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PIANO MAGIC
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DISCOGRAPHY
| Wrong
French |
12" |
i/Ché |
1996 |
| Wintersport |
12" |
i/Ché |
1997 |
| For
Engineers |
7" |
Wurlitzer |
1997 |
| Popular
Mechanics |
CD/LP |
i/Ché |
1997 |
| The
Fun Of The Century |
12" |
Piao! |
1998 |
| Split
with Icebreaker |
7" |
Debut |
1998 |
| Split
with Matmos |
7" |
Lissys |
1998 |
| A
Trick Of The Sea |
CD |
Darla |
1998 |
| Music
for Annahbird |
7" |
Bad jazz |
1998 |
| Low
Birth Weight |
CD/LP |
Rocket girl |
1999 |
| Mort
Aux Vaches |
CDS |
Staalplaat |
1999 |
Amongst
The Books, An Angel |
7" |
Acetone |
1999 |
| There's
no need for us to be alone |
7" |
Rocket girl |
1999 |
| Panic
amigo remixed |
12" |
Morr music |
2000 |
| Artists'
rifles |
CD |
Rocket girl |
2000 |
BIOGRAPHY
| Piano
Magic formed in Summer 1996
- essentially a bedroom-bound 4 track project with a "revolving
door" membership policy - members being invited to join and
leave at will - an idea inspired by This Mortal Coil and The
6ths' vocal eclecticism. The band sent a single demo tape
to Che Records that November which resulted in the band's
first release, "Wrong French" being released on the label's
"i" imprint. The record was voted Single Of The Week in Melody
Maker. Between then and the band's next single release, "Wintersport"
in March 1997, the band played selective live dates with the
likes of Mogwai, Third Eye Foundation, Amp, Pram, Six By Seven
and Plone. The line-up and set metamorphosised throughout
the concerts the band members and songs never being the same
twice. Their third single, "For Engineers" on the esteemed
Wurlitzer Jukebox label, sold out in a week, going on to an
immediate re-pressing. Piano Magic's debut album, "Popular
Mechanics" was released on "i" in early October picking up
regular plays on late night indie radio and great reviews
in magazines in the UK and abroad. A new 4-track 12" EP, "The
Fun Of The Century," was released on the Piao! Label (UK)
in early June 1998 and the band went on to play a couple of
dates with Low on their Summer UK tour. A collaborative single
between Low and Transient Waves was born of the tour and released
in October on Rocket Girl. The latter part of 1998 saw a bunch
of releases from the Magic camp, including a Bliss Out Series
album-length single for San Francisco's Darla label. The band
continues to morph around Glen Johnson, the founder
member. The second Piano Magic album, "Low Birth Weight,"
featuring guest appearances from The Wisdom Of Harry, ISAN,
Icebreaker and Ellis Island Sound was released in May 1999
on the Rocket Girl label. A new single on Rocket Girl follows
in October. |
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