Kid Calamity
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The Monochrome Set
Nov 19, 2010, 09:37
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If ever there was a truly neglected and criminally UNSUNG band, this must truly be it. My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys, Girls and staff; I give you the utterly brilliant Monochrome Set:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ouBnu9AQcU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9zfNlV_Fio&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stQCa12fh9w&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YDoYnuiJ3k&feature=related
All my records by them are up in the loft on vinyl. I'd somehow forgotten all about them until I put in an old compilation CD that Eardrum sent me yonks ago. Thanks Eardrum, for bringing it all back to me!
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Deepinder Cheema
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Edited Nov 19, 2010, 11:32
Re: The Monochrome Set
Nov 19, 2010, 10:01
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You may then love this insightful interview:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1488655171?bclid=1564556238&bctid=1794986836
There are many great Cherry Red TV interviews with Ian McNay & others, all geared toward musical heads.
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Gladwin
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Re: The Monochrome Set
Nov 19, 2010, 10:16
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I love 'em, and can only give them hearty recommendation to anyone who hasn't heard them before.
Unfortunately there's no perfect compilation to suggest as an introduction, so I'd say that the uninitiated should try either Tomorrow Will Be Too Long, which compiles the first two albums, or Eligible Bachelors, which is the third and probably most accomplished of the first Square era.
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Kid Calamity
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Re: The Monochrome Set
Nov 19, 2010, 10:25
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What a fantastic site! Thanks for the heads up, Deep.
I'm a bit busy, at the moment - so have only watched the first ten minutes or so, so have bookmarked it for later. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1488655171?bclid=1564556238&bctid=1794986836
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keefus
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Re: The Monochrome Set
Nov 19, 2010, 10:43
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I've always has a soft spot for 'Volume, Contrast, Brilliance'
Radio and TV sessions with great BBC announcer-style links
'It'll be interesting to see how it fairs in the charts…'
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Kid Calamity
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Re: The Monochrome Set
Nov 19, 2010, 11:24
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Yup. Got that. I really must sort out a turntable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqOGSjA2HPY
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Gladwin
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Re: The Monochrome Set
Nov 19, 2010, 11:25
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The Monochrome Set on the net:
The official site:
http://www.themonochromeset.co.uk/
Fantastic Japanese fan site:
http://my.so-net.net.tw/jetset/monochrome.htm
Henrik Engström's site - a bit out-of-date:
http://www.algonet.se/~elegans/mono/m.html
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Gladwin
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Re: The Monochrome Set
Nov 19, 2010, 11:32
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keefus wrote: I've always has a soft spot for 'Volume, Contrast, Brilliance'
Radio and TV sessions with great BBC announcer-style links
If you can snag a copy of the Japanese CD, you get an extra load of booty, including a couple more b-sides, all the tracks from Bid's "solo" single and the Raj Quartet EP on Él, as well as Lester Square's Plug/Gulp single:
http://my.so-net.net.tw/jetset/vcb.htm
It's unlikely to be less than 25 quid, mind.
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Myers
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Re: The Monochrome Set
Nov 19, 2010, 11:46
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I had a friend who thought they were called the monochrome fet. Because of the gothic typeface they used!,
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Kid Calamity
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Re: The Monochrome Set
Nov 19, 2010, 12:03
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Ha! That reminds me of a friend who saw the Damned logo I did on my brother's leather jacket copied from 'The Black Album' and declared himself a fan of The Amne (he pronouced it Am-nee). He clearly thought the big flowery Ds either side were some sort of arty embellishment, I suppose.
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