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Ian North
12+ albums
new waveminimal waveminimal electronicsynthpopminimal synth
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1. Ian North (singer, guitarist, synthesist, producer and songwriter) was the leader of Long Island's finest contribution to pop punk rock, Milk 'n' Cookies. Ian North was present at the birth of the New York punk scene - playing CBGB's shows with The Ramones and Talking Heads, among many others, with Milk N' Cookies in their cute baseball. The band's sole LP — recorded in 1975 but released two years later — is full of catchy melodies, twee lyrics and energetic fizz-pop guitar hooks. Awfully early for the power pop revival, it never was very popular; however, fans of bands like Shoes and Sparks might appreciate its preciously naïve charms. North's subsequent solo career has taken several turns. Living in London for a while, he led a new wave band called Neo at the time of the English Punk explosion. At the outset, NEO, fronted by Ian North, was actually called Ian North's Radio, but the band only managed one gig supporting Ultravox in November 1976, before Martin Gordon (ex-Sparks, ex-Jet ) left to be replaced by George Dyner on bass. when the latter himself left, remaining members Ian North (vocals, guitar) and Paul Simon (drums) roped in Paul's brother Robert Simon (aka Robin Simon) on guitar. with Ian North switching to bass, an instrument he had never played before, the last piece of the NEO puzzle had fallen into place, and the sibling band embarked on an incessant schedule of rehearsals and gigs. NEO contributed two tracks "Small Lives" and "Tell Me The Truth" t
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albums
My Girlfriend's Dead
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Theory 11/05
Neo
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Paste Magazine Sampler 25
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A Tribute To Flexi-Pop Vol. 05
Rape Of Orchids
Rape Of Orchids (12")
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This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol 12
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This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol. 6
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This is What I Call Minimal 80s! Vol. 11
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Return of Flexipop Vol. 2
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Everything is Incomplete