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44: 758:(2011), described by O'Hagan as a "spring album". He said that the band's slowed output was due to low finances, and that he could only sustain a career in music through arrangement commissions. He could not afford commercial studios and recorded in improvised spaces "as much as possible, which allowed the budget to go on strings and brass. But I also wanted to create more space on the records. I was tired of density." In 2013, the group contributed a song, "Living on a Farm", to an episode of the children's television programme 665: 396: 593:, while its lyrics loosely address themes of "nomadism, nostalgia, film and musical theatre, and the effects of colonialism". In the US, the album was issued with a 40-minute bonus CD containing material that was previously unreleased in that region. Dominic Murcott then joined the group on vibraphone and marimba. 801:
with our catalog, and I’ve really been wanting to get them remastered and pressed on vinyl, and maybe do an expanded series like Stereolab have done. If we can get that to happen, we’ll tour. ... Then we might use that as an opportunity to officially retire—it would be a great way to close that book,
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critic Robert Ham summarized the plot as "extended anecdotes to comment on the rapid changes happening in London, particularly in Peckham, a region in the southeastern part of the city where O'Hagan has lived for over 20 years." The play originally featured a cast of actors and actresses, but when a
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in the quest for building the perfect orchestrated pop masterpiece." O'Hagan responded to the Beach Boys comparisons that the album had drawn: " has been the biggest influence in my career to date. I was always shy how much I liked him, but this time I decided to be blatant about it." He was also
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as "the beginning of the great pop experiment, rock and roll got hold of the whole thing and stopped it," and intended his new band to carry on in a similar tradition. He continued to make guest appearances on later Stereolab releases. Visser departed the group and was replaced by guitarist John
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The band does not make a living, but my arrangements and collaborations just about do. ... So an unmarketable band does have consequences. Tours have to be underwritten and those days are gone I'm afraid. ... We never get to the U.S. now because it’s too expensive.
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studio album adaptation was released in 2016, the record only featured instrumental performances. O'Hagan explained that this was because the label felt that its promotion "would be difficult as the record would appear to be from a different medium."
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hot-air balloon that he saw in a magazine. Around 1991 or 1992, the name was recycled for a new band formed by Sean O'Hagan, Marcus Holdaway, Jon Fell and Rob Allum. They could not afford to record a full album, and instead released an EP, titled
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reviewer Eric Harvey wrote that the album "emerge as the most enjoyable High Llamas record in over a decade. ... with a bounce and sway nearly absent from its largely rhythmless predecessor." Another four years went by until their next release,
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hesitant to be associated with the ork-pop movement, saying that the group's "music is a hybrid of stuff from the last 50, 20 or 30 years ... It's definitely about making music for tomorrow."
720:," the High Llamas failed to attract a comparative following and were seen as "a little too esoteric and experimental to threaten a mainstream that had once warmed to the strong melodies of 811:, was released under the High Llamas banner. The album contains elements of R&B and hip-hop, and features vocal contributions from singer Rae Morris and O'Hagan's daughter Livvy. 341:, O'Hagan said, "I was quite happy with what we were doing, there wasn't really anything remarkable about it, and it wasn't really the kind of music that I enjoyed listening to ... 418:. He became their keyboardist, initially as a temporary replacement, but O'Hagan was "allowed to make suggestions and the fun started." His first record appearance was on the EP 430:(1994). Influenced by his time with Gane, O'Hagan decided to revamp his creative aspirations for the High Llamas. In a 1997 article, O'Hagan spoke of the Beach Boys' 1966 album 581:(1996), was released on Alpaca Park, and reached number 62 in the UK, again for a one-week stay. He described the work as a fusion between the music of the "post mid-European 1385: 1462: 793:. During an interview to promote the record, he commented that the High Llamas were not defunct and that he was attempting to secure the rights to the band's work from 1426: 264:
O'Hagan formed the High Llamas after the breakup of his group Microdisney. The band initially played in a more conventional acoustic pop style, but after he joined
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thing. These people were investigating harmonies in really interesting, nearly orchestral ways, but they were using subversive sounds to do it."
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stated that the album was released "almost as an afterthought , with virtually no fanfare." Also in 1994, the High Llamas accompanied
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O'Hagan recalled that "we had everybody knocking the door down saying, 'here take the money and make the record.'" The follow-up to
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arrangements. The latter marked the arrival of an additional member, Pete Aves, on guitars and banjo. Unterberger referred to
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for a one-week stay. It was recorded with a £4000 budget in the span of a few months, and anticipated the mid 1990s
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was well-received from within the record industry, and it became a commonly recommended album among British
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Although the shorthand description of the High Llamas usually involves phrases like "shameless
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From left: Murcott (obscured), Holdaway, Allum, O'Hagan, Fell (obscured) and Aves.
