Golden Claw Musics
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Graham Crabb is a musician
, best known for performing in the industrial/dance rock band
, Pop Will Eat Itself
(PWEI).
also wrote) and drummer until the release of Box Frenzy in 1987, after which he took on full vocal duties and became co-frontman with Mansell. He worked with PWEI until 1995, and then formed Golden Claw Musics.
called "Part Man Part Machine", prompting him to release more of his ambient material. A remix
of Pop Will Eat Itself's song "Cape Connection" was released on the limited 2CD edition of the album
, Two Fingers, My Friends!. Crabb released the album All Blue Review, as well as an accompanying single for "Digging the Dancing Weed", with Eno
engineer Marcus Dravs on Infectious Records
in July 1994. Despite Crabb leaving PWEI to focus on Golden Claw Musics, they have not released any more material to date.
with Fuzz Townshend and Adam Mole. Vile Evils disbanded in February 2010 after releasing four singles on US label dPulse.
Crabb has recently remixed KMFDM, Revolting Cocks (2009), and US Grammy winner Kevin Max (2010).
Crabb recently put together a new version of Pop Will Eat Itself to celebrate the band's 25th year in 2011. In July 2011, a new line-up of PWEI was announced, featuring Crabb as the only original member. In October 2011, the album New Noise Designed By A Sadist
was released on Cooking Vinyl, to be followed by a UK tour.
Musician
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, best known for performing in the industrial/dance rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
, Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band, originally formed in Stourbridge in 1986, with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a Grebo act, their style changed to incorporate sample driven indie and industrial rock...
(PWEI).
Biography
Crabb is a founder member of Pop Will Eat Itself. He was the main songwriter (Clint MansellClint Mansell
Clinton Darryl "Clint" Mansell, is an English musician, composer, and former lead singer and guitarist of the band Pop Will Eat Itself....
also wrote) and drummer until the release of Box Frenzy in 1987, after which he took on full vocal duties and became co-frontman with Mansell. He worked with PWEI until 1995, and then formed Golden Claw Musics.
Golden Claw Musics
Golden Claw Musics was the main musical project of Crabb after he left Pop Will Eat Itself in 1995. In 1993, he remixed Pop Will Eat Itself's "Get the Girl, Kill the Baddies" as a B-sideA-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
called "Part Man Part Machine", prompting him to release more of his ambient material. A remix
Remix
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of Pop Will Eat Itself's song "Cape Connection" was released on the limited 2CD edition of the album
Album
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, Two Fingers, My Friends!. Crabb released the album All Blue Review, as well as an accompanying single for "Digging the Dancing Weed", with Eno
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
engineer Marcus Dravs on Infectious Records
Infectious Records
Infectious Records is a record label whose bands have included Ash, Local Natives, Symposium, My Vitriol, Seafood, The Paradise Motel, General Fiasco and The Subways. Infectious was established by Korda Marshall after leaving RCA, and became part of Marshall's Mushroom Records UK operation in the...
in July 1994. Despite Crabb leaving PWEI to focus on Golden Claw Musics, they have not released any more material to date.
Current projects
After the Golden Claw Musics project, Crabb disappeared from the music industry, although he made appearances on former PWEI members' albums. In 2005, PWEI played a few reformation shows in the UK, which led to formation of VileevilsVileevils
Vileevils was an electronic dance duo, formed when the 2005 reunion of Pop Will Eat Itself failed to become a full-time project. Singer Clint Mansell and guitarist Richard March were too busy with side projects to dedicate themselves to writing and performing new material, and so the remaining...
with Fuzz Townshend and Adam Mole. Vile Evils disbanded in February 2010 after releasing four singles on US label dPulse.
Crabb has recently remixed KMFDM, Revolting Cocks (2009), and US Grammy winner Kevin Max (2010).
Crabb recently put together a new version of Pop Will Eat Itself to celebrate the band's 25th year in 2011. In July 2011, a new line-up of PWEI was announced, featuring Crabb as the only original member. In October 2011, the album New Noise Designed By A Sadist
New Noise Designed by a Sadist
-Track listing:# "Back 2 Business"# "Chaos & Mayhem"# "Nosebleed Turbo TV"# "Captain Plastic"# "Mask"# "Equal Zero"# "Oldskool Cool"# "Seek & Destroy"# "Disguise"# "Wated "# "Wasted "...
was released on Cooking Vinyl, to be followed by a UK tour.