The Memory Band began life at the turn of the century, the progeny of one-time Gorodisch electronicist Stephen Cracknell, his computer and a lot of imagination. In addition to releasing Gorodisch records on the Leaf label, Cracknell founded the legendary Trunk label (reissuers of The Wicker Man soundtrack) and spent a short stint playing bass with Badly Drawn Boy. The group's second album, Apron Strings, is a sublime blend of acoustic folk and homespun electronics. While many tracks were recorded live in t...   [ read more ]

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Performing pastoral British folk with a veneer of electronics and a knowing nod to the burgeoning freak folk scene, the Memory Band is the creation of musician and songwriter Stephen Cracknell. A former bass player with Badly Drawn Boy and proprietor of the Trunk Records label, Cracknell previously released several records under the name Gorodisch, in which he melded electronic and folk elements, and in 2003 he launched the Memory Band as (in his words) 'an imaginary group playing music drawn from the coll...   [ read more ]

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