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Ex-Thieves instrumentalist Saul Freeman aimed for his own dream-pop aesthetic when he
placed an ad in the now defunct music weekly, Melody Maker. He had already worked with
David McAlmont, but wanted a new creative outlet.
Searching for an ethereal voice similar to the likes of the Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser and
Shara Nelson (Massive Attack, Presence), solo artist Nicola Hitchcock ended Freeman’s
search when answering his request. The two instantly clicked, for Hitchcock also had a debut
album under her belt and the two formed Mandalay in the mid-nineties.
Incorporati ...read more
Ex-Thieves instrumentalist Saul Freeman aimed for his own dream-pop aesthetic when he
placed an ad in the now defunct music weekly, Melody Maker. He had already worked with
David McAlmont, but wanted a new creative outlet.
Searching for an ethereal voice similar to the likes of the Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser and
Shara Nelson (Massive Attack, Presence), solo artist Nicola Hitchcock ended Freeman’s
search when answering his request. The two instantly clicked, for Hitchcock also had a debut
album under her belt and the two formed Mandalay in the mid-nineties.
Incorporating trip-hop loops similar to Portishead and Hitchcock’s vocal perfections, the duo
earned props throughout the latter part of the decade in their native U.K., specifically with
the albums Empathy and Instinct.
Madonna even called Mandalay her new favorite band in fall 2000. Mandalay had signed to V2
by mid-2000 and prepped for their stateside major-label release, Solace, in spring 2001.
Source: http://www.last.fm/music/Mandalay « hide |
Similar Bands: Portishead, Lunik, Hooverphonic, Emiliana Torrini |
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| LPs |  | Instinct
2000
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 | Empathy
1997
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| Compilations |  | Solace
2001
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