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Birmingham, England (1990 – present)

Pram are a band formed in Birmingham, England in 1990.

The band originally consisted of Rosie Cuckston and Sam Owen, and their first album “Gash” was self-released and sold by mail order and at gigs. The band attracted the attention of Too Pure Records (already home to Stereolab, Mouse on Mars and PJ Harvey), and between 1993 and 1995 the label released several increasingly sophisticated albums and EPs. Early recordings were a krautrock-influenced blend of rhythmic guitar, keyboards and percussion, with Cuckston’s eerie vocals and lyrics dealing with depression, loneliness and the dark side of childhood. A trumpeter (credited only as “the Verdigris Horn”) played on several tracks, including the quarter-hour “In Dreams You Too Can Fly”, on debut album “The Stars Are So Big…”. Second album “Helium” (1994) featured increasing use of the sampler, and later recordings show a marked interest in “exotica”. In 1995 Pram left Too Pure, and released a cassette compilation of early demos and live recordings, “Perambulations” - some of these recordings were added to the CD reissue of Gash. Singles and EPs were recorded for a variety of labels (including Stereolab’s Duophonic Records), before the band found a new home at Domino Records. The first album for Domino, “North Pole Radio Station”, was originally recorded for Wurlitzer Jukebox Records, but the label shut down before it could be released. 1999’s “Keep in a dry place and away from children” was the soundtrack to an animated film, and also featured a remix by Mouse on Mars – while never strictly an electronica group, Pram have been remixed by several artists (“Somniloquy” features remixes by fellow Brummie experimentalists Plone and Tele:funken amongst others)

1	The Mermaids' Hotel	79
2	The Activist	72
3	The Empty Quarter	59
4	Iske	52
5	Salt & Sand	50
5	Moonminer	50
7	The City Surveyor	47
8	Salva	46
8	Sundew	46
10	Hums Around Us	45
11	Track of the Cat	43
12	Beluga	41
13	Metaluna	40
13	Blind Tiger	40
15	The Silk Road	37

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pehrlabel wrote:
15 days ago

love 'em. who else could stay weird and keep releasing good melodies for so long? earlier songs were rougher and harsher, and now they seem to have settled into a sixties space alice in wonderland vibe. i remember watching their show in new york at brownies. it was sold out so we just had to watch them through the window. it was worth it.

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Na_kachelah wrote:
June 2008

awesome

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nadirauxpommes wrote:
June 2008

They're too pure for Too Pure.

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princezaleski wrote:
June 2008

only 160,000... can't believe it

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sr_formica wrote:
June 2008

Pram en el Sonar 2008!!! Por fin en Barcelonaaa!!!

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carolg88 wrote:
May 2008

does anyone have their cds to upload? i only have moving frontier... downloads never end... too few seeders.

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carolg88 wrote:
May 2008

i sleep listening to the whole moving frontier..

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lazylittle wrote:
April 2008

I sleep listening to nightwatch

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carolg88 wrote:
April 2008

is it impossible to download it or what?

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Singulair wrote:
February 2008

Music of my fever dreams this winter

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pimmka wrote:
February 2008

Interesting. And very nice :)

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ookunoki wrote:
January 2008

the moving frontier is great.

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Semitemos wrote:
January 2008

Pretty awesome music - I'd probably be even more impressed if I ever listened to lyrics

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Waqcku wrote:
December 2007

whoah this is really cool.

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illumine wrote:
November 2007

I just got The Museum of Imaginary Animals, and it's lovely! I'm really enjoying it.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
November 2007

new album is EXCELLENT
scheiss_benji wrote:
November 2007

Tijuana the happiest place on earth! (The Simpsons) ;)

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tompeel wrote:
October 2007

Great gig at town hall, top stuff

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Marshallmaddnes wrote:
October 2007

likin moving frontier

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nororu wrote:
October 2007

LOVE YOUR MUSIC!! Please consider coming to Tijuana, Mexico for a concert!!!

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