- Faith Assembly
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This article is about a band. For other uses, see Hobart Freeman.
Faith Assembly Origin USA Genres Synthpop Years active 1991–present Labels The Diary of Winter Publishing, A Different Drum Members Mark Stacy
Craig Gilmore
Leigh BaileyFaith Assembly is a Synthpop project run by Mark Stacy, who founded the project and currently continues it in the USA. Stacy started out releasing recordings on his own Record Label, The Diary of Winter Publishing, and later was taken on by the record label A Different Drum.
Faith Assembly has produced a number of albums and several singles, their most famous within the underground synthpop scene probably being Shades of Blue and Red Ambition. Faith Assembly's songs often feature on A Different Drum compilations and taster CDs.
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Style
Using the classic 80s synthpop sound in the early albums such as Shades of Blue and The Diary of Winter, Stacy makes use of guitars, retro synths, samples from old films and female vocals to produce a sound not unlike 80s groups ABC, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Simple Minds.
Discography
Albums
Year Title Notes 1993 Shades Of Blue 1st studio album; Reissued in 1998 1997 My Mortal Beloved 2nd studio album 2000 Ghosts I Have Been 3rd studio album; Reissued in 2009 2003 Windmills remix album with studio tracks + DVD 2008 Descent Into Madness 4th studio album 2011 Dreams from Arcadia Greatest Hits Compilation Album from 1991–2011 EP
Year Title Notes 1991 The Diary of Winter EP; Reissued in 1996 Singles
Year Title Album 1993 "Denial" 1 Shades of Blue 1994 "Redemption" 1 1994 "Pool of Tears" 1 1996 "Reflections in the Window" 1 The Diary of Winter 1996 "Her Deepest Sleep" My Mortal Beloved 1997 "Red Ambition" 1999 "Crash and Burn" Ghosts I Have Been 2006 "Carry Me" 1 Descent into Madness 2009 "Scarborough Fair" 2 - - 1 Limited promo release
- 2 Digital single
Similar musical style to Faith Assembly
External links
Categories:- Electronica music groups
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