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Pram (band)

Pram are a British post-rock band formed in Birmingham, England in 1988 by Rosie Cuckston (vocals, keyboards), Matt Eaton (guitar), Andy Weir (drums), and Samantha Owen (bass).[1] Subsequent lineups have changed frequently, most notably with Cuckston's departure in 2008.[1] Their electronic pop sound, described by AllMusic as "equally quaint and unsettling,"[1] employs unconventional instruments and draws on stylistic influences such as krautrock, exotica, and dub.[5]

Pram

Moseley, Birmingham, England

  • 1988–2008
  • 2016–present
  • Sam Owen
  • Matt Eaton
  • Max Simpson
  • Harry Dawes
  • Rosie Cuckston
  • Laurence Hunt
  • Steve Perkins
  • Daren Garret
  • Nick Sales
  • Alex Clare
  • Dave Turner
  • Mark Butterworth
  • Andy Weir
  • Hannah Baines
  • Mr. Verdigris Horn
  • The Colonel

The group signed to Too Pure Records in 1993, where they released their debut LP The Stars Are So Big, The Earth Is So Small... Stay as You Are. They later signed to Domino.[1] Following the 2007 album The Moving Frontier, they took a lengthy hiatus, returning in 2018 with Across the Meridian.[1]

Work as remixers[edit]

Pram have remixed LFO and the Aphex Twin for the Warp Records 10th anniversary compilation. They have also remixed a song for the Indian singer Mohammed Rafi.[1]

Outside band activities[edit]

Rosie Cuckston recorded songs with Lætitia Sadier as Monade in the late 90s. She appeared on their "M Is The Thirteenth Letter/Monade" and "Split" singles.


Matt Eaton produces his own music under the name 'Micronormous' and has released a number of tracks on compilation albums - in Autumn 2009 he was reporting as working on an album for Warm Circuit records (home of the Modified Toy Orchestra). Eaton also DJs with Mark Cancellara (ex-Plone) at Silver Dollar, a reggae club in Birmingham.


Sam Owen and Max Simpson record and perform their own work as 'Moths of the Moon'. Their first mini-LP 'Another Place' was released in July 2021 on Ondes Positives Recordings.

Sam Owen (vocals, flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone, accordion, keyboards, melodica, guitar, bass guitar)

Matthew Eaton (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, sampler, strings)

Max Simpson (sampler, keyboards, bass guitar, melodica, synthesisers)

Harry Dawes (trombone, theremin, stylophone)

(1993), Too Pure

The Stars Are So Big, The Earth Is So Small... Stay as You Are

(1994), Too Pure

Helium

(1995), Too Pure

Sargasso Sea

(1998), Domino

North Pole Radio Station

(2000), Domino

The Museum of Imaginary Animals

(2003), Domino

Dark Island

(2007), Domino

The Moving Frontier

(2018), Domino

Across the Meridian

Archived 9 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine

'Happy music is for discos' BBC Interview

MTV.com bio

Keep in a Dry Place and Away from Children (animated film)

Review of 'Photophonic' Tour in The Telegraph

Vimeo page of Scott Johnston (Pram visual artist)

- article in The Quietus by Neil Kulkarni, 22 December 2011.

"A New Nineties - Part Four: Why Pram Wrote The Best Album Of The Nineties"