Cranes

Cranes
Formed: 1988 in Portsmouth, England
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Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Dream Pop
Group Members: Matt Cope, Mark Francombe, Jim Shaw, Alison Shaw, Jim Shaw
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
Tragedy of Orestes and Electra
Released: 1996
Label: Gestrichen
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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 review
Forever
Released: 1993
Label: RCA
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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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