[Scottish (un)musical collective obsessed with 70s/80s DIY music!]
Listen to all their cover versions here at the official NoMen website

     
 

Who are the NoMen? - a loose collection of musicians who take original recordings from the late seventies DIY Punk era and make them their own. How long have they been doing this? - since 2003. Why don't they do their own songs? - They wrote one song once but it wasn't very good. Most of the musicians involved have played with other band who have only done original material. Adapting other people's songs is a way of avoiding the dreaded rock'n'roll EGO! What bands have the NoMen been involved with? - The Topplers, Nyah Fearties, The Jigs, The Deciders, Reverborator, G-Plan, Mongol Puppy, Electroluvs, Glue, The Yes Men, The Trashcan Sinatras, Sheep Worriers, Junkman's Choir, The Pop Ups, The Search Engines, etc What bands do they cover? - So far they have interpreted songs by Steve Treatment, Swell Maps (and all their individual members), Desperate Bicycles, Television Personalities, Robert Rental, Thomas Leer, etc... Have the original artists heard them? - In most cases yes! Where possible the NoMen have contacted the artist or their fanclubs and have always met with a positive response! Have they worked with any of the original artists? - They have backed Steve Treatment on his recent recordings and have collaborated with Jowe Head on his newest album.

click the pic to see a full display of NoMen covers covers! ~ Scroll down for the music...

 
     


We plan to put all the NoMen's recordings online for you to listen to (even the crap ones!) Here is a start...

The NoMen were very sad to learn of the passing of Klaus Dinger (early Kraftwerk, Neu, La Dusseldorf). He has been a major influence on our recordings especially "Space Party"' "On E" and "Positiveland". We are halfway through recording the new George the Baptist album and some of the tracks are very La Dusseldorf.
Klaus' use of restriction and candy coated melodies always seemed full of life and joy; this is what we have always aspired to.
His work in NEU! and La Dusseldorf is so timeless and beautiful. He will be sadly missed.

George Noman.

AGNES MOOREHEAD 2006 [12 tracks] This is the second NoMen collection of songs by Steve Treatment. Steve was annoyed that we went ahead and did this album without any involvement from him so we got him to record his own version of the album... Space Party 2004 [1 track] Not really the NoMen, more of a solo trip from George NoMen indulging his Krautrock fantasies.
The NoMen's Greatest Hits Volume 1. [15 tracks] Cover versions of The TVPs, Steve Treatment, Jowe Head, Swell Maps, Desperate Bicycles etc. [CDR in Ikea box. 2003. Approx 100 copies made]
The NoMen's Greatest Hits Volume 2. [14 tracks] Cover versions of The TVPs, Ivor Cutler, The Godz, DNA, Metal Urbain etc. [CDR in Xmas card sleeve. 2006. Approx 40 made] Epic Soundtracks . [4 tracks] Part of the Swell Maps cycle of recordings and probably the softest, tenderest songs the NoMen have done!. [October 2003] Company Records - Thomas Leer, Robert Rental. [4 tracks] Two of the best DIY singles of the late 70s were these minimal electro classics. [April 2003]
       

Jowe Head's Pince Movement LP. [5 tracks plus 2 videos] The NoMen cover Jowe's first solo LP from 1981! [ June 2003]

[full album download]

Steve Treatment, Fast Wrist. The NoMen recorded this for their first album and expanded it into a 16 minute soundscape!!! [2003.] Steve Treatment & the NoMen - The 5 "A" Sided CD. [14 tracks] The first real collaboration between Steve Treatment & the NoMen. [Black vinyl CD in A4 folded sleeve. 2003. Approx 50 copies made.] Nikki Sudden . The NoMen recorded these tracks shortly before Nikkis death in 2006.
       
The Cult Figures - Zip Nolan. [3 tracks] The NoMen cover this classic single from 1979 and also recreate the spectacular sleeve! [April 2003] Swell Maps . [7 tracks] The NoMen cover some of the best Swell Maps songs Jowe Head - Shiney Shiney. [9 tracks] The NoMen cover more of Jowe's songs! [2003]

Jowe Head - Peas & Gloves. [10 tracks] The NoMen cover even more of Jowe's songs...

[full album download]

       
George the Baptists. [10 tracks] The 'solo' albumm from George NoMan 2005-2007 Hip Cops . [5 tracks] The NoMan feak out in summer 2007

Talgarth Rd - Steve Treatment songs. [12 tracks] The NoMen's first album! [2003.]

[full album download]

The Egg Store Ilk. [7 tracks] The NoMan version of Swell Maps guitarist Richard Earl's 1981 solo album.
more to follow... pictures and music... coming soon...
The Phones NoMan Band. [5 tracks] The NoMan version of Swell Maps guitarist Phones Sportsman 1980 solo single. The Phones Sportsman Band. The real 7" single by Swell Maps guitarist David "Phones Sportsman" Barrington from 1980! Cal NoMan - The Pop Ups [8 tracks] Autumn 2005; solo recordings from Cal NoMan.  
       
       

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