I am curious about this mid-90s band. I discovered quite a few songs on Youtube, on an account by someone called John Fields, and they’ve left me quite excited.
It seems that there was an EP released called “Opposite Fates” in 1993. But I can’t find any information about it. Three songs seem to come from this record, “Opposite Fates“, “Unexpected Encounters” and “Disenchanted“.
Then we get the detail that the band was active between 1993 and 1996. Did they hail from the UK? Who were the other members?
Those questions will have to wait. There are two other recordings uploaded. A demo of “Clifton Avenue” (with lyrics by Bill Pritchard) and “Cold Stars“. The first one dating from 1995 and the second from 1996.
And that seems to be it. I look for more info on Google, search for The Waning Poets, but find nothing.
I see that he has uploaded songs by a band called Davis. The timeline shows this band came next. I start to see many names in French, pictures and some comments. May The Waning Poets be French perhaps? Again this band seems to have released an EP and album but can’t find on Discogs. I am hitting a wall.
I wonder then who were behind this band. The songs are amazing, and I wouldn’t mind seeing a reissue of these songs, I would buy them. They are really good!
Anyone knows more details about them?
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One Response to “:: The Waning Poets”
A very nice find, Roque. I found out that The Waning Poets hailed from France, probably from somewhere near Toulouse. The writer of the following blog – which surely also is of interest for you – should have more information: http://shoegazeworld.blogspot.com/2011/06/fiche-artiste-de-sigh.html . Should you be able to locate copies of their only 7″, please do remember my support. 🙂