The Metronomes | nl

There are at least 2 artists with this name: 1) One-man ambient/instrumental music from Al Paxton of Stapleton. His work in this project has been likened to the music of The Sea And Cake amongst others. In the words of record label Gravity DIP, "Al records and mixes at home, playing everything himself, combining the spirit of DIY recording with a high quality spectrum of sounds." 2) Minimal synth Aussie band that featured Ash Wendesday on it's line up.Pure minimal synth/synth pop melancholic,much Bowie influenced vocal parts. .

The Metronomes was an integral part of the early electronic music scene in Australia and their releases have become a collector’s item in Europe, as they are mostly impossibile to find. The Metronomes first appeared in Melbourne in 1979, initial members were rock journo-synth player Al Webb, the bass player Andrew Picouleau (Secret Police, Sacred Cowboys) and the synth-pioneer Ash Wednesday, nowdays a live tour member of Einsturzende Neubauten. Al himself will admit later that Ash’s ingenuity in creating something out of very little was the key to the Metronomes sounding as ‘produced’ as they did. .