Cult With No Name profile picture

Cult With No Name

:: post-punk electronic balladeers ::

About Me

DISCOGRAPHY:
’adaptations from the moon - tuxedomooning the world’ - various artists (feat. cult with no name - ’some guise’) 2007, promo
:::::::FREE! WHEN YOU ORDER ’PAPER WRAPS ROCK’ FROM HERE:::::::
’paper wraps rock’ - cult with no name 2007, trakwerx
:::::::CLICK TO BUY FROM AMAZON::::::: :::::::CLICK TO DOWNLOAD FROM ITUNES::::::: :::::::CLICK TO BUY FROM CD BABY:::::::
’patience and perseverance’ - various artists (feat. cult with no name vs dou dou malicious - ’operation failed’ remix) 2007, multi-vitamins
’13 blackirds’ - 17 pygmies (featuring ’arcanica’, ’bley’ and ’heavenly creatures (sequel)’ 2007, trakwerx
:::::::CLICK TO BUY FROM AMAZON::::::: :::::::CLICK TO DOWNLOAD FROM ITUNES::::::: :::::::CLICK TO BUY DIRECT FROM TRAKWERX:::::::
’sarah dear sarah! spacemen don’t live on mars’ - various artists (feat. ’operation failed’) 2006, cream of the crop
ABOUT CWNN: born in London, 2004’sound choice’ artist - isound.com’best keyboards, production, melody, lyrics’ awards - garageband.com’serious contenders for the crown that Scott Walker’s yet to abdicate. a gem of a band’ - flag promotions"...well played and expertly arranged." - tim oliver, future music (featured demo)’incredible...beautiful Suede-esq melodies, and peaceful, wispy piano lines combine with powerful yet haunting lyrics’ - matchbox recordings"a truly melodic style that blends delicate piano with haunting lyrics" - mcps-prs new member podcast"lush acoustic pioneers" - mark moore (S’Express)"...warm, subtle electric piano/keyboards and a Scott Walker flavour or two to add to their Pet Shop feel...a certain restrained dramatic style that’s worth a moment or two." - the organ magazine"...has an unshakable presence and the ability to create a mood instantaneously through warm, melodic ballads" - alibi.com"full of mellow and lush melodies...always full of emotion...7/10" - carlos, lunar hypnosis"for the aurally gifted. a musical journey of tall tales" - blair booth (ex-associates/ terry hall/ oui3)"intellegent but vunerable, masters of their art" - an unruly conductor"this music is fucking brilliant!" - kramer (bongwater/ shimmy disc)"has that Harold Budd-like stillness" - john gill’...their songs have somehow wheedled themselves under my skin’ - lindsay hutton, next big thing’style over substance it may be but beautifully presented classically trained style it truly is’ - mandy williams, subba-cultcha’duelling keyboards and cinematic songscapes’ - electro-acoustic club’the piano playing is the best ive heard in quite some time, the vocals are incredible’ - reviews, garageband.com"they’re like the Anti-Coldplay; musicians woken at a time of musical tedium, come amongst us to perplex" - mick mercer"semi-classical lounge-pop with an avant-garde twist" - freek kinkelaar (record collector/ vital weekly)"as if the Rat Pack had been abducted by the New Romantics" - crawdaddy!"love the new stuff, liked your show" - dave ball (soft cell/ the grid)"the soundtrack to a retro-futuristic Private Investigator movie that’s playing inside my head" - riley, seraphin twin"a force for good" - neil, wellmademusic podcast"wonderful music! great songs! big sound! reduced to the maximum!" - jojo wolter (S.Y.P.H.)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/22/2005
Band Website: cultwithnoname.com
Band Members: erik stein: lead vocals rhythm pianojon boux: lead piano rhythm vocals

