{"id":29,"date":"2022-12-15T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/coventrybands\/2022\/12\/15\/bron-area\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T18:05:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T18:05:00","slug":"bron-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/coventrybands\/2022\/12\/15\/bron-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Bron Area"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bron Area<\/b><\/div>\n

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BRON AREA<\/b><\/div>\n

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Steve Parker<\/b> – Electric piano \/ Vocals <\/p>\n

Martin Packwood<\/b> – Vocals \/ Bass \/Keyboards (Went on to Martyn Bate’s band Cry Acetylene Angel)<\/span><\/div>\n


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 <\/b><\/span>Help from: Steven Bialik<\/b>: Saxophone. Christopher Dunne<\/b>: Drums.<\/p>\n

They are featured on the Eyeless in Gaza <\/b>website – here http:\/\/www.eyelessingaza.com\/bron.html<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Bron Area: a short biography from Glass Records (included with their LP).<\/b><\/div>\n

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Bron Area<\/b> started life as a duo March 1979, emerging from an embryo of musicians in Nuneaton. Martin Packwood and Steven Parker had been involved in a number of these before meeting a wider and more competent group of musicians. Notably among these was Peter Becker who supported and encouraged them in the early stages of Bron Area. With the reorganization of The Reluctant Stereotypes, resulting in the departure of Martyn Bates and Chris Dunne (later to drum on all later Bron Area records) the former arrived at a Bron gig to be introduced to Peter and thus Eyeless In Gaza came into being. Ambivalent Scale Recordings was later established and saw the release of Bron Area\u2019s One Year cassette album and Fragile Sentences Ep as well as Eyeless In Gaza\u2019s Kodak Ghosts Run Amok Ep and Kevin Harrison\u2019s On Earth 2 cassette (later released as a Cherry Red album [remixed]). As Eyeless moved on to greater glory via their deal with Cherry Red Records, the momentum of Nuneaton\u2019s music scene diminished, Bron Area subdued their efforts somewhat until David Barker of Glass Records, having heard 2 songs from the Alternative Sounds fanzines compilation tape Facet 1 asked them to appear on his Wonderful World of Glass Vol. 1 Lp at the end of 1981. So impressed was Mr. Barker that on the strength of a recent demo tape Bron Area were signed to Glass at the beginning of 1982. The first vinyl was a 12\u201d Ep entitled \u2018Different Phrases\u2019 released in March \u201982 and later released as a 7\u201d on Posh Boy Records in the USA. Now, after the best Above Review from Alternative Sounds part of 1982 being spent in the recording studio Bron Area\u2019s first album is ready. The album is The Trees and the Villages \u2013 a title which suggests the sentiments of their present music. Although not quite as described in Stringent Measures fanzine \u201ca modern day country music \u2026 with a little organic additive\u201d it does through different means seek to fulfil the same role as that music. Martin Packwood: \u201cThe album doesn\u2019t take risks, but I really don\u2019t see how any music could claim to do so. The only thing you risk in being avant garde is that no one is going to buy the record and listen to what you have to offer. People take risks in their lives \u2013 in their decisions, their lifestyles and so on \u2013 not when they listen to a record.\u201d<\/p>\n

Discography (From Eyeless in Gaza Website – above)<\/b><\/p>\n

One Year (ASR 003, 1980, C45)<\/p>\n

Part One: You\u2019d be Amazed\/The Long Dream\/Unknown Friends\/1977\/Yes She Knows\/Love Song\/Images<\/p>\n

Part Two: Sunday Morning\/Walking\/You\u2019d be Amazed*\/Swarm\/The Car\/1945*\/Calling Michael\/Genette*\/Green Avenue\/\u201cJazz\u201d\/Where is She Now?<\/span><\/div>\n


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Some songs included in part two are from our days as a duo. These have been reworked into the present set with a (*)<\/p>\n

Steven Parker<\/b>: Voice, Keyboards. Alain Royer<\/b>: Guitar, Voice. Martin Packwood:<\/b> Bass, Voice.
Recorded live and with Kevin Harrison. <\/b>Vocal on \u2018Calling Michael\u2019 by Isabelle<\/b>. Saxophone (you\u2019ll be lucky) by Dave<\/b>. Commentry on \u2018Where is She Now?\u2019 by John.<\/b><\/p>\n

Bron Area began in March 1979 as a duo playing songs at small gigs mostly to friends. Steven had been playing piano for 4 years and sang in a punk band Addix through \u201977. Martin had played \u2018My Way\u2019 to drunks in social clubs on the organ for some time, and played punk R&B band Radiation One before joining Bron Area. The music from those days as a duo are summarised in part one.<\/p>\n

Since then their music has become somewhat more agressive, and they have acquired a guitarist, Alain. He played in several bands in France until he moved to Brighton and was a founder member of The Squares. He then moved to Coventry and joined Bron Area after a jam. The music of this period is catalogued in part two.<\/p>\n

Fragile Sentences (ASR 012, 1981, Ep 7\u201d)<\/p>\n

Fragile Sentences \u2013 Green Avenue\/The Unfortunate Reply\/System<\/p>\n

Steven Parker<\/b>: Vocals, Keyboards, Recorder. Martin Packwood:<\/b> Bass, Vocals, Recorder.<\/p>\n

Recorded at Woodbine Street in Nov\/Dec 1980. Produced by Bron Area and John Rivers.<\/p>\n

Different Phrases (Glass 012, 1982, 12\u201d)<\/p>\n

Different Phrases\/You Would be Amazed\/Dancing<\/p>\n

Martin Packwood<\/b>: Vocals, Bass, Keyboards. Steven Parker<\/b>: Vocals, Keyboards.<\/p>\n

Help from: Steven Bialik:<\/b> Saxophone. Christopher Dunne<\/b>: Drums.<\/p>\n

Trees and Villages<\/b> recently available from Kevin Harrison’s Marz Imprints<\/b> (although Marz site seems to be down at the moment). Possibly available here on http:\/\/mutant-sounds.blogspot.com\/2007\/01\/bron-area-trees-and-villages-lpuk-1983.html<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n


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The Trees and the Villages (Glalp 5, 1983, Lp)<\/p>\n

Les Arbes\/Love Stories\/As Midday Screams\/This Year\/Dancing\/Sometimes in Water …\/Caught then Drowned Affection\/Elegy to Innocence\/Secret Places\/In Victory\/Separate Rooms<\/p>\n

Martin Packwood, Steven Parker with help from: Chris Dunne: Drums. Steve Biolik: Saxophone, Liz Seal [Martyn Bates\u2019 wife]: Voice. John A Rivers and Jonathan dee: Studio.<\/p>\n

Compilations<\/p>\n

Facet 1 ( ?, 1981, C?\/Magazine)<\/p>\n

Drift Away\/Fragile Sentences<\/p>\n

The Wonderful World of Glass Volume One (Glass 010, 1981, Lp)<\/p>\n

You Would be Amazed<\/span><\/div>\n


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