Cinerama

成立于1985年的英國獨立搖滾樂隊the Wedding Present在1997年解散后，樂隊核心人物David Gedge重新組建indie-pop樂隊Cinerama。除了由Gedge和Sally Murrell組成的男女二重唱以外，樂隊的其他陣容也令人側(cè)目，包括已解散的Goya Dress成員Terry de Castro和Simon Pearson、前Weddoes吉他手Simon Cleave、以及不得不提及的客座藝人the Church樂隊的Marty Wilson-Piper和the Delgados樂隊的Emma Pollock等等。 早在the Wedding Present時期，英國電臺教父John Peel就對David Gedge的樂隊青睞有加。而Cinerama則同樣受到John Peel的大力推崇。“This is Cinerama”、“Disco Volante”等專輯都是John Peel在BBC所制作節(jié)目中的?？?。
David Gedge put the Wedding Present on a shelf after a 1997 gig. Since then, hes concentrated on the classic pop-oriented Cinerama, centered lyrically around his regular themes of courtship, romance, love, lust and infidelity. Since Gedge spent the better part of two decades in a band that painted his diverse tastes into a corner musically, its no surprise that his new work would be just as heartfelt and prolific as that of his former band. A fittingly titled group, Cinerama has indulged Gedges love of film music from John Barry to blaxploitation, as well as the classic songwriting of Bacharach/David and the less dramatic sides of Scott Walker — a comfy spot between twee and Tindersticks. Certainly more powerful and gutsy than the former, and not as dark and solemn as the latter. Those familiar with Gedges gravelly vocalisms should be pleased to discover his steady transformation into a relatively smooth crooner.
Primarily a duo shared with mate Sally Murrell, Cinerama has employed a shifting lineup of collaborators and full-blown members. 1998s Va Va Voom featured the help of the Churchs Marty Wilson-Piper and Emma Pollock of the Delgados. Gedge rescued the rhythm section of the disbanded Goya Dress (Terry de Castro and Simon Pearson) in 1999, employing them as members, and former Weddoes guitarist Simon Cleave has been in the lineup since the groups first show.
On pace to rival the generally welcomed bin clogging of the Wedding Present, Cinerama released a clutch of multi-format singles in support of their debut LP, as well as a number of intervening releases prior to 2000s Steve Albini-recorded Disco Volante. Notable was the bands inaugural release on their own Scopitones label on Valentines Day of 2000 (Manhattan), which featured a cover of the Smiths London. Conveniently collecting the groups first four singles, This Is Cinerama was released just weeks after Disco Volante. Theyve also been a frequent guest on John Peels BBC program; in early 2001, Manifesto released John Peel Sessions. By years end, the Health and Efficiency single was out, featuring a cover of Diamonds Are Forever.
In 2002, the dark, guitar-driven Torino was released. Spring 2003 saw the release of Cinerama Holiday (Manifesto), which collected the entirety of the groups fifth through eighth singles.