"Two unexpectedly rewarding albums which put much of today's alternative music to shame, and still capable of pointing in new directions" (The Wire, April 2004)
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Reviews: "Office favourite!" (Jockey Slut, 5/03); "The edgier set, and nearly impossible to date - neither the sparse electronics nor Miranda's deliberately flattened vocals giving anything away. In mood it prefigures the experimentation of early techno"(The Wire, 4/04); "The use of studio-generated effects, concussed vocals and techno rhythm are like ghostly suggestions of today's electronica scene, whispered down the decades from a more spartan age" (Uncut, 6/04); "Throughout a mood of unsettling drama is present with the excellent Jess + Bart perhaps being their defining moment. Oddly, this album is a considerably less dated affair than many of today's current drop of electro-clash revivalists" (Leonard's Lair, 4/03); "Good to hear it again. Do yourself a favour and check this album out forthwith" (Tangents, 4/03); "Creates a disquieting, oblique soundworld all of it's own devices" (Whisperin' & Hollerin', 4/03)
Again a collaboration between songwriter/vocalist Stanton Miranda and arranger/producer Carter Burwell, Miranda Dali offers up ten object lessons in oblique pop-art genius. A mood of oblique drama is present throughout, with Miranda's surreal lyrics set against a deceptively 'soft' musical landscape (Dali again!). Guest musicians include Steve Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Ikue Mori, Arthur Russell, Martha Tilson. The ten bonus cuts include the pair of cult, minimalist Thick Pigeon singles released on Crepuscule between 1982 and 1983, Subway/Sudan and Tracy + Pansy/Dog, as well as a number of rare compilation tracks and the unreleased remix single Jess + Bart produced by Be Music/New Order. The closing acoustic version of Sudan features the late, great Arthur Russell on cello. Long unavailable, the CD has been remastered from the original tapes, runs for 70 minutes, and retains the striking cover artwork by Grace Jones stylist Jean-Paul Goude. Full tracklist: Riding, Amerika, One, Breathe, Bird, Gerty, L.D., Angels, Wrong, St. G., Subway, Sudan, Tracy + Pansy, Dog, Jess + Bart, Silhouettes, Woodentop Talk, Jingle Bell Rock, Jess + Bart (mix), Sudan (acoustic).
Reviews: "Songs have been tightened up and the acoutrements of the first album ditched for a smoother sound. Extra track Woodentop Talk is a dispassionate take on eroticism if ever there was one" (The Wire, 4/04); "Art pop doesn't get much better than this. For a man used to scoring film music, Carter Burwell avoided big cinematic gestures; eerie minimalist electronica dominates whilst Miranda trills, whispers and - of course - sings her heart out like a particularly intelligent schoolgirl" (Leonard's Lair, 1/04); "Even when they wig out, TP still enthrall. This is something pretty close to a lost classic" (Whisperin' & Hollerin', 3/04); "Oblique but more finished than the debut. It's sad that pop, unlike other media, is so scornful of this sort of talent" (Uncut, 6/04)
GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST LTMCD 2426 £10
Digital remaster of the Crepuscule Christmas album first released in 1981 (TWI 058) with original Hennebert artwork and festive inserts, together with 9 bonus tracks from subsequent editions. Includes Jingle Bell Rock by Thick Pigeon. 20 tracks, 72 minutes of music, detailed sleevenotes. Full tracklist: Aztec Camera, Hot Club of Christ; The Names, Tokyo Twilight; Paul Haig, Christiana; The Swinging Buildings, Praying for a Cheaper Christmas; White Birds, Possessed by the Stars; The Durutti Column, One Christmas For Your Thoughts; Tuxedomoon, Weinachtrap; Simon Topping, Peep Show International; Thick Pigeon, Silhouettes; Michael Nyman, Cream or Christians; Magazzini Criminali, Honolulu 25 Dicembre 1990; The French Impressionists, Santa Baby; The Pale Fountains, Benoit's Christmas; Antena, Noelle a Hawai; The Arcadians, Write Your Letter; Mikado, Message de Noel; Paul Haig, Scottish Christmas; The Durutti Column, Snowflakes; Winston Tong, The Twelve Days of Christmas; Hillcrest Club, Breakfast at Christmas.
