Set album, Misre, was released on the Cherry Red label. The Monochrome Set got closer than most to stardom, but were doomed by being just that little bit too good to be snorting cocaine off a naked model's breasts. The Monochrome Set were the archetypal post-punk art-school band. remus.rutgers.edu /~woj/fegmaniax/monochromeset.html   (1252 words)

Venomous Concept: Retroactive Abortion - PopMatters Music Review The overall sound of the album is excellent, as the self-produced album has a sound so sludgy that it's kind of like the musical equivalent of monochrome, as drums, bass, vocals, and guitar all blur together like various shades of gray. On this album, though, attempts at satire come off as clumsy, and it all amounts to a half hour's worth of complaining by a group of musicians who are capable of much, much more. The members of Venomous Concept might have the musical pedigrees, the chops, and the respect, but on this album, they sound as inarticulate as a group of adolescent stoners. www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/v/venomousconcept-retroactive.shtml   (696 words)

www Last year, Bid, and more recent Monochrome Set members Orson Presence and Tony Robinson, released a daringly cinematic and complex concept album under the name Scarlet's Well. When The Monochrome Set started, it was in a period when we were surrounded by bands who all had a new sound and who were all different to each other (two examples being Wire and Blondie. (a) Monochrome Set: I was tired of being in a band, and the restrictions it imposed on the material. members.shaw.ca /ecorpse/BID.htm   (2580 words)

Encyclopedia: Junta "Jet Set Junta" is a song by the influential though little known UK band The Monochrome Set, though like the Phish album is pronounced phonetically. This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. Junta is also a board game designed by West End Games. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Junta   (628 words)

TrouserPress.com :: Monochrome Set Beginning with a series of arty rock singles, this amusingly suave and sarcastic London quartet fronted by Bid (vocals), Lester Square (guitar) and Andy Warren (bass) —all of whom had played with Adam Ant in obscure early bands—took a sharp sardonic swing towards lightweight pop when they reached album format. Fortunately, the highly controlled results are untainted by seriousness; even without much to say, the arch Set says it well. Aided by producer Bob Sargeant on keyboards, the Set mixed uncommon source material (polkas, etc.) into cabaret material (à la Village Green Preservation Society Kinks) on Strange Boutique. www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=monochrome_set   (378 words)

PIXELSURGEON Interviews Music Bid from Scarlett's Well (formerly of Monochrome Set) What is your favorite album by The Monochrome Set? Bid, formally of The Monochrome Set and now the main force behind Scarlet’s Well, is one of the most enigmatic and eclectic musicians today. While The Monochrome Set was more indie guitar pop, Scarlet’s Well is a literate and magical project about remote land, during distant time. www.pixelsurgeon.com /interviews/interview.php?id=91   (1261 words)

The Mick Sinclair Archive: The Monochrome Set Whatever they may once have been, the Monochrome Set are now primarily a record-making concern. The set itself contains a fair sprinkling of dapper pun-pop pleasure from yesteryear with several selections from the first album, plus numerous and perhaps more concise observations from the forthcoming and very wonderful 'Eligible Bachelors' lp. THERE'S SOMETHING about the Monochrome Set that doesn't belong on a stage. micksinclair.com /sounds/msetlive.html   (309 words)

Amazon.ca: Music: Tomorrow Will Be Too Long: The Best of the Monocrome Set [Import] [Best of] Its title taken from the closing track on their debut album, this is yet another Monochrome Set compilation. After disbanding in the late 1980s, the Monochrome Set are back again with the same great style rendered somewhat more mature. This is in fact an (inexplicably resequenced) re-release of The Set's first two classic albums, both from 1980: Strange Boutique (tracks 1 to 11) and Love Zombies (tracks 12 to 20). www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000000HQU   (451 words)

Amazon.com: Volume, Contrast, Brilliance... Sessions & Singles, Vol. 1: Music Just one advice, the order of the songs is a real mess, go on Monochrome set's website, there you will find the original dates of release, and make a program to listen the songs like they came out, I assure you that make all the difference between a vulgar compilation and a concept album... The Monochrome Set has brought about new standards in Pop music, with upbeat, bouncy sounds and a sarcastic sense of humor in the lyrics. I do'nt, but this one's particular,in fact this release as good as the others presents singles from 79 to 81(AandB sides), so quiet exactly the same period from their first three albumsBut this compilation's got a soul like the three others. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000024570?v=glance   (520 words)

The Monochrome Set - The Best Of The Monochrome Set Often referred to as the archetypal English band, The Monochrome Set are often ignored as big players in the post-punk boom of the early 80's. Their first few singles and album were magnificent; 'He's Frank (Slight Return)', 'Eine Symphonie Des Grauens' and their own epomymous theme tune were perfect, exhilarating records that featured witty, ironic lyrics and fast but melodic guitars, rather like Josef K but with a sense of humour. The main reason for their lack of success would appear to be their lack of heart; Bid's lead vocals are the definition of lugubrious which can only have served to isolate the casual listener. www.leonardslair.co.uk /monochrome.htm   (201 words)

