The Noseflutes
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The Noseflutes were an unorthodox, late-eighties band based in Birmingham. They released three EPs and three albums, recorded four sessions for Radio 1's John Peel
, and received generally favourable reviews from the contemporary music press. Their second album, Zib Zob and His Kib Kob, rightly made The People newspaper's list of The 101 Most Awful Album Titles of All Time. During their existence they became "the house band for Birmingham".
and And Also the Trees
. Reflex issued the band's first EP
, Girth, in 1985, and the debut album Several Young Men Ignite Hardboard Stump the following year. They then moved on to Ron Johnson Records
, who issued the band's next two EPs, The Ravers (tracks from the band's 1986 Peel session) and Heartache is Irresistible. When Ron Johnson ceased to operate, the band continued with their own Rictus Recordings label, releasing the albums Zib Zob and his Kib Kob and Mellow Throated in 1989 and 1991 respectively, before splitting up.
The band were described by the Birmingham Mail
as a "wonderfully perverse avant weird outfit".
Singer Martin Longley and bassist Chris Horton formed a new band, The Clicking Stick, along with Paul McKenna, releasing the album Mocrophone in 2001. Dave Pritchard and John Horton released two albums under the names Acme Spring Company and Cubans Dials in the early 1990s. Chris Long recorded under his stage name of Legs Akimbo, with Nick Duffy of The Lilac Time
.
In late 2010 many of the original members of the Noseflutes were performing as The Crimplene Explosion.
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
, and received generally favourable reviews from the contemporary music press. Their second album, Zib Zob and His Kib Kob, rightly made The People newspaper's list of The 101 Most Awful Album Titles of All Time. During their existence they became "the house band for Birmingham".
History
The band was formed in 1980 and both the band and the members went through several names before settling on the Noseflutes (previous names include The Blaggards, the Cream Dervishes, Extroverts in a Vacuum, The Viable Sloths, Pantaloni Brothers, and Shitstormer). The band's first releases were on Reflex Records, home to The Very ThingsThe Very Things
The Very Things were a Dadaist post punk band from Redditch, Worcestershire, England, formed in 1983 and active until 1988.-History:When The Cravats split up in 1982, guitarist Robin Raymond The Very Things were a Dadaist post punk band from Redditch, Worcestershire, England, formed in 1983 and...
and And Also the Trees
And also the trees
And Also The Trees are an English rock band, formed in 1979 in the United Kingdom. They are most notable for their poetic lyrics and evocative music which is strongly influenced by their native English countryside.-History :...
. Reflex issued the band's first EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Girth, in 1985, and the debut album Several Young Men Ignite Hardboard Stump the following year. They then moved on to Ron Johnson Records
Ron Johnson Records
Ron Johnson Records was an UK independent record label based in Long Eaton operating between 1983 and 1988. The label contributed five tracks to the NME's C86 compilation. Run by Dave Parsons, the label released records by artists such as Big Flame, The Shrubs, A Witness, The Great Leap Forward,...
, who issued the band's next two EPs, The Ravers (tracks from the band's 1986 Peel session) and Heartache is Irresistible. When Ron Johnson ceased to operate, the band continued with their own Rictus Recordings label, releasing the albums Zib Zob and his Kib Kob and Mellow Throated in 1989 and 1991 respectively, before splitting up.
The band were described by the Birmingham Mail
Birmingham Mail
The Birmingham Mail is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, UK but distributed around Birmingham, The Black Country, Solihull, Warwickshire and parts of Worcestershire and Staffordshire. The newspaper, which was re-branded from the Birmingham Evening Mail in October 2005, is one of the biggest...
as a "wonderfully perverse avant weird outfit".
Singer Martin Longley and bassist Chris Horton formed a new band, The Clicking Stick, along with Paul McKenna, releasing the album Mocrophone in 2001. Dave Pritchard and John Horton released two albums under the names Acme Spring Company and Cubans Dials in the early 1990s. Chris Long recorded under his stage name of Legs Akimbo, with Nick Duffy of The Lilac Time
The Lilac Time
The Lilac Time is a British alternative rock band that was originally formed in Herefordshire, England by Stephen Duffy, his brother Nick Duffy and their friend Michael Weston in 1986. The band's name was taken from a line in the Nick Drake song "River Man."...
.
In late 2010 many of the original members of the Noseflutes were performing as The Crimplene Explosion.
Members
- Chris Horton - bass guitar, keyboards, guitar
- John Horton - guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
- Chris Long (aka Legs Akimbo) - keyboards, violin, guitar
- Martin Longley - vocals, saxophone, trombone
- Dave Pritchard - guitar, bass guitar
- Mark Rowson - drums, percussion, keyboards
- Ron Collins - drums, percussion
- Trevor Lines – drums, percussion, bass guitar
- Roger Turner – drums and percussion
EPs
- Girth (12", 1985, Reflex, UK)
- The Ravers (12", 1986, Ron Johnson, UK)
- Heartache Is Irresistible (12", 1987, Ron Johnson, UK)
Albums
- Several Young Men Ignite Hardboard Stump (LP, 1986, Reflex, UK)
- Zib Zob And His Kib Kob (LP, 1989, Rictus Recordings, UK)
- Mellow Throated (LP, 1991, Rictus Recordings, UK)
Compilation appearances
- A Reflex Compilation (LP, 1985, Reflex): "Past Promise Broken In A Previous Life"
- Hits and Corruption (LP, 1986, Hits $ Corruption): "Holidaytime"
- The First After Epiphany (LP, 1987, Ron Johnson): "Bodyhair Up In The Air"
- Year One - The Best Of Premonition Tapes (So Far) (cassette, 1988, Premonition Tapes): "Leg Full Of Alcohol (Live)"
- Commercially Unfriendly (CD, 2005, Gott Discs): "Give Me The Keys"