Current: Rees Lewis (vox/sax) Andy Ryder (guitar/vox) Alan Turton (bass)
Steve Harvey (drums)
Past: Neil Campsie (guitar) Nigel Stone (drums) Leslie Joachim Barratt (guitar/keys) Julie Wood (keys/vox) Graham Spink (special sounds) Chris Garland (Zen Gangster)
Sounds Like
great slabs of tormented lust (NME); mutant-funk minimalism (L.A. Weekly); the godfathers of dance punk-funk (L.A. CityBeat); skin-shredding hyperfunk (Creem); potentially visionary New Rock well beyond punk-funk (Village Voice); funky and fun (Billboard); impressively original new rock (New York Times); purveyors of a sweaty, loose-limbed funk-pop (Whisperin' & Hollerin')
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At the 2nd annual Part Time Punks Festival in L.A. on October 11, 2009, Medium Medium paid tribute to Pylon guitarist Randy Bewley, who passed away on February 25, 2009, with a cover version of "M-Train." Video by Saba Safdar.
Following review and photos (CC-BY-ND) from 2nd annual Part Time Punks Festival, Los Angeles, October 11, 2009 by Ned Raggett (photos)(blog)
“…A few skronks and noises and the wah wah kicks in and we’re off….VERY impressive so far, a Bryan Ferry elegantly wasted fronting a pretty fierce, percussion heavy bunch. Surprise of the night for me, having really only known the name all this time. Now covering Pylon in tribute to Randy of said band, now sadly deceased. Great take, these guys are just plain on….Lead feller’s occasional sax work adds a scrawling but at times serene edge….Now a good bit of glam rumble with some crazy sax — nice! Need to cut out here but a fine spot to end on.”
Medium Medium emerged in 1979 out of punk/rhythm & blues band The Press in Nottingham, England. The band's second single, Hungry, So Angry, released in February 1981 on Cherry Red Records, has become a minor classic of post-punk/funk.
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One of the first post-punk records to introduce slap-bass--a technique borrowed from black funk music--to a generally white audience, the Hungry, So Angry 7-inch import peaked at no. 48 in Billboard's Disco chart in June 1981.
Hungry, So Angry has appeared on almost 20 compilations over the years, most recently in December 2008.
The band released only one studio album, 1981's The Glitterhouse, and split up in late 1983. Live in Holland, featuring shows recorded in May 1981 and June 1982, was released in 1988.
Inspired by a Cherry Red retrospective compilation CD release in 2001 and the subsequent dance-punk revival, which included a number of bands inspired by Medium Medium, the band reformed in late 2004 for several live shows on the East and West Coasts of the United States, including a showcase at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York.
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Medium Medium continues to perform occasionally. The band's first new release for over 25 years is planned for 2009.
The time has arrived!!!!...Quartz Lock Records official launch on
monday Nov.!6 2009. Available at all of your favorite download
sites...Beatport, Itunes, Juno, Amazon etc etc....we keep dance music
in sync!!!! Thank you for all your support:)
Feel free to browse any of the links below to hear our tunes and to download our dj mixes....ENJOY THE MUSIC!!!!!
Olde skozey fetisch performance newly posted @ YouTube. It was the first ever Noise Pancakes at Pubis Noir (in San Francisco's Mission District). There were three audience members in attendance. Available on the DVD-R: Brutal Sound Effects Volume 1
Muziekreis door het Berlijn van toen en nu - van jazzhel tot technohemel 1e druk uitverkocht – 2e herziene druk eind oktober verwacht
Muziekreis door het Berlijn van toen en nu - van jazzhel tot technohemel is een boek dat in slechts 4,5 maand volledig is uitverkocht. De tweede druk van het boek ligt inmiddels bij de drukker en wordt eind oktober verwacht. Wie tussen nu en 25 oktober het boek online besteld, maakt dus in feite een reservering voor een exemplaar van de 2e druk. En dat belonen we graag! Wie vóór 25 oktober online besteld, betaalt geen verzendkosten.
Revu: '…. aanstekelijk historische werk…. ' Volkskrant: '… een prima excursiereader, maar ook een reisgids om zelfstandig mee door muziekstad Berlijn te lopen.' Dagblad van het Noorden: Jonker omzeilt de valkuil van betweterigheid en waakt voor een te gedetailleerd informatiebombardement. Daardoor leest haar boek als een vlotte, alternatieve resiids, ...' FileUnder.nl: 'Een must voor zowel muziekliefhebbers als politiek geïnteresseerden.' LiveXS: 'Voor iedereen die ooit in Berlijn is geweest, er nog naar toe wil of gewoon precies wil weten hoe Berlijn is geworden tot wat het is, lees dit.' CuttingEdge.be: 'Al weet je best veel van de Duitse geschiedenis, zo aangenaam compact, met een rode draad, kom je zelden tegen.'
Heyup guys, hope all is well! Finished some of our new tracks now, be great to know what you all think as Medium Medium are a big influence on us! Cheers now!
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