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Originally based on the south coast of England in Portsmouth, Cranes first album 'Self non Self' had a peculiar intensity which seemed all the more unusual at the time. John Peel picked up on the album right away, with the group recording a session for him in the album's first week of release. Some intense media interest followed and shortly afterwards they signed to the label Dedicated (which also became home to Spiritualized and Beth Orton, etc) and went on to record the albums 'Wings of Joy' (1991), 'Forever' (1993), 'Loved' (1994), 'La Tragedie d'Oreste et Electre' (1995), and 'Population Four' (1997). After a 4 year break, Cranes re-emerged on their own independent label Dadaphonic to release 'Future Songs' (2001) and 'Particles & Waves' (2004), which sees the band heading in a more electronic direction yet still retaining their trademark sound from their previous releases.

Wings of Joy + Forever 2007 Reissues now available

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Member Since: 5/19/2005
Band Website: cranes-fan.com
Band Members: Alison Shaw, Jim Shaw, Paul Smith, Ben Baxter
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Wings of Joy and Forever Re-issues w/ bonus tracks!

Hello again! We are happy to let you know the Cranes albums, Wings of Joy (1991) and Forever (1993) are to be re-issued by Cherry Red records in the UK as part of their "influential albums" collectio...
Posted by cranes on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:10:00 PST

Live at Amsterdam 1991 - MP3 Download Release

Cranes-Dadaphonic Newsletter January 2007 MP3 DOWNLOAD RELEASE Cranes - Live at Amsterdam Paradiso (1991) From the Cranes archives comes a classic recording during their pre 'Wings of Joy' era. T...
Posted by cranes on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:46:00 PST

Lyric Book + Moon City back in stock

Cranes Lyric Book back in stock The handmade lyric book 'Til the Stars Shine' featuring lyrics to 40 Cranes songs is back in stock !  We have just 50 of these books and these are the last ones ...
Posted by cranes on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:43:00 PST

Carmen Rosa

Hi everybody! Just a quick message to let you that Ben Baxter (Cranes bassist) and Jon Callender (Cranes drummer) are also in another group called Carmen Rosa. They have just completed their debut alb...
Posted by cranes on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:06:00 PST

USA Release for 'Particles and Waves' + Live DVD

Cranes 'Particles and Waves' LP is released today in USA and Canada on Manifesto Records. The album includes an extra DVD disc containing a film of four live songs recorded in London. It can be found ...
Posted by cranes on Wed, 14 Sep 2005 06:28:00 PST

US Tour Postponed

We are very disappointed to have to let you know that the September/October tour has been postponed. We had hoped to let you know before the tickets went on sale, but a few shows had already started t...
Posted by cranes on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

May 2005 Newsletter

A cranes song "Astronauts" from the album "Particles and Waves" is in an advertisement for American Express, starring Kate Winslet !  It's going to be on TV and in cinemas during the  next f...
Posted by cranes on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST