Their music was based around the vocals of alison statton along with the minimalist instrumentation of brothers philip and stuart moxham.
The young marble giants.
Their early sound was a sharp contrast with the more aggressive punk rock that dominated the underground at the time.
Semi revived but not writing fit they talk to mojo in the lead up to their meltdown show.
Statton went on to form weekend who later became working week.
Statton and stuart moxham are disarmingly modest about the landmark music they made and philosophical about the group s past present and future.
Moxham and mottram became the gist and made more records for rough trade.
They made one great album colossal youth 1980 on rough trade read more.
Colossal youth is the legendary debut album by young marble giants.
Young marble giants were a post punk band formed in cardiff wales in 1978.
Welsh new wave band who shocked the world by being quiet and introspective in an age of loud punk posturing.
Searching for mr right include me out the taxi eating noddemix constantly changing n i t a.
Colossal youth music for evenings the man amplifier choci loni wu.
They consisted of alison statton vocals stuart moxham guitar and phillip moxham bass occasionally joined by keyboardist peter joyce.