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  • Crying to the Future (1994)

    Crying to the Future was our 5th album release and second or third of 1994. It was originally released on cassette and reprinted three times, each with a different cover! All the various images are included as bonus .pdf with the Bandcamp edition. Many years later, in 1999, it was released as a limited run…

  • HomeTech Music Club: Issue 1 (1994)

    Hometech Music Club was an organisation dedicated to the promotion of unsigned acts. They published a monthly newsletter and a cassette featuring various artists and the equipment they used to produce their music. They also had a sales section whereby each artist listed the albums they had available and at what cost. In addition, they…

  • Inside the Hurting (1994)

    Welcome to our 4th album Inside the Hurting. I will say right now that this will polarize! This is quite an oddity in the discography for a variety of reasons. Firstly, it is one of only 2 albums where everything is entirely digital: there are no acoustic instruments at all. Everything is played using the…

  • 54th Parallel: More Than You Ever Wanted (1994)

    This 6-track cassette release was sold mainly at gigs. Some copies were sent out to disinterested record companies and achieved zero response. So, nothing new there then! Cover designed by the drummer, which just goes to prove the truth in all those drummer gags! Great songs, by the way. Guitars/Keyboards and Production by Steven McCabe…

  • Blinded by Time (1993)

    Blinded by Time was our third album, featuring songs that were written and recorded between March and April 1993. Again, all songs were recorded to a Tascam Porta-One machine. The significant difference with this release, however, is that all the sounds – except for acoustic and electric guitars – all came from my newly bought…

  • Nocturnal Implications (1992)

    This is the second album and features 6 songs recorded around September 1992. As all the songs were recorded at the same time, with the same instruments, the sound palette is a bit more consistent than the previous album and so is a lot more balanced as a result. Again, it was all recorded using…

  • Improper Advances (1992)

    This was the first Elegant Simplicity album. It is made up of songs recorded between 1990 and 1992 using all kinds of instruments and devices. Recorded on 4 track cassette, it is very lo-fi and inconsistent in tone as a result. Some songs sound better than others, depending on when they were recorded and what…

  • Give it a Listen, Give it a Chance (1992)

    Yet more dodgy singing featured on this follow up to ESP 1. The songs were uniformly excellent, the delivery wasn’t! Check out that seriously dodgy cover for a lesson in how not to draw a cassette sleeve! The song ‘Glory Of The Morning’ was a highlight of the Autumn Winds live set and is a…

  • 6 Track Promo Cassette (1991)

    This release was the start of Elegant Simplicity proper, with Steven McCabe handling the vocal chores – very badly! The songs on this cassette were recorded with the intention of attracting a recording contract! Ah, the foibles of one’s youth….. Frighteningly bad cover. Songs may be re-recorded someday. Release Info Elegant Simplicity | ESP 1…