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Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson
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as a keyboardist, he was inspired to revamp the group's music closer to the
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imitators," that's never really been the case. Even on their most overtly
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label representatives. The band were soon tagged as part of the nascent "
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as "a high achievement for the Llamas with both critics and fans." In
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era" and the "really screwed up West Coast American sort of music, of
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piece as "a new breed of popsmiths going back to such inspirations as
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Buried Treasure Volume 2: Overlooked, Forgetten and Uncrowned Albums
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writer Noel Murray remarked that without the Beach Boys' 1968 album
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The High Llamas' American and British fanbase continued to grow.
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fad. The album received press coverage from magazines such as
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concert in the early 1990s, O'Hagan met the band's founders
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In 2019, Drag City released O'Hagan's second solo album,
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In 2014, the High Llamas premiered a theatrical play,
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O'Hagan performing with the High Llamas in Spain, 2011
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variety". It incorporated more electronic sounds than
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New York Media, LLC. 1225:"A year in song (40 great tracks in 40 sentences)" 337:At this point, the band's style was conventional 507:, as his backing band for a brief concert tour. 402:performing in London, 1994 (O'Hagan not present) 1279:"The High Llamas: Here Come the Rattling Trees" 727: 510: 1598: 1596: 1594: 1592: 1590: 745:(2007) received generally favourable reviews. 2259: 1963:"Retrospective, Rarities & Instrumentals" 1346: 1344: 1342: 1340: 1338: 610:(1998), an album consisting of seven remixed 392:, "the High Llamas probably wouldn't exist." 8: 1406:"The Year in Music - Subculture of the Year" 528:and European film soundtracks, are obvious. 1304: 1302: 1300: 1298: 1296: 1294: 650:Retrospective, Rarities & Instrumentals 2266: 2252: 2244: 1815: 1813: 1379: 1377: 1375: 1373: 1272: 1270: 1175: 1139: 904: 672:The High Llamas started recording for the 31: 1665: 1663: 1661: 1509: 1507: 1414:. Vol. 14, no. 1. January 1998. 1365:The High Llamas may have started in 1991. 1154:Retrospective, Rarities and Instrumentals 1691: 1689: 1687: 1311:"Building A Perfect Ork-Pop Masterpiece" 276:sound he preferred. Their second album, 1762: 1760: 1758: 1756: 1672:"High Llamas Hope to Scale U.S. Market" 1215: 286:revivalist movement, and its follow-up 1562: 1560: 864: 524:, other influences, such as Brazilian 1456: 1454: 840:Dominic Murcott – vibraphone, marimba 797:, "who are extremely reluctant to do 692:(2003) eschewed electric guitars and 7: 1386:"The High Llamas: A Different Breed" 487:. British music journalists praised 321:. The name came from a picture of a 2142:"Living On A Farm / Yo Gabba Gabba" 1897:"The High Llamas - Cold and Bouncy" 353:... a lot of soundtrack music like 48:The High Llamas performing in 2008. 2471:Musical groups established in 1991 1767:Woullard, Clayton (4 March 2016). 1670:Sexton, Paul (23 September 1995). 1638:Kamp, David; Daly, Steven (2005). 837:Marcus Holdaway – cello, keyboards 457:, an album that reached 94 on the 451:In 1994, the High Llamas released 282:(1994), anticipated the mid 1990s 25: 2080:Harvey, Eric (21 February 2007). 1822:"Sean O'Hagan: The Highest Llama" 1535:Smith, Ethan (10 November 1997). 1277:Caldwell, Rob (18 January 2016). 2461:Drag City (record label) artists 2176:Kyle, Joseph (25 October 2019). 1796:. 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Index

High Llamas
The High Llamas performing in 2008. From left: Murcott (obscured), Holdaway, Allum, O'Hagan, Fell (obscured) and Aves.
London
Avant-pop
electronica
chamber pop
ork-pop
V2
Duophonic
Drag City
Microdisney
Sean O'Hagan
highllamas.com
avant-pop
London
Sean O'Hagan
Microdisney
the Beach Boys
bossa nova
Stereolab
electronic
orchestral
Gideon Gaye
easy-listening
Hawaii
Microdisney
Sean O'Hagan
Cathal Coughlan
Victorian era
guitar pop

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