Initially an electro beast, with the wonderful 7"
cover of "You're So Vain", and then prefiguring neu-krautrock, and
coincidentally borrowing a little too liberally from Neu offshoot Harmonium
(the less said about that the better) The Black Neon released Arts and
Crafts back in August '06.
And never, ever played live. And had their only
video banned from MTV for having brand names too prominently displayed.
Double Gah!
NEWS
31 March 2009 - New Project
Steve Webster is now playing with Toby Jenkins (from the Squire of Somerton) in a band called Higamos Hogamos
DISCOGRAPHY
ARTS AND CRAFT - Album - 13 August 2006
01. Ode To Immer Weider
02. Ralph & Barbara
03. Cast That Light
04. The Truth
05. Infinity Pool
06. TX81Z
07. Hollywood 1,2 & 3
08. Shoot Me Into Space
09. The Ghosts
10. The Exit
The Black Neon (aka Stephen Webster) had already performed and released recordings with Toby Jenkins under the name Fort Lauderdale. However, his solo endeavors under the Black Neon moniker made their recording debut on the 2001 7" single "You're So Vain." The follow-up 12", "Your Sex Life," was released a year later and was met with great enthusiasm by synth pop and club enthusiasts.
After a four-year hiatus, he released Arts & Crafts in September of 2006, which features guest performances from such psychedelic/prog rock luminaries as Falk U. Rogner (Amon Düül), Harald Grosskopf (Ash Ra Tempel), and Yasuhiro Otani.
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