Volcano, I’m Still Excited!! Volcano, I’m Still Excited!! Album Review - SoundsXP Alas, the rest of the album doesn’t have many more standouts; there are a few interesting inserts that break up the flow with synth twiddling (‘Firebombing London’) and orchestral arrangements (‘Byron’s 24th Christmas’) but generally it’s a little monochrome for a polychromatic world. The resultant keyboard-heavy sound, together with his high reedy voice, gives this album an 80s feel reminiscent of Elvis Costello and the Cars while, on a more contemporary note, there are several echoes of labelmates and fellow keyboards fanatics Mates of State. The album’s quirky pop tones are a little wearing over 16 tracks. www.soundsxp.com /982.shtml   (316 words)

Musicfolio: Covenant reviews and ratings The album begins with the beeping and bopping Monochrome, which gives a hint of what is to come. United States of Mind carries Covenant's unique mixture of synthpop and driving electro to a new level of perfection, which is certain to make this their best selling release to date and one of the top albums of 2000. The album then moves briskly along with the first single Call the Ships to Port, destined to bring havoc on dance floors the world over for many years. www.musicfolio.com /modernrock/covenant.html   (316 words)

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Howl Album Review - SoundsXP Admittedly the album isn’t perfect, too monochrome, too backwards-looking to merit comparison with the best of this year’s releases, but it’s unusually convincing for a record so apparently unaware of modernity. The two albums, the acronymeponymous debut and follow-up “Take ‘Em On” skived by on a few solid rockers, some mildly interesting experiments and a helluva lot of feedback-seeking-tuneage. Even more surprisingly/alarmingly, “Howl” is really rather superb, a complete reinvention, switching the muzzy fuzz of the debut for a set of songs stripped bare of ornamentation and alive with the musical spirits of the early-mid 20th century. www.soundsxp.com /2169.shtml   (904 words)

electrowahn.de Die Hits des Albums sind für mich das coole "Monochrome", "Bullit" und das harte und monotone "We Want Revolution" (constand evolution!!). In meinem Player dreht sich das neue Covenant Album, allerdings 'nur' als Promo-Prelistening-Wichtig-CD, bei der alle Songs etwa 3 Minuten angespielt werden, was bedeutet, dass die Lieder normal beginnen und dann gnadenlos ausgeblendet werden. Ist "Call The Ships To Port" noch ein typischer Covenant-Song, bietet das Album 11 sehr abwechslungsreiche Songs und zu meiner Freude haben sich die drei Schweden von den Technoeinflüßen wieder etwas gelöst, nur noch "We Stand Alone" ist ein typischer Future-Pop-Song. 80.74.135.160 /rezension_einzeln.php?rez_nr=2   (239 words)

Strictly Personal/Mirror Man- Captain Beefheart But even with the two slide guitars weaving and clashing, the sound of the album is much more monochrome, the songs much more sound-alike than those on the first album. The tracks for Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's second album were recorded between October 1967 and May 1968. One reason for giving the album the title Strictly Personal was that Van Vliet wrote all the songs, with no song doctor looking over his shoulder, as there was on the first album. www.furious.com /perfect/beefheart/strictlymirror.html   (2369 words)

MONOCHROME SET Discography MONOCHROME SET Tomorrow Will Be Too Long - The Best Of (2003 issue UK CD album featuring 21 of their best hits!) - MONOCHROME SET Black & White Minstrels (Japan 16-trk promo sample CD, p/s + obi strip TFCK-88853 - this copy is still sealed) - MONOCHROME SET Check Out (Rare 1981 Japanese 12-track compilation promo sample LP, includes six Monochrome Set tracks plus tracks by Spizzenergi, Spizzoil & Athletico Spizz 80, picture sleeve with wide blue 'Rough Trade' obi-strip and picture l yric insert RTL-11) - eil.com /shop/ExtSearch.asp?DiscArtist=monochrome-set   (843 words)

Coverville: Coverville 109: Covers of the Beatles, The Monochrome Set and Marlene Dietrich? However, Bid of The Monochrome Set, did sing 2 songs on our album FLICKER MASK. The false start intro is actually the end of another Monochrome Set covered song called Alphaville. It should be noted: The Monochrome Set didn't actually cover us. www.coverville.com /archives/2005/07/coverville_109.html   (357 words)

Franz Ferdinand: You Could Have It So Much Better...With Franz Ferdinand: Pitchfork Review And like Duran Duran-- the band whose sound these guys spent parts of their first album hybridizing with some vintage Josef K and Monochrome Set post-punk stuff-- chances are they'll be able to go on making solid LPs from which we mostly just cherish and remember the hits. That's the report from this album, which does a lot to lock in that M.O. As it turns out, Franz Ferdinand, like many an effective singles band, are immensely more lovable when they're on top of the world. They go on sounding like that across the length of this album: gleefully unselfconscious, increasingly glammy and trad-rock, and almost disturbingly amped-up, to the point where most of these songs feel like they're spewing confetti all over themselves, whether you feel like helping or not. www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/l/ladytron-2/you-could-have-it-so-much-better.shtml   (742 words)

