CRANES - TAKH

"one of the major players in the UK's original shoegaze scene"

Formed in Portsmouth, UK  by the brother and sister duo of Jim Shaw (multi-instrumentalist) and Alison Shaw  (vocalist, bassist), Cranes first appeared in 1986 with ‘Fuse’, a self-released and now highly sought-after cassette album.

Their debut on vinyl ‘Self-Non-Self’  followed in 1989, catching the attention of legendary DJ John Peel, who invited them to record two sessions for his BBC show in 1989 and 1990. Cranes Peel Sessions 1989-1990 was released for the first time in 2023. Mark Francombe (quitarist, keyboardist) and Matt Cope (guitarist) joined to form the line up which would go on to record five albums for Dedicated.

Cranes toured extensively with The Cure in 1992 and Slowdive in 1993. Their much-loved albums ‘Wings of Joy’ (1991), ‘Forever’ (1993), ‘Loved’ (1994), ‘La Tragédie d’Oreste et Électre’ (1996) and ‘Population Four’ (1997) followed.

After a brief hiatus in the late nineties Cranes re-emerged in 2001 with their own label Dadaphonic to release a series of albums including ‘Future Songs’ and ‘Particles and Waves’, featuring a more electronic, ambient sound. Many Cranes songs have appeared in films, TV dramas and documentaries, both in UK and America.

TAKH

TAKH a été créé en 2015, lorsque The Black Heart Rebellion a invité Annelies Van Dinter en tant que musicienne sur l'album « People when you see the smoke ». Un amour commun pour le sombre et le lugubre, ainsi qu'une approche crue et déchirante de la musique les amènent à écrire ensemble. Inspirés par des groupes comme Swans, Low ou Wovenhand, ils se mettent au défi de se concentrer sur l'intensité pure, de ne pas fuir l'expérimentation et de s'interroger sur ce qui les anime vraiment dans la vie. TAKH a sorti son premier album éponyme sur Consouling Sounds records en mai 2023.