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, England. Fronted by former Angelhead vocalist and songwriter Jude Rawlins, they also feature former Wave guitarist Carl Homer, former Solstice bass player Robin Phillips, and

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drummer

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Film, theatre and television

Subterraneans have recorded soundtracks for several films, including the official 70th anniversary soundtrack to

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''. Their music has also featured in shows by performance artist Judy Neville (whose voice can also be heard on Subterraneans' track "Fall Out"), and poet Suzanne Andrade, whose 2006 Edinburgh Festival show ''Invisible Ink'' included excerpts from the band's ''Pandora's Box'' soundtrack. The band is named after the closing track on

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Discography

Studio albums

*''April May June'' (1993) *''Mona Lisa'' (1998) *''Soul Mass Transit'' (2006) *''Eights and Rhymes'' (2008) *''This Too Shall Pass'' (2011) *''Goodbye Voyager'' (2017)

Extended plays

*''Slide EP'' (1995)

Soundtrack albums

*''Pandora's Box'' (2001) *''Themes for Maya Deren'' (2004)

Live albums

*''Live in Berlin'' (2008)

Compilation albums

*''Orly Flight'' (2003) *''Underground: The Singles 1992-2011'' (2012)

Singles

*"Dream Fades Into Dark" (1992) *"No" featuring

(1996) *"She Walks on Water" (1997) *"Hazel Eyes" (1998) *"The Last Time" featuring

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(2002) *"Canticle in D" (2006) *"Love X Plus Y" (2006) *"I'm for You" (2010) *"A Lot Like Love" (2011)

Sources

* Rawlins, Jude (2004). ''Cul, de Sac: Lyrics, Prose and Poems 1987-2004'' (3rd ed.). Hampstead House Press. . * Clark, Lisa (11 February 2005)
The Lives of Jude Rawlins
''Artsweek''.

External links

Official website

Subterraneans on MySpace.Com

Jude Rawlins website

Carl Homer website

The Electric Label, Subterraneans' London-based record label
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