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  • The Comsat Angels
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  • The Comsat Angels
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  • Dream_Command
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  • English rock music groups
  • Musical groups established in 1978
  • English post-punk music groups
  • English New Wave musical groups
  • Music in Sheffield
abstract
  • English post punk band from Sheffield and Doncaster, founded in 1978 and disbanded in 1995.The Comsat Angels reformed the original line-up to play a one-off gig as part of the Sensoria Festival at the O2 Academy in Sheffield on April 26 2009. A different line-up with Terry Todd on bass then played a further three gigs in the UK in October 2009. The band played their final reunion gig at The Plug in Sheffield in December 2010.
dbo:abstract
  • The Comsat Angels were an English post-punk band from Sheffield England, initially active from 1978 to 1995. Their music has been described as %22abstract pop songs with spare instrumentation, many of which were bleak and filled with some form of heartache.%22 They have been credited as being an influence to later post-punk revival bands such as Blacklist, Bell Hollow, Editors and Interpol. The Comsat Angels toured heavily in the UK and in western Europe, especially in the Netherlands. They also toured the United States twice. Their music has been extensively reissued and recompiled since 1995 by various record labels.
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  • C.S.A.
  • C.S. Angels
  • Com Sat Angels
  • Com-Sat Angels
  • Comsat Angels
  • »more»
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  • d4a8e74d-0315-42b5-9fcd-3ee1ded14f26
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  • 56d97cc3cc2ddd0c0f6bcb26
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schema:dissolutionDate
  • 1995
schema:foundingDate
  • 1979
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  • 286952
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wsb:name_without_accent
  • The Comsat Angels
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  • Caroline Records
  • Island Records
  • Jive Records
  • Polydor
  • RPM Records
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schema:genre
  • Alternative Rock
  • New Wave
  • Post-Punk
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