The Mabuses
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The Mabuses is a band which formed in London in 1991 and released three albums to considerable critical acclaim[citation needed]. 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. Lyrically and musically, their recordings can be described as modern psychedelia.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, psychedelic, experimental rock |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Magpie Recordings, One Little Indian, Rough Trade, Virgin, Shimmy Disc |
| Members | John Valentine Carruthers Chris Wilson Kim Fahy Lucien de Belleville Donna McKevitt Chris Burrows Trevor Sharpe Bernard Viguie Maëva Le Berre Anne Millioud-Gouverneur Tatiana Mladenovitch |
| Website | www.themabuses.com |
"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, quirk and charm – where nothing is quite as it seems." (Martin Aston – College Music Journal)
In 2007, an album of new material entitled Mabused! was released.[1] It featured guitarist John Valentine Carruthers (previously of Siouxsie and the Banshees) who co-composed several songs with Fahy. Pitchfork rated it 7.2 out of ten, saying "Mabused welcomes a brave new world".[2] AllMusic rated it four out of five stars, qualifying it as "compelling".[3]
Discography
- 1991: Mabuses (Rough Trade Records)
- 1994: Melbourne Method (Rough Trade Records)
- 2007: Mabused! (Magpie Records)
