Tuxedomoon- Avant garde, RIO
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Topic: Tuxedomoon- Avant garde, RIO
Posted By: maario
Subject: Tuxedomoon- Avant garde, RIO
Date Posted: February 19 2016 at 18:45
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Tuxedomoon is an experimental, post-punk, new waveband from San Francisco, California, United States. The band formed in the late 1970s at the beginning of the punk rock movement. Pulling influence from punk and electronic music, the group, originally consisting of Steven Brown and Blaine L. Reininger, used electronic violins, guitars, screaming vocals and synthesizers to develop a unique "cabaret no-wave" sound. Bassist Peter Principle joined the band and in 1979 they released the single "No Tears", which remains a post-punk cult classic. That year they signed to Ralph Records and released their first album, Half-Mute. Eventually Tuxedomoon relocated to Europe. The band separated in the early 1990s, only to reunite later that decade. They have remained together since releasing the album Cabin in the Sky in 2004. They are still active. Discography Half Mute, originally on Ralph Records, 1980 Desire, originally on Ralph Records, 1981 Divine, 1982 Holy Wars, 1985 Ship of Fools, 1986 You, 1987 The Ghost Sonata, 1991 Joeboy in Mexico, 1997 (as Joeboy) Cabin in the Sky, 2004 Bardo Hotel Soundtrack, 2006 Vapour Trails, 2007 Pink Narcissus, 2014 "Blue Velvet Revisited", 2015 (collaboration with Cult With No Name) (all the above albums except Joeboy in Mexico were released or re-issued on CramBoy, Tuxedomoon's label which is part of Crammed Discs) East/Jinx/.../Music #1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygtpf9sFJHg" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygtpf9sFJHgDesire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyRGtTzj440" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyRGtTzj440 You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueZz75R3EPA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueZz75R3EPA http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tuxedomoon+full+album" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tuxedomoon+full+album |
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Posted By: stegor
Date Posted: February 19 2016 at 20:27
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I'll leave the Prog or not debate to those more qualified, but I sure did love them back in the '80s. Baron Brown: |
Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: February 19 2016 at 22:04
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They've already been rejected by RIO / Avant Team about 7 years before. Unanimous "yes" votes in RIO / Avant Team needed if they are approved ... please PM me the album (that you feel the most progressive) via a free filesharing website. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/damoxt7942" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 20 2016 at 00:51
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maybe TM needs one day inclusion of the PA BD, but IMHO, not in RIO/Avant.... more like Prog-related, IMHO The track given as evidence is skewed, IMHO, because it's relatively unrepresentative of TM's average material, with this song giving indeed a certain RIO feel (between Albert Marcoeur and Etronfou Leloublanc) |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: February 20 2016 at 02:23
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Great band but they were never prog. Experimental like a lot of other post-punk bands. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: February 20 2016 at 07:55
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Agreed, great post punk band but not Prog or Avant-Prog. ------------- What? |
Posted By: maario
Date Posted: February 20 2016 at 15:39
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Progressive is a
broad term, and so is in the music. If this is not progressive, than I don't know what is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_SQlhdt47U" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_SQlhdt47U Tuxedomoon are very
influential band, a group that had a big impact on the avant-garde music of the
20th century. And not only avant-garde. They are much better known in Europe
than in America, for example.
I can see on this
page a variety of music, music that would be very hard and difficult to
accommodate under the guideline of progressive music, and I am very surprised
that this band is still not here, although is many times mentioned in the forum,
compared, recommended... They are to me personally much more interesting band, and
better instrumentalists than Residents, with which are often compared. (And not
that I don't love Residents)
Their records that contain
the most progressive elements are:
Soundtracks (Urban
Leisure) (2002) Desire (1981) Holy Wars (1985) You (1987) The Ghost Sonata (1991) Vapour Trails (2007)
there is a lot
more...
Thanks in advance :) |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: February 20 2016 at 16:09
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I wholly agree with you regarding 'progressive is a broad term', but in the end this place is called Prog Archives and not progressive music archives;-) There are sooooo many acts out there that play progressive music yet do not fit within the confines of PA. Wire and Chrome are two other experimental post-punk bands - both of which I consider progressive in their own right - yet neither of them belong on this site imho. Again great band, and thanks for reminding me of them as I actually pulled out Desire after my last post. What a great revisit that was! ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: maario
Date Posted: February 20 2016 at 16:23
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Their records that contain the most progressive elements are: Cabin In The Sky (2004) http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE1SK0O9FkE5Ltzf99T1qirmbqCJ_HQyi" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE1SK0O9FkE5Ltzf99T1qirmbqCJ_HQyi Soundtracks (Urban Leisure) (2002) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_SQlhdt47U" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_SQlhdt47U Desire (1981) http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBD27CAC86FA83826" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBD27CAC86FA83826 Holy Wars (1985) http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE1SK0O9FkE4cT1eg5ajiHa9eHMy_d0BK" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE1SK0O9FkE4cT1eg5ajiHa9eHMy_d0BK You (1987) http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE1SK0O9FkE4e9vxOZ0pfO09pcXpfY6-5" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE1SK0O9FkE4e9vxOZ0pfO09pcXpfY6-5 The Ghost Sonata (1991) Vapour Trails (2007) there is a lot more... |
Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: February 20 2016 at 20:31
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I've said no, therefore this discussion has been finished. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/damoxt7942" rel="nofollow">
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