MOVING SOUNDTRACKS LTMCD 2514 £10
Commissioned in 1983, Moving Soundtracks collects cover versions of movie songs and soundtracks by an international Crepuscule roster, now expanded and updated for this remastered CD edition. Features Moon River by Thick Pigeon. Cover image by Michel Duval. 20 tracks, 74 minutes of music. Full tracklist: Blaine L. Reininger, Le Mepris; Antena, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort; The Pale Fountains, We Have All The Time in the World; Paul Haig, The Persuaders; La Muerte, Experiment in Terror; Quando Quango, Low Rider; Virna Lindt, The Windmills of Your Mind; Thick Pigeon, Moon River; Gabrielle Lazure, A Childrens' Tale; Tot Taylor, Blowproof; The Wayfarers, Arabesque; Cosy Corner, You Only Live Twice; The Dream Makers, La Chanson d'Helene; Kerr & Langford, Seabirds; Blaine L. Reininger, Le Derniere Amant Romantique; Steven Brown, Chinatown (Theme); Be Music, Theme (Hommage a MGM); Alan Rankine, Can You Believe Everything I See?; Snakefinger, 8 1/4; Tuxedomoon, Connie's Wedding.
UMBRELLAS IN THE SUN LTMDVD 2400 £12
Thick Pigeon perform Wheels Over Indian Trails on this definitive two hour compilation DVD, which also features rare archive clips from Antena, A Certain Ratio, Josef K, Cabaret Voltaire, Marine, Section 25, The Names, Durutti Column, New Order, Crispy Ambulance, Minny Pops, Malaria!, Berntholer, Tuxedomoon, Thick Pigeon, Paul Haig, Kalima, Stockholm Monsters, Quando Quango and Swamp Children. For more details of this DVD click here.
SHADOWPLAYERS LTMDVD 2391 £12
Miranda of Thick Pigeon is interviewed in this feature length (two hour) documentary DVD, which traces the early history of iconic Manchester record label Factory Records between 1978 and 1981. Shadowplayers features new, candid interviews with Anthony H. Wilson (Factory founder), Peter Saville (designer), Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order), Martin Moscrop (A Certain Ratio), Vini Reilly (Durutti Column), Simon Topping (A Certain Ratio), Howard Devoto (Buzzcocks/Magazine), Vin and Larry Cassidy (Section 25), Lindsay Reade, Richard Boon, Chris Watson (Cabaret Voltaire), Alan Hempsall (Crispy Ambulance), Wally Van Middendorp (Minny Pops), The Names, Annik Honore (Factory Benelux), Richard Jobson, Killing Joke, Graham Massey (Biting Tongues/808 State), Ann Quigley (Swamp Children) and Stanton Miranda (Thick Pigeon), For further details click here. To purchase DVD click here.
THE FRUIT OF THE ORIGINAL SIN LTMCD 2497 (2xCD) £12
Deluxe double CD remaster of 2xLP compilation released by Les Disques du Crepuscule in November 1981 (TWI 035), featuring Sudan (version) by Thick Pigeon. 31 tracks (including 8 bonus cuts), 120 minutes of music, readings and conversation. To read sleevenote click here. Full tracklist: (disc one) Peter Gordon The Fruit of the Original Sin, The French Impressionists My Guardian Angel / Boo Boo's Gone Mambo, Durutti Column The Eye and the Hand, Wim Mertens Multiple 12, Cecile Bruynoghe Clair de Lune, Marine A Man & A Woman, Paul Haig Mad Horses, Marine Animal In My Head, 323 Affectionate Silence, Swamp Children Flesh, DNA Taking Kid to School / Cop Buys a Donut / Delivering the Goods, Lawrence Weiner & Peter Gordon Deutsche Angst, Durutti Column Weakness & Fever, Rhythm of Life Summertime, The Lost Jockey Matters of Theory; (disc two) Rhine River III An End Remains, Richard Jobson The Happiness of Lonely, Marguerite Duras interview, Virginia Astley A Long Absence, Richard Jobson India Song, The Names Music for Someone, Thick Pigeon Sudan, Durutti Column Party, Arthur Russell Sketch for Face of Helen, Durutti Column Experiment in Fifth, Winston Tong The Next Best Thing To Death, William S. Burroughs Twilight's Last Gleaming, Cecile Bruynoghe Gymnopedie No 1, Rhine River III Departures, Rhythm of Life Soon, Lawrence Weiner Where It Came From.
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