a r t i s t : Ganger
t i t l e : Canopy
d a t e : 1999
l a b e l : after hours
g e n r e : Indie
r l s. d a t e : Sep/2007
t r a c k s : 06
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 39,6 MB
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hmkay, there's hardly any information on this item available,
especially not about the japanese version. the band split up a
long time ago, yet their sound today is as fresh and great as
it ever was. call it timeless. the japanese edition differs by
one additional live track and new artwork
the actual existence of the record can be confirmed here with
a glimpse at the redesigned artwork:
(www.afterhoursmagazine.jp/main/label/ganger_canopy_cd_ah009.p
hp)
okay,
ganger formed in march 1995 i think, in glasgow, with the idea
of doing a kind of krautrock thing - lots of folk were
listening to 'can', 'neu', 'kraftwerk' etc. at the time. we
started with 2 basses (stuart & graham), 2 drummers (james &
steven), keyboards, guitar and clarinet (lucy). over the last
few years the line-up has changed a few times to include
martin (bomber) on keys and caroline on sax. ganger (with
martin) - photo by ian aitchisonin june '97 we played our last
gig with the original line-up, supporting 'squarepusher' in
stirling's 'albert halls' (great gig) and a few months later,
settled again with a new line-up : craig B (guitar, vocals),
natasha (bass, vocals), james (drums) and myself, stuart
(bass, keyboards). the music has changed a bit since then as
well, hopefully for the better. both craig and natasha deny
'krautrock' as an influence - thought i better stick that in
there for my own safety. (since writing this, craig has left
ganger for his other band, aereogramme. a very tall, pleasant
young chap from edinburgh, going by the name of chris, has now
joined our ranks).
flyer for squarepusher gigour first few releases went out on
'vesuvius' (a local glasgow label) and 'planet records' in
bristol. the 'domino' deal happened soon after that with a
'series 500' 12" release and then the 'fore' compilation which
brought together most of our previously released tunes. there
followed a belated single on wurlitzer jukebox and a trilogy
of 12" remixes by 'd', 'two lone swordsmen' and 'the
underdog', early in '98. another domino 12" and our first
proper album 'hammock style' were released later that year and
that's been about it, other than a few tracks appearing on
compilations here and there. check out the 'discography' page
for all our releases.
although most of our music is instrumental, we're still up for
using vocals where appropriate but often keep them within the
music, rather as another instrument than a focal point. the
tag 'postrock' has been thrown at us from so many directions
now, to the point where apparently we've actually missed the
'postrock party'. if that's the case then we're quite glad of
it - the term is so overused and vague in its description of a
genre that it's probably best not to be party to it at all.
our tunes just happen as a matter of course with very little
forethought or planning. if an idea sounds good, we keep it -
that's about it really. hopefully you enjoy listening to them
as much as we enjoy playing them. when that stops, we'll chuck
it all in for butterfly farming or urban myth development -
what?......whatever!
stuarts
self-description from the bandsite, which is still up:
(www.ganger.co.uk/)
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01-Canopy [04:34]
02-State Conversion [05:50]
03-Now We Have You [02:47]
04-Hai! [00:43]
05-Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants [06:29]
06-State Conversion Live [09:04]
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