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Cranes are a British music group formed in 1989, whose style has been described as 'gothic minimalism'.
History
Formed in 1989 in Portsmouth, England by siblings Alison and Jim Shaw and named after the many mechanical cranes around the city's docks, Cranes are best known for the childlike, high-pitched vocals of lead singer Alison.
The band's first release was the self-financed Fuse cassette. They recorded the Self Non Self mini-LP in 1989, which led to them recording their first of two sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show. They moved to the BMG offshoot Dedicated Records in 1990. With the addition of Mark Francombe and Matt Cope (both guitar), they released a series of EPs in 1990 and 1991 that preceded their debut full-length album, Wings of Joy, which reached number 52 on the UK Albums Chart. Following a general softening of their sound, the introduction of pop elements to their music, and a world tour with The Cure in 1992, the band's popularity increased, and peaked with the release of the album Forever (UK No. 40), which contained their biggest hit single, 'Jewel' (UK No. 29).
The band fell silent for a period of approximately four years after the release of Population 4 in 1997, and the subsequent closure of Dedicated, with the original line-up breaking up. In 2000, the Shaws formed a new line-up and began writing music again, and released Future Songs and Particles and Waves on their own label, Dadaphonic. These albums signified a change in the overall style of their music, emphasising its ambient, ethereal qualities. Despite heading in a more electronic direction, however, the band's music continued to revolve around Alison Shaw's distinctive singing. In 2002 the band again supported The Cure, at Hyde Park and several European festivals.
Band members
Current members
Alison Shaw – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar (1989–1997, 2000–present)
Jim Shaw – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums (1989–1997, 2000–present)
Paul Smith – guitar, keyboards (1995–1997, 2000–present)
Ben Baxter – bass guitar (2000–present)
Jon Callender – drums (2000–present)
Former members
Kevin Dunford – lead guitar (1989–1994)
Mark Francombe – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards (1989–1997)
Matt Cope – guitar (1989–1997)
Manu Ross – drums (1996–1997)
Discography
Cassette
Fuse (MC, 1986)
Albums
Wings of Joy (1991), Dedicated/RCA – UK No. 52
Forever (1993), Dedicated/RCA – UK No. 40
Loved (1994), Dedicated/Arista
La tragédie d'Oreste et Électre(1996), Dedicated/Arista (Limited Edition)
Population 4 (1997), Dedicated/Arista
Future Songs (2001), Dadaphonic
Particles & Waves (2004), Dadaphonic
Cranes (2008), Dadaphonic
Singles and EPs
Self-Non-Self (1989), Bite Back
Inescapable (1990), Dedicated – 4 non-album tracks
Espero (1990), Dedicated – 3 non-album tracks
Adoration (1991), Dedicated – 2 tracks including a non-album B-side
Tomorrow's Tears (1991), Dedicated – 4 tracks including 2 non-album tracks
Adrift (1993), Dedicated – 3 tracks including 1 non-album track
Jewel (1993), Dedicated/RCA – UK No. 29, 3 different releases with remixes. One of them includes a non-album track
Forever Remixes (1993) – 6 remixes of a few tracks from the Forever album
Shining Road (1994), Dedicated – UK No. 57, 2 different releases each of them with 4 tracks including 2 (different) non-album tracks
Lilies (1995), Dedicated/Arista (Promotional Only)
Can't Get Free (1997), Dedicated – 5 tracks including 4 non-album tracks
Submarine (2002) – 8 remixes of a few tracks from the Future Songs album
The Moon City/It's a Beautiful World (7', 2002), Elefant – 2 non-album tracks
Compilations & lives
EP Collection, Vol. 1 & 2 (1997), Dedicated
Live in Italy (2003), Dadaphonic
Live at Paradiso 1991 (2007) (for download only)
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