Anthony Moore
Home of the Demo
Boomkat Product Review:
Ten previously unreleased "bedsit recordings" from the legendary Anthony Moore, 'Home of the Demo' shines a spotlight on his lost era, assembled from his personal tape library and containing some of his most crucial art-pop experiments.
Moore's had an impressive career, from his work with Slapp Happy and Henry Cow to his varied solo run, that's ranged from new wave dalliances to releases on Touch and RVNG. But during the '80s, his output was stifled; he'd brushed the mainstream, but his 1976 Virgin album 'Out' wasn't properly released until 2020, and his setup afterwards was "a few hundred quid's wort of gear balanced precariously on bookshelves and table tops in bedrooms and basements," in his own words. 'Home of the Demo' is pulled from that period, when Moore was writing music for others ('Earthbound Misfit' turned into Pink Floyd's 'Learning to Fly'), collaborating ('Me and Neil Diamond' features a member of Echo & The Bunnymen, and 'Judy Judy' has guitar from Page The Oracle) and experimenting.
It's varied material that captures the technological shifts that were happening at the time. 'The Ballad of Sarah Bellum', for example is all jerky beatbox hits and synths, while 'Lucia Still Alive' sounds like oversaturated garage rawk. For fans of Moore, and the era's developing avant pop scene that would dominate in the years to come, 'Home of the Demo' is a crucial missing link.
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Ten previously unreleased "bedsit recordings" from the legendary Anthony Moore, 'Home of the Demo' shines a spotlight on his lost era, assembled from his personal tape library and containing some of his most crucial art-pop experiments.
Moore's had an impressive career, from his work with Slapp Happy and Henry Cow to his varied solo run, that's ranged from new wave dalliances to releases on Touch and RVNG. But during the '80s, his output was stifled; he'd brushed the mainstream, but his 1976 Virgin album 'Out' wasn't properly released until 2020, and his setup afterwards was "a few hundred quid's wort of gear balanced precariously on bookshelves and table tops in bedrooms and basements," in his own words. 'Home of the Demo' is pulled from that period, when Moore was writing music for others ('Earthbound Misfit' turned into Pink Floyd's 'Learning to Fly'), collaborating ('Me and Neil Diamond' features a member of Echo & The Bunnymen, and 'Judy Judy' has guitar from Page The Oracle) and experimenting.
It's varied material that captures the technological shifts that were happening at the time. 'The Ballad of Sarah Bellum', for example is all jerky beatbox hits and synths, while 'Lucia Still Alive' sounds like oversaturated garage rawk. For fans of Moore, and the era's developing avant pop scene that would dominate in the years to come, 'Home of the Demo' is a crucial missing link.
Boomkat Product Review:
Ten previously unreleased "bedsit recordings" from the legendary Anthony Moore, 'Home of the Demo' shines a spotlight on his lost era, assembled from his personal tape library and containing some of his most crucial art-pop experiments.
Moore's had an impressive career, from his work with Slapp Happy and Henry Cow to his varied solo run, that's ranged from new wave dalliances to releases on Touch and RVNG. But during the '80s, his output was stifled; he'd brushed the mainstream, but his 1976 Virgin album 'Out' wasn't properly released until 2020, and his setup afterwards was "a few hundred quid's wort of gear balanced precariously on bookshelves and table tops in bedrooms and basements," in his own words. 'Home of the Demo' is pulled from that period, when Moore was writing music for others ('Earthbound Misfit' turned into Pink Floyd's 'Learning to Fly'), collaborating ('Me and Neil Diamond' features a member of Echo & The Bunnymen, and 'Judy Judy' has guitar from Page The Oracle) and experimenting.
It's varied material that captures the technological shifts that were happening at the time. 'The Ballad of Sarah Bellum', for example is all jerky beatbox hits and synths, while 'Lucia Still Alive' sounds like oversaturated garage rawk. For fans of Moore, and the era's developing avant pop scene that would dominate in the years to come, 'Home of the Demo' is a crucial missing link.
Boomkat Product Review:
Ten previously unreleased "bedsit recordings" from the legendary Anthony Moore, 'Home of the Demo' shines a spotlight on his lost era, assembled from his personal tape library and containing some of his most crucial art-pop experiments.
Moore's had an impressive career, from his work with Slapp Happy and Henry Cow to his varied solo run, that's ranged from new wave dalliances to releases on Touch and RVNG. But during the '80s, his output was stifled; he'd brushed the mainstream, but his 1976 Virgin album 'Out' wasn't properly released until 2020, and his setup afterwards was "a few hundred quid's wort of gear balanced precariously on bookshelves and table tops in bedrooms and basements," in his own words. 'Home of the Demo' is pulled from that period, when Moore was writing music for others ('Earthbound Misfit' turned into Pink Floyd's 'Learning to Fly'), collaborating ('Me and Neil Diamond' features a member of Echo & The Bunnymen, and 'Judy Judy' has guitar from Page The Oracle) and experimenting.
It's varied material that captures the technological shifts that were happening at the time. 'The Ballad of Sarah Bellum', for example is all jerky beatbox hits and synths, while 'Lucia Still Alive' sounds like oversaturated garage rawk. For fans of Moore, and the era's developing avant pop scene that would dominate in the years to come, 'Home of the Demo' is a crucial missing link.
Estimated Release Date: 25 October 2024
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Boomkat Product Review:
Ten previously unreleased "bedsit recordings" from the legendary Anthony Moore, 'Home of the Demo' shines a spotlight on his lost era, assembled from his personal tape library and containing some of his most crucial art-pop experiments.
Moore's had an impressive career, from his work with Slapp Happy and Henry Cow to his varied solo run, that's ranged from new wave dalliances to releases on Touch and RVNG. But during the '80s, his output was stifled; he'd brushed the mainstream, but his 1976 Virgin album 'Out' wasn't properly released until 2020, and his setup afterwards was "a few hundred quid's wort of gear balanced precariously on bookshelves and table tops in bedrooms and basements," in his own words. 'Home of the Demo' is pulled from that period, when Moore was writing music for others ('Earthbound Misfit' turned into Pink Floyd's 'Learning to Fly'), collaborating ('Me and Neil Diamond' features a member of Echo & The Bunnymen, and 'Judy Judy' has guitar from Page The Oracle) and experimenting.
It's varied material that captures the technological shifts that were happening at the time. 'The Ballad of Sarah Bellum', for example is all jerky beatbox hits and synths, while 'Lucia Still Alive' sounds like oversaturated garage rawk. For fans of Moore, and the era's developing avant pop scene that would dominate in the years to come, 'Home of the Demo' is a crucial missing link.
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