It Bites
1 part prog to two parts pop, It Bites are best remembered by most people
for "Calling All the Heroes", and by me for the Once Around The World
album and for being one of the most fun live bands I ever saw.
KING CRIMSON
"When music appears that only King Crimson can play, then sooner or later,
King Crimson appears to play the music."
- Robert Fripp's road diary at the website of his own Discipline Global Mobile record label.
- The road diary of former Crim Tony Levin
- The Elephant Talk fan webpage.
THE VIOLET HOUR
A little known UK band from 1991 fronted by Doris Brendel (daughter of
Alfred Brendel), they released one hauntingly beautiful album, The
Fire Sermon, then broke up. For the longest time the album was
impossible to find, but it was rereleased in 2009 and is available from
dorisbrendel.com.
XTC
They've been around for over two decades. They've gone from making
jangly, punk-esque minimalist pop to making lushly orchestrated art
in pop clothing. They've released fourteen albums (including two
as The Dukes Of Stratosphear, a lovingly cheesy pastiche of
60s psychedelia.) And most people who've even heard of them
probably think they broke up in 1982. Find out more on the
Chalkhills website.
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