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| Group Members: Matt Cope, Mark Francombe, Jim Shaw, Alison Shaw, Jim Shaw
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| Biography: Cranes were one of the major trance-pop/shoegaze groups of the early '90s, combining ethereal vocals and melodies with loud, droning guitars. Cranes were formed by brother and sister Jim (drums) and Alison Shaw (vocals) in 1988 in Portsmouth, England; guitarist Mark Francombe and bassist Matt Cope joined ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1996 Label: Gestrichen Critics' Rating:  Marketed and packaged entirely in French (and thus more often found under the title La Tragedie d'Oreste et Electre), Tragedy is the high water mark of Cranes' work in a specifically high-art realm. Originally ...Read full reviewReleased: 1993 Label: RCA Critics' Rating:  Bookended by two tracks that essentially are the same piece -- "Everywhere," a quicker, almost dancy number that still sounds uniquely Cranes, and the slower, stripped-down "Rainbows" -- Forever finds ...Read full review
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