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Portsmouth, United Kingdom (1986 – present)
Cranes are a shoegaze/dream pop group fronted by Alison Shaw and formed in 1986. They were originally based on the south coast of England in Portsmouth.
The band released their first album on vinyl, Self Non Self in July 1989. The intensity of that album garnered very good reviews and caught the attention of John Peel, who picked up on the album right away, with the group recording a session for him in the album’s first week of release. Shortly afterwards they signed to the label Dedicated (which also became home to Spiritualized and Beth Orton) and went on to record their EP “Espero” in 1990, with the album “Wings of Joy” following a year later. The release of “Wings of Joy” caught the attention of Robert Smith of The Cure who picked the Cranes to open for them on their world tour in 1992. They then went on to record the albums “Forever” (1993), “Loved” (1994), “La Tragedie d’Oreste et Electre” (1995), and “Population Four” (1997).
After a 4 year break, Cranes re-emerged on their own independent label Dadaphonic to release “Future Songs” (2001) and “Particles & Waves” (2004), which saw the band heading in a more electronic direction while retaining the trademark sound of previous releases. In January 2007 the band released a download only album, “Live at Amsterdam Paradiso,” originally recorded in 1991. The show captures the darker, heavier days of the early Cranes and is available only via www.dadaphonic.co.uk.
The band released their first album on vinyl, Self Non Self in July 1989. The intensity of that album garnered very good reviews and caught the attention of John Peel, who picked up on the album right away, with the group recording a session for him in the album’s first week of release. Shortly afterwards they signed to the label Dedicated (which also became home to Spiritualized and Beth Orton) and went on to record their EP “Espero” in 1990, with the album “Wings of Joy” following a year later. The release of “Wings of Joy” caught the attention of Robert Smith of The Cure who picked the Cranes to open for them on their world tour in 1992. They then went on to record the albums “Forever” (1993), “Loved” (1994), “La Tragedie d’Oreste et Electre” (1995), and “Population Four” (1997).
After a 4 year break, Cranes re-emerged on their own independent label Dadaphonic to release “Future Songs” (2001) and “Particles & Waves” (2004), which saw the band heading in a more electronic direction while retaining the trademark sound of previous releases. In January 2007 the band released a download only album, “Live at Amsterdam Paradiso,” originally recorded in 1991. The show captures the darker, heavier days of the early Cranes and is available only via www.dadaphonic.co.uk.
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crackityjones92 wrote:
OMG! Her voice!!! *-*
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luigi_triforce wrote:
Her voice is lovely. So sad that many people do not comprehend this. =/
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enid_coleslaw_ wrote:
Alison is so hot.
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Foggster wrote:
first heard of them when they were opening for the cure , on the 'wish'-tour i guess...let's see what they did since then...;-)
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apopagasm wrote:
only been listening to cranes for four days and i'm already thinking about adding them to my top 8
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diamantinas_ wrote:
oohh, el Loved.. otro disco BIOGRÁFICO. Grandes, los Cranes...
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JuliusNepos wrote:
Those who keep saying they should not let Alison sing in the band are really missing the point [2]
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jump29 wrote:
cute voice ever.
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shoegazefan wrote:
best band EVER
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JBarracudaL wrote:
"her lisp actually makes her stand out" That, and it gives me an erection.
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SubaruAndrei wrote:
Are we all this beautifuly sad??
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RussellChap wrote:
Closer to Joy Division or Swans than Slowdive particularly their early work. I kinda lost interest in their later work. Still the Self-non-Self mini-LP is awesome & it's all I need by the Cranes.
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NarooN wrote:
Don't let her sing? What the hell are those losers on about?
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Kaeptn_Kalamari wrote:
Adoreable.
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chrisxanthus wrote:
I love Alison
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spaceulysses wrote:
i kinda like when they pick up things off ships. u know like those big crates. kinda cool see them live a few times and see them often when driving 2 visit family in delaware.
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spirasen wrote:
Those who keep saying they should not let Alison sing in the band are really missing the point
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youareintheair wrote:
don't let her sing. [3]
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Mr_Hmpft wrote:
I'm soooooo glad I found them! I think I'll spend many years of discovering and enjoying their beautiful music.
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lampyride wrote:
I first found out Cranes by chance online, as a teenager. The albums they had recorded so far were Wings of Joy, Loved, Forever & La Tragédie. Affected by the somewhat melodramatic, aimelessly frustrated kind of spleen many teenagers go through, I felt immediately attuned with the sweet, fragile, dark, suddenly raging melodies. My friends hated it. Anyways, as years passed I slowly forgot about Cranes. Something like a year ago I discovered Cranes again, at the library. The album was "Particles & Waves" and the poetry of it completely took me by surprise. The blend of melancholy, joy and dreaminess was exactly what I was longing for; amazingly Cranes' music was still a perfect match for me despite my changing and theirs… Even though my wife hates it. I could certainly see certain listeners preferring some albums of the band over others depending on their taste. I couldn't really elect one as my favorite; I experience them as different faces of the same prism.
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Cranes to play at Bestival !!
30 Nov 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/cranes
Just to let you know Cranes have been confirmed to play at
Bestival in 2011!! We are super excited about it!!
Guess who's headlining??? Of, course, it's The Cure!!!
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