Luxuria
Encyclopedia
Luxuria was a British
pop music
band made up of vocalist Howard Devoto
(formerly of Buzzcocks
and Magazine
) and instrumentalist Norman Fisher-Jones
, aka "Noko." The band was active in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Devoto and Noko met through Pete Shelley
, supposedly bonding over a competition to read Marcel Proust
(Noko won). The two recorded six collections of material.
In 1987, when they signed to Beggars Banquet
and formed Luxuria. In 1988, they released their debut album, Unanswerable Lust. Their second and subsequently final album, Beast Box, was released in 1990.
United Kingdom
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pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band made up of vocalist Howard Devoto
Howard Devoto
Howard Devoto is an English rock and roll singer-songwriter, who began his career as the frontman for the punk band Buzzcocks, but then left to form Magazine, one of the first post-punk bands...
(formerly of Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...
and Magazine
Magazine (band)
Magazine are an English post-punk group active from 1977 to 1981, then reformed in 2009. Their debut single, "Shot by Both Sides", is now acknowledged as a classic and their debut album, Real Life, is still widely admired as one of the greatest albums of all time...
) and instrumentalist Norman Fisher-Jones
Norman Fisher-Jones
Norman Fisher-Jones also known as Noko, is an English multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and producer, has formed and/or played with a number of bands primarily as a guitarist or bassist...
, aka "Noko." The band was active in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Devoto and Noko met through Pete Shelley
Pete Shelley
Pete Shelley is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of Buzzcocks.-Biography:...
, supposedly bonding over a competition to read Marcel Proust
Marcel Proust
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu...
(Noko won). The two recorded six collections of material.
In 1987, when they signed to Beggars Banquet
Beggars Banquet
- Personnel :The Rolling Stones* Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, harmonica on "Parachute Woman"* Keith Richards – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar on "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Street Fighting Man", backing vocals, lead vocals on opening of "Salt of the Earth"* Brian...
and formed Luxuria. In 1988, they released their debut album, Unanswerable Lust. Their second and subsequently final album, Beast Box, was released in 1990.
Discography
- Redneck 7" and 12", 1988
- Unanswerable Lust LP and CD, 1988
- Public Highway 12", 1988
- The Beast Box Is Dreaming 12" and CD, 1990
- Beast Box LP and CD, 1990
- Jezebel 7", 12", and CD, 1990