Dome (band)
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Dome was a musical group consisting of Bruce Gilbert
(guitar, vocals, synthesizer) and Graham Lewis
(bass, vocals, synthesizer).
, and formed Dome during Wire's 1980
–1984
hiatus. Over its first three albums, Wire's music had progressed from rapid-fire punk rock
to moody, ambitious post-punk
. Dome continued the experimentation, often abandoning traditional song structures in favor of found sounds, melodic fragments, and what critics Steven Grand and David Sheridan described as "lurching mechanical noises infrequently keeping a vague beat".
Between 1980 and 1981 Dome recorded three LPs; Dome One, Dome 2, and Dome 3, on its own Dome Records label.
As well as releasing Dome band albums, Gilbert and Lewis produced and released records by Desmond Simmons (who played on Colin Newman
's solo albums A-Z and Not To) and AC Marias
, on the band's label.
Dome's "3R4" LP was released in 1980 (as by Gilbert & Lewis), followed by its Kluba Cupol EP (as Cupol), and "Ends With The Sea" 7" (also as Gibert & Lewis), on the 4AD Records label. In 1982 it released MZUI (Waterloo Gallery), an LP of recordings made at the Waterloo Gallery with Russell Mills
.
In 1983 Gilbert and Lewis worked with Dome collaborator Angela Conway, (aka AC Marias), to release Whilst Climbing Thieves Vie For Attention, an LP under the name P'O. The same year they released an LP Or So It Seems, under the name Duet Emmo - an anagram of 'Dome' and 'Mute' - with Daniel Miller, head of Mute Records
, and released Will You Speak This Word, a.k.a. Dome 4, on the Uniton label.
Wire reformed in 1984, although Dome continued to perform and record occasionally. Yclept, a collection of Dome's later work, was released on WMO in 1998.
Bruce Gilbert
Bruce Gilbert is an English musician. One of the founding members of the influential and experimental art-punk band Wire, Gilbert branched out into electronic music, performance art, music production, and DJing during the band's extended periods of inactivity...
(guitar, vocals, synthesizer) and Graham Lewis
Graham Lewis
Graham Lewis is an English musician.Lewis is the bassist with punk rock/post-punk band Wire, a band formed in 1976...
(bass, vocals, synthesizer).
Background
Gilbert and Lewis were members of WireWire (band)
Wire are an English rock band, formed in London in October 1976 by Colin Newman , Graham Lewis , Bruce Gilbert , and Robert Gotobed...
, and formed Dome during Wire's 1980
1980 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.-January–March:*January 1**Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Elizabeth II.**The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley....
–1984
1984 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.-Janury-March:*January 21 – "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart, despite being banned by the BBC; it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40.*January 27 – Michael Jackson's...
hiatus. Over its first three albums, Wire's music had progressed from rapid-fire punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
to moody, ambitious post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
. Dome continued the experimentation, often abandoning traditional song structures in favor of found sounds, melodic fragments, and what critics Steven Grand and David Sheridan described as "lurching mechanical noises infrequently keeping a vague beat".
Between 1980 and 1981 Dome recorded three LPs; Dome One, Dome 2, and Dome 3, on its own Dome Records label.
As well as releasing Dome band albums, Gilbert and Lewis produced and released records by Desmond Simmons (who played on Colin Newman
Colin Newman
Colin Newman is an English musician, record producer and record label owner.-Biography:Newman is a member of the rock band Wire. When the band temporarily split in 1980, Newman pursued a solo career. His first solo LP, A-Z, was released in 1980 on the Beggar's Banquet label...
's solo albums A-Z and Not To) and AC Marias
AC Marias
AC Marias was the name under which Wire collaborator Angela Conway released a number of records during the 1980s and early 1990s. She was assisted by Wire's Bruce Gilbert on many releases, and on the single "Time Was" and album One Of Our Girls was also assisted by other Mute Records musicians...
, on the band's label.
Dome's "3R4" LP was released in 1980 (as by Gilbert & Lewis), followed by its Kluba Cupol EP (as Cupol), and "Ends With The Sea" 7" (also as Gibert & Lewis), on the 4AD Records label. In 1982 it released MZUI (Waterloo Gallery), an LP of recordings made at the Waterloo Gallery with Russell Mills
Russell Mills (artist)
Russell Mills is a British artist who was born in Ripon, Yorkshire, UK in 1952. He paints, creates multimedia installations, designs stage sets and lighting and has produced record covers and book covers for Brian Eno, the Cocteau Twins,Michael Nyman, David Sylvian, Peter Gabriel, and Nine Inch...
.
In 1983 Gilbert and Lewis worked with Dome collaborator Angela Conway, (aka AC Marias), to release Whilst Climbing Thieves Vie For Attention, an LP under the name P'O. The same year they released an LP Or So It Seems, under the name Duet Emmo - an anagram of 'Dome' and 'Mute' - with Daniel Miller, head of Mute Records
Mute Records
Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
, and released Will You Speak This Word, a.k.a. Dome 4, on the Uniton label.
Wire reformed in 1984, although Dome continued to perform and record occasionally. Yclept, a collection of Dome's later work, was released on WMO in 1998.
Discography
- Dome 1 (Dome Records 1980)
- Dome 2 (Dome Records 1981)
- Dome 3 (Dome Records 1981)
- Will You Speak This Word (Unition 1982)
- Yclept (WMO 1999)
- Dome 1&2 (Mute RecordsMute RecordsMute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
/The Grey Area 1992) - Dome 3&4 (Mute RecordsMute RecordsMute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
/The Grey Area 1992)