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Colourbox were a London-based (Edinburgh born) electronic outfit on the 4AD record label in the 1980s. They produced an electronically-based reggae and soul-influenced pop music, making remarkable use of the technology they had access to at the time. They released a number of records from 1982 until 1987. The band was formed by brothers Martyn Young and Steve Young, with guest singers until Lorita Grahame joined as a permanent member in 1983.
The band had an international hit in 1987 with “Pump Up the Volume”, a collaboration with the band A R Kane under the name M|A|R|R|S. The song was notable for being constructed almost entirely from samples of other records, a novel thing for a popular record at that time. The pressures of sudden success and the long running litigation caused by the use of samples ended up causing Colourbox to never to record again.
The band had an international hit in 1987 with “
Pump Up the Volume”, a collaboration with the band A R Kane under the name M|A|R|R|S. The song was notable for being constructed almost entirely from samples of other records, a novel thing for a popular record at that time. The pressures of sudden success and the long running litigation caused by the use of samples ended up causing Colourbox to never to record again.
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iamjustkidding wrote:
so outraged by no new music! LIKE FOREVER!?!?!?!?!? wish it wasn't all too much for them, this kinda talent cant possibly be bottled up, they must do SOMETHING ELSE!
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molly_mohn wrote:
это самые охуенные ребята, которых довелось слышать за последние годы, а может и вообще.
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IreneDecay wrote:
i wish they made more music :( it's not enoughhhh
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IreneDecay wrote:
breakdown albums = best electronic music ever.
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Otherness wrote:
<3
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forcemajeure wrote:
Colourbox was another 4AD band that was a pre-cursor of things to come; such a good group.
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Atitlan wrote:
Invented the sound of the 90s during the 80s!
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zoraxx wrote:
Looks Like We're Shy One Horse should be higher on the charts, and yes i agree,Namey.
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Namey wrote:
Many of their tunes would be huge if released today -
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nickwafer wrote:
Needs more listeners!
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rainy-dog wrote:
in this arena
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launton wrote:
I need to find tarantula original version
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unterwasser wrote:
Guess it's too late for a follow up.
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cantfeelmyface wrote:
this is REALLY good. REALLY REALLY good.
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victorg wrote:
We Walk Around The Streets
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IreneDecay wrote:
mhmm mhmm!!
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Sheer_Zed wrote:
I have always loved Colourbox...they were genius in my mind and were horribly underrated. The design, the music, everything. "Edit The Dragon" is probably my favourite track, it was included on a mixtape an old mate did for me back in the 80's.
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IreneDecay wrote:
i'm currently obsessed with this band
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Hi_Flya wrote:
Klassiker!!!! Eine der most under-rated/unterbewertesten Bands! Richtungsweisend! Dubs, Techno-Tunes, Samples! Wow! All-Time-Fav von mir!!!
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IreneDecay wrote:
tarantula = <3 even better than the tmc cover version
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molly_mohn tagged Colourbox with 80s, electronic and new wave. November 2011
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