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pram - the last astronaut

Posted over 2 years ago
  • Artist:
    Pram
  • Album:
    kooky rds 7"
  • Track:
    Last Astronaut
This is the first post I make on a band older than 1976, I am not much of an "indy" head but there are a few bands I truly enjoy and Pram is one of them.Moseley-based Pram have been together for over a decade. In that time they have created some of the most beautiful and haunting sounds ever to come out of Birmingham, England. On a website (andypryke.com), they were compared to shiitake mushrooms and truffles as "they can only be experienced and not described".Personnel:Rosie CuckstonSam OwenI bought this 7" in 1997 & i have been following the band since then."The Last Astronaut" is a Science Fiction novel by Pel Torro (aka. Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe). It is one of the many (many) novels which he produced in the heyday of pulp science fiction.(supposedly one every 12 days). The sleeve is also based on the book's cover.(bonus track inside the comments section)
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Comments (23)

  1. soulrocket
    soulrocket says this track was included in the "museum of imaginary animals" album released in 2000.
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  2. moovyphreak
    moovyphreak says I'm truly enjoying this... just WOW! Thanks for the recommendation.
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  3. Timothy Ritter
    Timothy Ritter says Yes yes. I like you are a retro type these days... But Pram is high on my list for innovative, and intelligent post rock. I bought their Too Pure debut e.p. many years ago... 94' or 95'? Not sure when but I sort of quit paying attention after Sargasso Sea. But yeah... great stuff!!
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  4. oceanrain
    oceanrain says really great tracks loved play of the wave's better than last astronaut but still a great track cheers soul
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  5. soulrocket
    soulrocket says yeah, man. i love danger diabolik, the greatest film ever without a plot. glad you enjoyed pram, those are my kind of lyrics.
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  6. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says great post, loving the cover art
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  7. soulrocket
    soulrocket says glad you like it moovy. tim, I like their "musseum of imaginary animals" album the most. they kind of went one step ahead from post rock to sounding truly themselves. oceanrain, i agree. 2nd track is a lot more deep & mature.
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  8. soulrocket
    soulrocket says kkiddo, I never actually saw any pel torro books myself but I dig the artwork too.
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  9. GooGoomuc
    GooGoomuc says Damn I hear some great shit on Mog!!! Love the artwork. That alone is gold.
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  10. leftoverking
    leftoverking says groovy, is it to early to mix a cocktail?
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  11. soulrocket
    soulrocket says thanks, googoomuc. most of the covers on the northampton’s kooky label looked pretty cool. I recall beng very excited about "the "new prog-rock" & "pop bands with a beat-" as we called it before the term post-rock was coined. I bought from cargo in the uk and from subterranean & revolver in california back in 1994-1997 and ordered a lot of crazy stuff to sell in the shop. not really, leftoverking. 22:48 hrs, here. cocktail time! I have been on a chill-out mood all day, which is cool because I tend to slightly overdo. cheers!
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  12. PopeyePete
    PopeyePete says soul: I just spied your DANGER DIABOLIK icon. Very cool dude! Thats one of my fave films! Im a big Bava fan! This track is really great. So trippy maaaaaaaan. Floating through outer spaaaaace. Cheers!
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  13. leftoverking
    leftoverking says cheers back at ya d.
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  14. soulrocket
    soulrocket says damn comments got mixed up again. popeyepete reply: yeah, man. i love danger diabolik, the greatest film ever without a plot. glad you enjoyed pram, those are my kind of lyrics. cheers, jeff
    Permalink posted 06/13/2007
  15. five-four
    five-four says chill...
    Permalink posted 06/14/2007
  16. Girlcrawl
    Girlcrawl says Really liked both the tracks, and cool coverart (a band 'compared to shiitake mushrooms and truffles' - that's a great line) - was not familiar with these guys so this is a treat!! Thanks soulrocket.
    Permalink posted 06/14/2007
  17. Reckon
    Reckon says Perfect and right up my alley, soulrocket. Great tracks.
    Permalink posted 06/14/2007
  18. soulrocket
    soulrocket says thanks to you for commenting here, guys. :-)
    Permalink posted 06/14/2007
  19. Anonymous says neat!
    Permalink posted 06/14/2007
  20. I am
    I am says Great Tracks soul. And I got to say, Nice pic of Diabolik, man. Do you have any of the comics?
    Permalink posted 06/14/2007
  21. soulrocket
    soulrocket says I had no idea diabolik comics existed, i own the movie, I thought that was all. heh, great you brought those images here, man.
    Permalink posted 06/15/2007
  22. I am
    I am says One more that I just found. Everybody loves Diabolik. Even the Beasties.
    Permalink posted 06/15/2007
  23. soulrocket
    soulrocket says hah, true. love that clip. thanks, man! :-)
    Permalink posted 06/16/2007

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