CRANES + Worriedaboutsatan

Sat 21st Nov 2009

Club AC30 resents
CRANES
+ Worriedaboutsatan
+ Club AC30 DJs

Doors 7.30
£10 at WeGotTickets
£12 door.

"..the blend of pretty melodies, other worldly atmospheres and twinkling electronica dovetails nicely with today's 'folktronica' scene. …the one chord 'Worlds', the French sung Panorama and Wonderful Things, with its circular acoustic guitar pattern are hauntingly lovely." - Q Magazine

Originally based on the south coast of England in Portsmouth, Cranes first album 'Self non Self' had a peculiar intensity which seemed all the more unusual at the time. John Peel picked up on the album right away, with the group recording a session for him in the album's first week of release. Some intense media interest followed and shortly afterwards the group signed to Dedicated-BMG (which also became home to Spiritualized and Beth Orton) and went on to record the albums 'Wings of Joy' (1991), '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 yet still retaining their trademark sound from their previous releases.

"…their immersion in electronic soundscapes works beautifully with Shaw's other worldly melodies….on the truly lovely 'Feathers', the results are stunning." 7/10 - Rock Sound

 

"With their minimalist lyrics and demo-like pieces Cranes have remained an enigmatic package-but their magic is how they use these resources to create an off-beat beauty." - Uncut

 

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