Remember Remember for Progressive Electronic

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   Remember Remember is the nom de guerre of Scottish multi-instrumentalist and sound designer Graeme Ronald, rooted in Glasgow and established in 2006. Ronald, formerly of other Glaswegian outfits the Royal We and Multiplies, performs a minimalist and krautrock-influenced style of instrumental post-rock, building ecstatic melodies out of stacked loops with a technique that owes as much to Robert Fripp and Brian Eno as it does Steve Reich and Philip Glass.

Signed to the Rock Action label, Remember Remember issued their self-titled debut in 2008. It was nearly entirely performed by Ronald, who handled not only guitar but keys, harp, kalimba and glockenspiel. A handful of guest musicians appeared to complete his vision, like trumpeter Mick Cooke, saxophonist James Swinburne, violinist Joan Sweeney and former Multiplies bandmate James Hamilton on drums (with a few others, including Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite, supplying handclaps which Ronald wove into the sonic tapestry). By 2009, Remember Remember had expanded to a septet, with Swinburne having officially joined along with guitarists Joseph Quimby (vocalist of Take a Worm for a Walk Week) and Steven Kane (vocalist of Happy Particles). Bassist Andy Brown, percussionist Joanne Murtagh and synthesist Tommy Stuart (member of the Magnificents) would complete the line-up. This iteration of the group released the RR Scorpii EP in 2010 and Remember Remember's sophomore album, The Quickening, a year later, which once again featured guest musicians, among them local DIY figure RM Hubbert (of fellow post-rock band El Hombre Trajeado) on acoustic guitar.

In 2014 the band issued their third and final LP, Forgetting the Present, and a year later Ronald announced its split, with Remember Remember playing their final show at Glasgow's Òran Mór before Ronald and his expecting partner moved to St. Louis, Missouri. In 2018, Ronald revived the project as a solo act, playing a few live shows and opening for Franz Ferdinand during their summer tour stop in St. Louis. Ronald also set up a Bandcamp page to distribute the band's first three records as well as demo and archival material.

Remember Remember will appeal to fans of Mark McGuire, Do Make Say Think, the Album Leaf, Mike Oldfield, Penguin Café Orchestra, Efterklang and Bell Orchestre.

"Remember Remember" (2008)
https://rememberremember.bandcamp.com/album/remember-remember

"The Quickening" (2011)
https://rememberremember.bandcamp.com/album/remember-remember

"Forgetting The Present" (2014)
https://rememberremember.bandcamp.com/album/forgetting-the-present

"Sunbeam / Brocade" single (2020)
https://rememberremember.bandcamp.com/album/sunbeam-brocade

Edited by Gordy - January 02 2023 at 20:24

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Gordy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Folk/Eclectic/PSIKE/Metal/Post/Math Team Joined: January 25 2007 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 4622	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Remember Remember for Progressive Electronic Posted: August 18 2021 at 02:44
	Remember Remember is the nom de guerre of Scottish multi-instrumentalist and sound designer Graeme Ronald, rooted in Glasgow and established in 2006. Ronald, formerly of other Glaswegian outfits the Royal We and Multiplies, performs a minimalist and krautrock-influenced style of instrumental post-rock, building ecstatic melodies out of stacked loops with a technique that owes as much to Robert Fripp and Brian Eno as it does Steve Reich and Philip Glass. Signed to the Rock Action label, Remember Remember issued their self-titled debut in 2008. It was nearly entirely performed by Ronald, who handled not only guitar but keys, harp, kalimba and glockenspiel. A handful of guest musicians appeared to complete his vision, like trumpeter Mick Cooke, saxophonist James Swinburne, violinist Joan Sweeney and former Multiplies bandmate James Hamilton on drums (with a few others, including Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite, supplying handclaps which Ronald wove into the sonic tapestry). By 2009, Remember Remember had expanded to a septet, with Swinburne having officially joined along with guitarists Joseph Quimby (vocalist of Take a Worm for a Walk Week) and Steven Kane (vocalist of Happy Particles). Bassist Andy Brown, percussionist Joanne Murtagh and synthesist Tommy Stuart (member of the Magnificents) would complete the line-up. This iteration of the group released the RR Scorpii EP in 2010 and Remember Remember's sophomore album, The Quickening, a year later, which once again featured guest musicians, among them local DIY figure RM Hubbert (of fellow post-rock band El Hombre Trajeado) on acoustic guitar. In 2014 the band issued their third and final LP, Forgetting the Present, and a year later Ronald announced its split, with Remember Remember playing their final show at Glasgow's Òran Mór before Ronald and his expecting partner moved to St. Louis, Missouri. In 2018, Ronald revived the project as a solo act, playing a few live shows and opening for Franz Ferdinand during their summer tour stop in St. Louis. Ronald also set up a Bandcamp page to distribute the band's first three records as well as demo and archival material. Remember Remember will appeal to fans of Mark McGuire, Do Make Say Think, the Album Leaf, Mike Oldfield, Penguin Café Orchestra, Efterklang and Bell Orchestre. "Remember Remember" (2008) https://rememberremember.bandcamp.com/album/remember-remember "The Quickening" (2011) https://rememberremember.bandcamp.com/album/remember-remember "Forgetting The Present" (2014) https://rememberremember.bandcamp.com/album/forgetting-the-present "Sunbeam / Brocade" single (2020) https://rememberremember.bandcamp.com/album/sunbeam-brocade Edited by Gordy - January 02 2023 at 20:24

Gordy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Folk/Eclectic/PSIKE/Metal/Post/Math Team Joined: January 25 2007 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 4622	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 31 2021 at 04:40


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	Alerted Post / Math Team. Thanks Andrew.


Gordy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Folk/Eclectic/PSIKE/Metal/Post/Math Team Joined: January 25 2007 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 4622	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 08 2021 at 10:36
	I appreciate it, Keishiro. I hope you enjoy them and that they provide some sort of comfort during these bleak times.

Gordy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Folk/Eclectic/PSIKE/Metal/Post/Math Team Joined: January 25 2007 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 4622	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 23 2021 at 01:26
	They were rejected by Post/Math, but Luca suggested to me they may fit in Progressive Electronic as he got 80s/90s Tangerine Dream vibes from RR's later work (I trust his word on this as I refuse to listen to anything after Underwater Sunlight), so I figured I'd summon the PSIKE team's attention.

Rivertree Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Band Submissions Joined: March 22 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 17664	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rivertree Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 23 2021 at 01:40
	Aye, I remember remember that I really liked their latest EP 'Sunbeam' Edited by Rivertree - September 23 2021 at 01:41


Rivertree Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Band Submissions Joined: March 22 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 17664	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rivertree Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: September 23 2021 at 04:56
	nice stuff ... I hear psych, kraut, post, electronic, whatever you want don't know where this will end ... added to our chart


Gordy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Folk/Eclectic/PSIKE/Metal/Post/Math Team Joined: January 25 2007 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 4622	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 23 2021 at 05:52
	Glad you like them and thanks for taking up their cause. I agree with your assessment and feel they have a future in Eclectic if PE doesn't work out.

Gordy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Folk/Eclectic/PSIKE/Metal/Post/Math Team Joined: January 25 2007 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 4622	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: December 21 2022 at 19:55
	After bouncing around subgenres, Remember Remember are finally added under Krautrock.