Monograph was a

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band that began recording music in 1995 and broke up in 2000. Monograph released one album and three singles on Matt Haynes' (ex-

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between 1998 and 2000. Their vocalist and guitarist, Rob Crutchley, was also the main

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and their

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were produced by

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’s guitarist

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, with that band's Martine Roberts also guesting on several songs. A self-titled mini-album was issued under the alias Pacific Radio in 2000, while a subsequent album entitled 'Everything Is In The Past' remains unreleased. Early supporters of the band included

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and Sean Hughes. The

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played songs from each of their releases and the band recorded a

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in 1999 (the first act on the Shinkansen roster to do so). Rob also took part in two live John Peel Christmas Specials with Broken Dog at

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and Peel Acres.

Members

*Rob Crutchley *Gethyn Jordan *Steve McNairn *Surain Lokuge ;Guest musicians *Martine Roberts –

- Broken Dog

Discography

Albums

*''Lorelei'' (

), (1999) *''Pacific Radio – Pacific Radio'' (Shinkansen Recordings), (2000)

Singles

*"Paper Museum" (Shinkansen Recordings), (1998) *"Please Don’t Be Afraid Of Anything" (Shinkansen Recordings), (1999) *"Don't Gimme Shelter" (Shinkansen Recordings), (1999)

Compilation albums

*''Lights On A Darkening Shore'' (Shinkansen Recordings), (2000) *''Christmas EP'' (Shinkansen Recordings), (2000) *''Someone To Share My Life With'' (But Is It Art), (2006) *''Other Futures Shine Like Stars In Other People's Eyes'' (Shinkansen Recordings), (2017)

References

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