Clor
Overview
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
from Brixton
Brixton
Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....
, England
England
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, formed in 2003. In the UK they were signed to Parlophone
Parlophone
Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...
. Their music is angular in melody and jerky in rhythm, and is often compared to Devo
Devo
Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
and Gary Numan
Gary Numan
Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...
. Their breakthrough came with the release of their self-titled first album
Clor (album)
Clor was the self-titled debut and only album from short-lived English post-punk revival group Clor. It was number 1 in NME magazine's 2010 list "The 100 greatest albums you've never heard"...
, released in 2005 to critical acclaim. The album was voted the "Greatest Album You've Never Heard" by the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
in 2010.
In May 2006, the band announced that they had split.
Quotations
Eyes like yours, always looking for outlines,Eyes like mine, always looking for yours.
Outlines
And like a falcon spying a doveI swoop down on you death from aboveAnd like a panther out in the woodI sneak up on you so light of foot.
Tight spot
Tendencies like these have been reportedBut no direct link has yet been provenThis is how you join two humans.
Garden of love
Imagine you’re drivingOn pristine new roadsLet’s climb down from treesEmerge from the riverLet’s vacate the beachesOf far distant shoresEmerge from the blacknessInto the blue, blue, blue, blue day.