Trans-Europe Express (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Note 2: The English language album was issued in a full colour cover, whereas the German album was issued in a monochrome cover with front and back cover images swapped around. The album's German language version was simultaneously released as Trans-Europa Express. Trans-Europe Express is the English language version of a 1977 music album by German band Kraftwerk (see 1977 in music). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trans-Europe_Express_(album)   (394 words)

Browse by Label: MONOCHROME VISION (UKRAINE) Ever since his first album ( Details, 1988), Pernice has been collecting certain sounds which came into being all on their own, so to speak, the haphazard result of certain manipulations. "With his 8th solo album, French composer Laurent Pernice presents the pure electronic music, providing fresh views for academic avantgarde, from the different sides of microtonal music, reductive minimalism and other methods of digital decomposition. Thus, the first immobile music was based on a double bass using only its extreme high notes and on a zither played with bass drumsticks. www.forcedexposure.com /labels/monochrome.vision.ukraine.html   (394 words)

.:MetalDonkey.com:. Elinks Emule/Edonkey, Death Metal, Doom/Melodic, Black Metal, Grindcore/Crust, Thrash Metal, Heavy/Power, Industrial, Gothic/Ambient, Hard Rock, Hardcore/Punk The overall sound of the album is excellent, as the self-produced album has a sound so sludgy that it's kind of like the musical equivalent of monochrome, as drums, bass, vocals, and guitar all blur together like various shades of gray. On this album, though, attempts at satire come off as clumsy, and it all amounts to a half hour's worth of complaining by a group of musicians who are capable of much, much more. Retroactive Abortion is a moderately enjoyable Hardcore album... www.metaldonkey.com /search.php?idelink=247   (394 words)

Covenant: album reviews and ratings The album begins with the beeping and bopping Monochrome, which gives a hint of what is to come. United States of Mind carries Covenant's unique mixture of synthpop and driving electro to a new level of perfection, which is certain to make this their best selling release to date and one of the top albums of 2000. With influences and similarities ranging from Blancmange and Cabaret Voltaire, to Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode, Covenant finally established a sound of their own on this album. www.musicfolio.com /modernrock/covenant.html   (824 words)

metallica album cover Called "the Black Album" by many (due to its monochrome cover), Metallica marks the group's entrance into the... The band Metallica's fifth album, Metallica, the cover of which is completely black. The challenge is this: there are sixty album covers - some better known than others... www.lecartier.ca /metallica-album-cover.html   (311 words)

New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock AM-AQ Her debut album Big Science is lot like its monochrome cover shot of spiky-haired and andronygous Anderson in a white-washed suit and goggles against a stark grey background. While most tracks on their self-titled album are based on the combination of acoustic guitar, various flutes and vocals (in English), the arrangements tend to vary, thanks to the contribution of numerous guests on violins, oboe, clarinet, percussions, bass, choir, piano, etc. As a rule though, the sound remains light, natural and essentially acoustic. There are twelve pieces on this album in all, and the most interesting tracks (from the standpoint of progressiveness) are from 2 to 5, though, on the whole, this album is full of exceptionally original melodies. www.gepr.net /am.html   (311 words)

Covenant: album reviews and ratings The album begins with the beeping and bopping Monochrome, which gives a hint of what is to come. With influences and similarities ranging from Blancmange and Cabaret Voltaire, to Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode, Covenant finally established a sound of their own on this album. They don't lack their fair share of mood either, but seem to place it throughout Dreams of a Cryotank in bits and pieces rather than murk it into one whole piece. musicfolio.com /modernrock/covenant.html   (824 words)

Strictly Personal/Mirror Man- Captain Beefheart But even with the two slide guitars weaving and clashing, the sound of the album is much more monochrome, the songs much more sound-alike than those on the first album. One reason for giving the album the title Strictly Personal was that Van Vliet wrote all the songs, with no song doctor looking over his shoulder, as there was on the first album. The tracks for Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's second album were recorded between October 1967 and May 1968. www.furious.com /perfect/beefheart/strictlymirror.html   (2369 words)

Strictly Personal/Mirror Man- Captain Beefheart But even with the two slide guitars weaving and clashing, the sound of the album is much more monochrome, the songs much more sound-alike than those on the first album. One reason for giving the album the title Strictly Personal was that Van Vliet wrote all the songs, with no song doctor looking over his shoulder, as there was on the first album. There is an immediacy and a physicality to the music which is missing from most of the previous album, which for all its originality comes from a more commercially calculated approach. www.furious.com /perfect/beefheart/strictlymirror.html   (2369 words)

Amazon.com: Islands: Music: Kajagoogoo Don't kid yourself for one moment; Kajagoogoo was and is more talented than they were given credit for, and if this album doesn't win you over, nothing about them will. I wish more people knew about this Kajagoogoo album and just how exceptionally good it is. Since the tracks can't be sampled here, I suggest going to the band's official website to get a listen. This album has very little in common with the new wave-isms of White Feathers, but the pop and jazz are prevalent enough from that album to leave little doubt as to who you're listening to. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002FH6XM?v=glance   (804 words)

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