The Modern Art
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The Modern Art was a psychedelic rock
band formed by Gary Ramon in the 1980s. It had a loose lineup that never played gigs but did see the release of two studio albums and a number of self-produced cassettes. Ramon disbanded the group out of a desire "to make a more live-sounding group that could go out and play". Many Modern Art members subsequently joined Ramon in various incarnations of his new band, Sun Dial
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(OOD, 1989; Acme Records
, 1995; Gallium Arsenide, 1996)
Some cassette albums on Color were distributed or rereleased by Falling A Records
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Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
band formed by Gary Ramon in the 1980s. It had a loose lineup that never played gigs but did see the release of two studio albums and a number of self-produced cassettes. Ramon disbanded the group out of a desire "to make a more live-sounding group that could go out and play". Many Modern Art members subsequently joined Ramon in various incarnations of his new band, Sun Dial
Sun Dial
Sun Dial is a British space rock band formed in 1990 by Gary Ramon.-History:The precursor to Sun Dial was Ramon's the Modern Art, formed in the mid-'80s with a loose lineup that never played gigs but did see the release of two studio albums...
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Albums
- Underwater Kites (Color Records, October 1982)
- Oriental Towers (Color Records, 31 July 1983)
- Dimension of Noise
- Living in The Distortion Parade
- Souvenir
- Pastel Sunrise
- Modern Artefact № 1
- Modern Artefact № 2
- Guitars on Fire
- Collectors Item
- Full Tilt At The Chocolate Factory
- Stereoland (Color Records, 1987)
- All Aboard the Mind Train
- Mordern Ravan
(OOD, 1989; Acme Records
Acme Records
Acme Records, an independent record label based in Hastings, East Sussex, England, was formed in 1994 by Gary Ramon . It is known for reissuing classic progressive rock and psychedelic rock albums from the 1960s and 1970s, including out-of-print and previously unreleased material...
, 1995; Gallium Arsenide, 1996)
Some cassette albums on Color were distributed or rereleased by Falling A Records
Falling A Records
Falling A Records is a Essex, England based independent record label formed in the late 1970s, and heavily involved with the D.I.Y cassette movement of the early 1980s...
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Singles
- Dreams to Live/Beautiful Truth (7", Color Records, 1985)
- Penny Valentine/One Way Ticket (7", Color Records, 1988)