RED LETTUCE
Since we've had Microdisney and The Fatima Mansions, it seems only appropriate to finish with The High Llamas. This was the band that Sean O'Hagen formed after Microdisney split. they have produced records steadily since. But seemingly more of a side-project for Sean than a full time occupation.
The High Llamas are nominally a group, which usually includes Microdisney bassist Jon Fell and a rotating cast of others including keyboardist and cellist Marcus Holdaway, percussionist Dominic Murcott and drummer Rob Allum. They derived their name from a character played by Michael Nesmith in the Monkees.
They make 'melodic pop'. But without the bite of Cathal's lyrics, they've always lacked a certain something for me. They produced a remix album in 1998 - Lollo Rosso (red lettuce) with remixes from Kid Loco, Cornelius and Schneider Tm, and released instrumental tracks such as these:-
mp3 : The High Llamas - The Space Raid (Kid Loco)
mp3 : The High Llamas - Minting Tindmills
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2 comments:
I'm not at all familiar with The High Llamas, and am sorry to say that this dont rock my boat. But then again, I'v never been too much of a fan of instrumentals.
Were these remixes of songs were poppy and catchy?? I thought you were kind of hinting at that in the text.....
At the risk of this going all Statler and Waldorf, the originals were poppy in a sappy (if you like the beach boys you'll like it kind of way). Even these remixes are a bit lame.
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