Half mutescream with a view by tuxedomoon on spotify. A tribute album for which artists have specially created covers of all songs from half mute. The very first fulllength album, a classic to this day, remastered and now available on 180gr vinyl. Bassist peter principle joined the band and in 1979 they released the single no tears, which remains a postpunk cult classic. Includes unlimited streaming of halfmute via the free bandcamp app, plus high quality download in mp3, flac and more. Half mute reflected a new take on half mute by artists in 1980, tuxedomoon created a sensation with their masterpiece debut album half mute, which immediately established them as one of the leading avantgarde pop bands. Tuxedomoon are all about texture, humor, existentialism and invention. There are few songs in the annals of modern music to rival the coolness of in the name of talent or desire, nevermind the mindmelting hilarity of holiday for plywood. Feeling that their ideas were more in tune with the european electronic music scene, the band toured europe after 1980s half mute, for which tong returned with filmmaker and visual artist bruce geduldig. On the occasion of tuxedomoon s half mute tour crammed discs are releasing. The song was included in the album enitled half mute by the band tuxedomoon.
Jul 15, 2006 tuxedomoon returns stronger than ever. As far as i know this is the first tuxedomoon album with both blaine reininger whos violin and vocals dominate half mute and desire and luc van lieshout the belgian trumpet and harmonica player who joined on holy wars, ship of fools, you. Tuxedomoon halfmute scream with a view 80 flac 247mb. Feeling that their ideas were more in tune with the european electronic music scene, the group toured europe after 1980s half mute, for which tong returned with filmmaker and visual artist bruce geduldig. Tuxedomoon buy cds by this artist no tears ep time release 1978 cramboy 1985 scream with a view ep pre 1979 bel. The official website of tuxedomoon, legendary post punk band from san francisco and brussels. This version appears on crammed discs give me new noise. Features several previously unknown and unreleased tracks as well as early versions of wellknown classics. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The album was issued on cd in 1985 by cramboy, bundled together with scream with a view. Tuxedomoon download high quality complete mp3 albums. Soma tuxedomoon were revered and highly influential throughout europe when they recorded holy wars in 1985. Moody, depressing and suicidal equally describe the bleak atmospheres this san francisco trio create with a host of instruments, ranging from synths and pianos to saxes and violins. Pulling influence from punk and electronic music, the group, originally consisting of steven brown born steven allan brown on august 23, 1952, in chicago, illinois and blaine l.
Tuxedomoon s debut album on ralph records followed in the wake of several eps and singles released on their own label. Halfmute reflected via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in. Cult american new waveavant garde expatriates from the early 1980s who achieved significant popularity in europe. Halfmute reflected a new take on halfmute by artists crammed discs. The band went on to sign to the residents ralph records, and released two seminal albums, half mute 1980 and desire 1981 which soon got them overseas exposure. Half mute reflected a new take on half mute by artists. The band formed in the late 1970s at the beginning of the punk rock movement.
Now available for download, this stunning collection of tuxedomoon live from the charged atmosphere of the late 1970s san francisco scene, at the very epicenter, the deaf club. At no less than 36 years of age, the warped synths and humming basslines of half mute by tuxedomoon return to the fore on vinyl with crammed discs. Halfmute is the debut studio album of tuxedomoon, released on march 15, 1980 by ralph records. Here comes loneliness here comes the onliness here comes his holiness here comes loneliness here comes another day here comes the only way here comes loneliness here. Half mute reflected cd tuxedomoon blue velvet revisited ost cd tuxedomoon. Selected according to sound quality andor historical relevance, an ever. Half mutescream with a view, an album by tuxedomoon on spotify. All downloads are in ogg7 224k or ogg9320k, artwork is included, if in need.
