Description
The Mabuses – The Mabuses – Vinyl Record
The Mabuses were a Scottish alternative rock band that formed in the late 1980s and were active until the early 2000s. The band’s music was characterized by its eclectic and experimental approach, blending elements of alternative rock, psychedelia, and indie pop.
The Mabuses is a band which formed in London in 1991 and released two albums to considerable critical acclaim. Led by the enigmatic Kim Fahy, the Mabuses offer music which mixes pop sensibilities with more esoteric concerns such as film and literature. The name ‘Mabuses’ is a tribute to the Fritz Lang film trilogy about a master criminal called Dr. Mabuse. The sheer profusion of influences in their work made The Mabuses impossible to categorize. Lyrically and musically, the result of their output can only be best described as modern psychedelia.
The Mabuses is supremely idealistic pop, cut according to the belief that the form should entice, baffle and ruffle rather than provide a readily assimilable template. Fahy’s rhythmic/melodic charge is rooted in folk-derived Brit-pop, the kind that typified 1967’s psychedelic headcharge, a.k.a Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd and the Soft Machine, with that nursery rhyme loopiness – whimsy and surrealism simultaneously, all strangeness, quark and charm, where nothing is quite as it seems.
While The Mabuses did not achieve widespread commercial success, they gained a dedicated following for their unique sound and creative songwriting. They released several albums and singles during their career, including ‘Mabused’ (1990), ‘Britannia Waives the Rules’ (1993), and ‘Diabolica’ (1996).
The band was known for their inventive music videos and stage performances, which often incorporated multimedia elements and visual effects to enhance their live shows.
Although The Mabuses are not widely known outside of alternative and indie music circles, they left a mark on the Scottish and British music scenes of the 1990s with their innovative approach to rock music.
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Track Listing
1. Cubicles
2. In The Long Run
3. Kicking A Pigeon
4. Brightmares
5. Mad Went The Barber
6. Diego No.1
7. Gibbon Walk, The
8. That’s How Men Drop
9. Life In A Lifeboat
10. Novice, The
11. Diego No.2
12. We Rested Our Feet
13. Nightcap
