hall@beta.DEC (DAN HALL DTN 264-5879) (05/10/85)
>>Anyone know the whereabouts of any of the other ex-members of Magazine? >>They were Howard Devoto (vocals), Dave Formula (keyboards), John McGeoch >>(guitar) and John Doyle (drums). I know Dave and John M joined Visage >>for the first 2 albums, and John M also played with Siouxsie & The >>Banshees for a time. Dave Formula appears on a 12" single I picked up just last night. It's a pop tune called "Theoretical China" by someone named Winston Tong. The B-side is a long (>16 min) spacy tune. Sorry I can't say more, but I've only heard it once. Lots of Japanese musicians. Anyone know more about Winston Tong? Dan Hall DEC, Merrimack, NH ...!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-beta!hall "Pepsi Cola, Pepsi Cola, brings your ancestors back from the grave" - Magazine
dce@hammer.UUCP (David Elliott) (05/13/85)
Winston Tong has sung on at least three Tuxedomoon albums (Desire, Holly Days, and Suite en Sous-Sol). He has a very strong voice and lends a lot to the group's music. If anyone is interested, Tuxedomoon is a group that was with Ralph for a couple of years. They had three songs on Ralph's Subterranean Modern collection, and three Ralph Albums (Half-Mute, Desire, and a collection of songs from these albums and some singles called "A Thousand Lives by Picture"). In addition, they have released at least two albums on other labels (the aforementioned Holly Days and Suite en Sous-Sol) and a few singles as well. The group relies mostly on music, which is mostly synthesized with some fantastic guitar work. Vocals are used as additional instruments; at least, I can't say that they have that much meaning. They are kind of similar to modern poetry (which I can't make much sense of; then again, I liked the Attractions without Elvis Costello). Since the subject of the original letter was Magazine, I'll mention a coule of nice items I found over the years. I once found a copy of the original "Shot By Both Sides" single (b/w "My Mind Ain't So Open"). This version uses no keyboards; an extra guitar part is used instead, which makes the song much more powerful. Also, I found an album called "Back To Nature", which is a live album from the 1979 tour (during which I missed seeing them by two stupid days). The sound quality is pretty good (considering the general quality of bootlegs) and the band sounds great. David Elliott
rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Arthur Pewtey) (05/14/85)
>>Anyone know the whereabouts of any of the other ex-members of Magazine? >>They were Howard Devoto (vocals), Dave Formula (keyboards), John McGeoch >>(guitar) and John Doyle (drums). I know Dave and John M joined Visage >>for the first 2 albums, and John M also played with Siouxsie & The >>Banshees for a time. > Dave Formula appears on a 12" single I picked up just last night. It's > a pop tune called "Theoretical China" by someone named Winston Tong. The > B-side is a long (>16 min) spacy tune. Sorry I can't say more, but I've > only heard it once. Lots of Japanese musicians. Anyone know more about > Winston Tong? > > Dan Hall If memory serves, Winston Tong was (still is?) the vocalist for the Ralph (now Crepescule) artists Tuxedomoon. He joined them as of their second album (Desire). Many people I know think he killed the band. ("Why are we all living dying to die?") -- Life is complex. It has real and imaginary parts. Rich Rosen ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr
med@astrovax.UUCP (Mark Dickinson) (05/15/85)
> >>Anyone know the whereabouts of any of the other ex-members of Magazine? > > Dave Formula appears on a 12" single I picked up just last night. It's > a pop tune called "Theoretical China" by someone named Winston Tong. > Anyone know more about Winston Tong? Winston Tong has primarily sung and performed with Tuxedomoon. I am pleased to say that that group has a brand new LP titled Holy Wars -- excellent music from them as always, although this time out I found the lyrics to be somewhat stilted at times. Still, very much worth obtaining. I recently found a complete Tuxedomoon LP which I had never before seen: the music for a ballet called Divine. The song "Ninotchka" (which I have seen on a 12" single many times) is from this soundtrack. The record is on Operation Twilight Records, I believe. Anyone know anything about this? Mark Dickinson