The experimental newwavers from san fran helped kick off the 1970s punk rock revolution, and this offering is largely responsible for establishing the outfits cult status. While slicker than their debut half mute, desire delves even more deeply into texture and sheer coolness. The followup to half mute was seen by most critics as the lesser of the two albums. Formed in 1977 by multiinstrumentalists reininger and brown, then two students of electronic music at san francisco city college, with technical assistance from video artist tommy tadlock, tuxedomoon started playing salons and accompanying performances by the angels of light, a san francisco based, radical theater troup. From then on in, the only constants in the tuxedomoon catalog were change and outlandish. Tuxedomoon is an experimental, postpunk, new wave band from san francisco, california, united states. Half mute is the debut studio album of tuxedomoon, released on march 15, 1980 by ralph records. Whats the use of feeling betrayed whats the use of feeling at all im pacing the floor im wearing it smooth this is stupid i think ill go home whats the use. In 1980, tuxedomoon created a sensation with their masterpiece debut album half mute, which. Jun 12, 2016 the album was a huge success and for many fans it ist one of their best although holy wars is just as good. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Tuxedomoon, a californian experimental post punk band from the 80s comes with a very sparce, jittery album on half mute, which was their debut.
Half mute reflected a new take on half mute by artists crammed discs. Seductive, repetitive and wholly original for its time, half mute is a brilliant fusion of punk sensibilities with arty selfindulgence. Fleeing reagans america, tuxedomoon moved to europe in the early 80s, and stayed there throughout the decade. Unlike many techno bands in the wake of punk, they punctuated the electronics with instruments such as sax and violin, the sax reminiscent of the selftaught sounds of david bowie not entirely polished, but unmistakable. Halfmute is the debut studio album of tuxedomoon, released on march 15, 1980 by ralph. Eventually reininger left the group and tuxedomoon relocated to europe, signing to crammed discs and releasing holy wars in 1985. Watch the video for 7 years from tuxedomoon s half mute scream with a view for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
An opportunity to explore in detail variations of the classics beyond their officially released versions. Steven browns vocals in many of the tracks are almost at a whisper, almost to the point of a protopost rock sound, with electronic midi being used in with the actual instruments to create a very cold. Dec 28, 2019 cult with no names cover of the tuxedomoon classic loneliness, originally taken from the album half mute ralph records. After 1981s desire, the band relocated permanently to rotterdam. This gave us the backwards guitar on the half mute version. Cramboy 1985 half mute ralph 1980 cramboy 1985 desire ralph 1981 cramboy 1985 divine operation twilight 1982 a thousand lives by picture ralph 1983 holy wars restless 1985 ship of fools restless 1986 you. Download tuxedomoon halfmute scream with a view 1985 v2. Pulling influence from punk and electronic music, the group, originally consisting of steve brown and blaine l. Half mute reflected by various artists, released 29 april 2016 1. Tuxedomoon s early singles, especially the underground dance floor classic no tears, comfortably occupy a space somewhere between pere ubu and the screamers, but by their debut lp half mute, they were already pushing hard at even those loose boundaries. There is more of a leaning towards pop in tracks such as jinx and the most excellent incubus blue suit which, surprisingly, hasnt turned up on many new wave compilations.
This is strictly a personal artistic impression of concepts involved in the song what use. Tuxedomoon not only plays the whole album on stage, it also was rereleased and fully mastered. This article details the complete discography of american postpunk band tuxedomoon. Bon ton society ep 86 nocturnal records, willie phoenix st lp, immaterial scratching the surface, swingers witchdoctor blues, dennis yost and the classics what am i crying for. Tuxedomoon halfmute 1980, green front cover, pink back. After 1981s desire, the band relocated permanently to. Now available for download, tuxedomoon live at the palms, 1978, a document of tuxedomoon in its early days at an iconic san francisco club, featuring some titles which never made it to vinyl and many that did. Nowadays, almost all classics are rerecorded, and fortunately thats also the case with halfmute. Holy wars by tuxedomoon, released 01 september 1985 1. Download tuxedomoon half mute scream with a view 1985 v2. Find tuxedomoon discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The record was produced in san francisco in 1979 and released by the. Tuxedomoon kicks off the new sundaze with their first line up releases.
Watch the video for nazca from tuxedomoon s half mute scream with a view for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Tuxedomoon half mute reissue their classic 1980 album, remastered and repackaged give me new noise. Half mutescream with a view, an album by tuxedomoon on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. It was their first longform record, after two eps, 1978s no tears and 1979s scream with a view. But while the group does go over familiar territory, the results arent bad. Seductive, repetitive and wholly original for its time, halfmute is a brilliant fusion of punk sensibilities with arty selfindulgence. Now available for download, tuxedomoon live at the palms. Tuxedomoon signed to the residents ralph records in 1979, which eventually got them overseas exposure.
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