Cranes - John Peel Sessions 1989 - 1990The first in a series of archival releases from Cranes, the bands John Peel Sessions are collected for the first time. Formed in mid 1980s Portsmouth by the brother & sister duo of Jim Shaw (drummer, keyboardist, guitarist, programmer) & Alison Shaw (vocalist, guitarist, bassist), Cranes first appeared in 1986 with Fuse, a self released & now highly sought after cassette of demos. Their debut album Self Non Self followed in 1989, catching the

Because Of A Flower

the album is framed by a set of severe self-imposed strictures: a mere four days to capture as many songs as possible completely live

Pip Blom unhinge pre-disposed  expectations of crafted alternative like graduates straight outta Kim Deal’s  school of rock

and recording Spare Snare for the rest of that week

an album that will reward you by drip-feeding you its secrets‰۝ - Independent On Sunday (9/10)

With Bending The Golden Hour

And why would we begrudge them some fun

unusual grooves and microtonal melodies

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80s hair metal and blissed out saxophone before you know what’s hit you

producing films/dvds (such as the 3-hour documentary Mirror To The Soul in conjunction with British Pathe

“I love it…very original