Influences: in no particular order:: brian eno, tuxedomoon, the stranglers, blue nile, the nits, associates, silver apples, john foxx, stan ridgway, the residents, early gary numan, bowie, arvo part, aaron copland, yello, art of noise, laurie anderson, omd, danielle dax, karl blake, captain beefheart and his magic band, peter gabriel, kate bush, devo, solex, renaldo and the loaf, vaughan-williams, wall of voodoo, throbbing gristle, cabaret voltaire, severed heads, r. stevie moore, a certain ratio, jane siberry, negativland, proof of utah, oingo boingo, australian and californian synthpunk, new york no wave, the flying lizards, colin newman, dome, kraftwerk, minty, leigh bowery, bauhaus, love and rockets, faure, sparks, minimal compact, fish & roses, slapp happy, pere ubu, suicide, shriekback, split enz, s.y.p.h., neue deutsche welle, kid creole & the coconuts, john cooper-clarke, roxy music, mikel rouse, optiganally yours, wendy carlos, vangelis, arto lindsay, ambitious lovers, dna, downtown 81, 17 pygmies, bob marley, burning spear, holger hiller, anthony moore, bill nelson, richard strange, esg, momus, scott walker, palais schaumburg, malcolm mclaren, william walton, material, howard devoto, bongwater, a.r. kane, liquid liquid, primitive calculators, whirlywirld, early elton john, snakefinger, iggy pop, wire, early the the, billy mackenzie, blurt, steven brown, blaine reininger, debussy, polyrock, robin scott, grace jones, diamanda galas, legendary pink dots, neu!, la dusseldorf, can, nervous gender, tone set, ofra haza, leonard cohen, harold budd, steve reich, fifty foot hose, united states of america, whitehouse, arthur russell, poison girls, killing joke, danny elfman, equal local, winston tong, jackson browne, early golden palominos, nomeansno, minimal man, trio, tirez tirez, dalek i love you, del-byzanteens, steve kilbey, young marble giants, jean-jacques burnel, hugh cornwell, woodentops, hector zazou, philip glass, philip brophy, roger eno, biosphere, the cure, dj shadow, gorecki, pink floyd, talk talk, keith jarrett, ennio morricone, grandaddy, lambchop, ludivico einaudi, massive attack, new order, omni trio, alex reece, talvin singh, the orb, radiohead, tori amos, supertramp, michael nyman, john taverner, crosby stills & nash, orbital, tangerine dream, simon & garfunkel, the beach boys, royksopp, morton feldman...to name but a few
Sounds Like: “serious contenders for the crown that Scott Walker’s yet to abdicate. a gem of a band” – flag promotions
Record Label: trakwerx
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

two special offers

buy cult with no name's 'paper wraps rock' together with the phenomenal 'ballade of tristram's last harping' from labelmates 17 pygmies for ONLY $18, plus shipping. for details please visit here http:...
Posted by Cult With No Name on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:50:00 PST

paper wraps press

a giant interview with cult with no name, conducted by the journalist mick mercer is now available via his website. click here to download a copy (see page 48 onwards)... http://www.mickmerc...
Posted by Cult With No Name on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:29:00 PST

paper wraps rock is here

cwnn are delighted to announce that their debut album, 'paper wraps rock', is to be released on 31st October 2007. the 15 track CD comes in a beautiful cardboard gatefold sleeve with postcar...
Posted by Cult With No Name on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:49:00 PST

mcps-prs new member podcast

cult with no name are delighted to announce that they are featured on this month's mcps-prs new member podcast (5). every month, the mcps-prs alliance (the organisations responsible for the collection...
Posted by Cult With No Name on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:56:00 PST

paper wraps rock - debut album completed

just to let you all know that Cult With No Name's debut album has now been completed and mastered. entitled 'Paper Wraps Rock', the 15 track album will be released in September/ October 2007 on the LA...
Posted by Cult With No Name on Tue, 22 May 2007 04:24:00 PST

well made music podcast (again)

'operation failed' by cwnn features on the latest well made music podcast. please visit www.wellmademusic.co.uk for more info.cwnn
Posted by Cult With No Name on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 02:17:00 PST

17 pygmies, 13 blackbirds, 3 cwnn tracks

Cult With No Name are delighted to announce the release of 13 Blackbirds, the new album by cult 80s group 17 Pygmies, out now on Trakwerx Records. 13 Blackbirds is not only the first album in 17 years...
Posted by Cult With No Name on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:04:00 PST

well made music podcast

cwnn feature on the current and next 'well made music' podcast.for info visit www.wellmademusic.co.uk.cwnn
Posted by Cult With No Name on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:36:00 PST

debut album underway

just to let you know, cult with no name are currently busy recording their debut album, for release in 2007. over and out and about... cwnn    ...
Posted by Cult With No Name on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 02:47:00 PST

cult of the week - The Delays

not really. just to say that hardware problems are preventing us from updating our website, and that includes uploading new 'cult of the week' reviews. don't touch the pack, we'll be right back. cwnn...
Posted by Cult With No Name on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 12:01:00 PST