Biografia

Stuart Moxham was a driving force in the critically worshipped lo-fi, low-volume pioneering Welsh cult band Young Marble Giants. When they fell apart in 1980, his next project was The Gist.

Whatever Moxham’s misgivings, his outrageously eclectic finished album sounded unlike anything available at the time and pointed to a number of routes to the future. With the 20/20 vision of hindsight, it’s clear that whatever it lacks in coherence, it more than compensates for in unabashed eclecticism and quirky tunefulness.