Almost Alone

about

Almost Alone were a synth duo comprised of Matthew Wilson (vocals) and Simon Chandler (synths/programming). They met at The Wilderness School in Sevenoaks, Kent, and formed the band in 1981 when they were both 15. In 1983 they self released a 7inch single, Blue City/It's So Sad, recorded at the famous Blackwing Studios (co-owned by Vince Clark of Depeche Mode/Yazoo/Erasure). The single was engineered by Martin Fryer, who worked on numerous synth hits of the era. Only 1000 of these records were pressed and those that remain have become collectible. The band used an number of iconic 70s and 80s synths and drum machines including Roland Jupiter 6 and Jupiter 8, Moog Rogue, TR 808, Emulator and Roland Bassline. Almost Alone came close to being signed by a major label on more than one occasion. In 1987, the day after the Great Storm, they began recording a number of demos for London Records, but were not signed. Shortly after the duo split. Simon Chandler went on to form Mr Gilbert's Circus (later renamed Mammal) and toured with Gary Numan. He also produced a number of electro dance tracks under the moniker 'Floorshakers'. He lives in Thailand with his family and is a regular (and very fast) marathon runner. After a four year break from music, Matthew Wilson formed Heads of State, a five piece Indie guitar band. He is now an award winning garden designer and, since 2009, has been a regular panellist on Radio 4s Gardeners Questions Time and a contributor to the FT. He lives in Rutl

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Blue City (7")

blue city

Systems of Romance Vol. 8

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Rare Hits of The 80s Vol. 51

Distant Waves II

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Blue City (7'')

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Electroconvulsive Therapy Vol 3 – Obscure Singles Circa 83-86 (MR​-​049)

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1983 - Blue City (7'')

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She's So Quiet

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Benny's Song

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Electroconvulsive Therapy Vol 3 – Obscure Singles Circa 83​-​86

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Electroconvulsive Therapy Vol 3: Obscure Singles Circa 83​-​86

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