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Birmingham, England (1990 – present)
The band originally consisted of Rosie Cuckston and Sam Owen, and their first album “Gash” was self-released and sold by mail order and at gigs. The band attracted the attention of Too Pure Records (already home to Stereolab, Mouse on Mars and PJ Harvey), and between 1993 and 1995 the label released several increasingly sophisticated albums and EPs. Early recordings were a krautrock-influenced blend of rhythmic guitar, keyboards and percussion, with Cuckston’s eerie vocals and lyrics dealing with depression, loneliness and the dark side of childhood. A trumpeter (credited only as “the Verdigris Horn”) played on several tracks, including the quarter-hour In Dreams You Too Can Fly, on debut album “The Stars Are So Big…”. Second album “Helium” (1994) featured increasing use of the sampler, and later recordings show a marked interest in “exotica”. In 1995 Pram left Too Pure, and released a cassette compilation of early demos and live recordings, “Perambulations” - some of these recordings were added to the CD reissue of “Gash”. Singles and EPs were recorded for a variety of labels (including Stereolab’s Duophonic Records), before the band found a new home at Domino Records. The first album for Domino, “North Pole Radio Station”, was originally recorded for Wurlitzer Jukebox Records, but the label shut down before it could be released. 1999’s “Keep in a dry place and away from children” was the soundtrack to an animated film, and also featured a remix by Mouse on Mars – while never strictly an electronica group, Pram have been remixed by several artists (“Somniloquy” features remixes by fellow Brummie experimentalists Plone and Tele:funken amongst others)
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HighWay17
I wonder where are they? Are they still active or what? I know they were working on a new album, and Rosie left the band just after "The Moving Frontier". Bot official site is dead, there are no any news from them since November. It really disturbs and upsets me.
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prominence_la
Falling blissfully in love with these guys. Their weirdness is just too wonderful.
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roma_neu
Потрясающе.
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unquest
Perfect.
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Wingsfan73
Stil hauntingly beautiful nearly 20 years later.
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thecreepyhour
so creepy, and so pretty
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thecreepyhour
so creepy, and so pretty
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V-A
magic
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aFonderReel
Shit is awesome
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shinpainai
Love
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JustChewIt
one of few bands with really unique style. and i'm glad it's not too popular.
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menyauthe
I can think of very few bands that have stayed as consistently great over a span of 20 years the way Pram has.
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aginggirl
Awesome collection!
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TimrousBeastie
She's not a technically good singer, but Rosie's voice is an incredibly central part of Pram's aesthetic. In another context it might be horrible, but in Pram it's goddamn perfect.
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akglumstubble
Absolutely! Pram's sound definitely seems based on a whole-aesthetic approach to making music. Dispense with Rosie's intermittent vocals and you've still got something, but it's certainly not the singular magic of Pram that I know and love.
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HighWay17
I agree with bloomindaedalus. Roise has weak and low voice, but it's not defect. Her vocal style totally fit with Pram's music and helping to create their special mood. And i really love how she sing.
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DosTsiembo
What do you mean she can't sing? You want her to hit high octaves and maintain the note as long as possible? I believe her voice is really fitting the sound of Pram and I couldn't imagine anyone taking her place, unless you have someone in mind..
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bloomindaedalus
yeah the vocals are th lesser part of Pram but her strangely coy mumblings evoke a bit of the semi-psychedelic childhood wonder that seems to figure prominently in their aesthetic. And as it is less over powering that Sadier's singing it reduces the obvious Stereolab reminders i think.
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RussellChap
Rosie can't sing, luckily the music is a wobbly, wonky sorta psychedelia with a post-punky edginess.
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SometimeWorld
might be on to something special here..
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