THE EMPTY SET
Brit-styled New Wave Pop
1985 - 1992
Influences: Beatles, Kinks, Robin Hitchcock, XTC, and Syd Barrett
(Playful surrealism and introspective lovelorn melancholy)
Laurence Miller
acoustic 12-string, electric guitar and vocals
(additional studio tracks: keyboards and bass)
Ron Devore
bass and vocals
Bill Frank
drums and vocals
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Studio Musicians:
Ben Miller
Alto Saxophone
David Dimes
Bb Clarient
Joe Robinson
Bagpipes
Steve (from Rain Parade)
Keyboards
(And other studio keyboard and guitar players, whose names are sadly forgotten)
THE EMPTY SET was born in 1985, out of the ashes of Ann Arbor's NONFICTION. Based in LA, The Empty Set chose to focus primarily on recording, with only limited showcase performances. The band released 2 vinyl recordings: WANDERING IN WONDER and LOST IN A RYPTIDE. What started out as a creative adventure in playful songwriting and performance, eventually
turned into yet another dull boy, moving rapidly towards "generic" R&R. Though initially
chief songwriter, the band and Laurence were drifting apart by 1989, and in 1992
internal politics took him out all together. The Empty Set continued on with their
brand of classic rock and have since released several CD's on various labels.
LAURENCE MILLER BILL FRANK RON DEVORE
PAINT PENCIL PEN
$15.00
(Miller's songs off the 1988 LP Lost In A Ryptide, along with bonus track MANILA MOON)
7-song CD (c) 2002 FarFetched Records
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BELOW are several MP3s from PAINT PENCIL PEN for your listening pleasure.
Feel free to email mlbmiller@gmail.com to purchase a copy
MANILA MOON
About two lovers who render each other off each others pages. I still perform this song to this day, both "unplugged" and in my current band, MY BIOGRAPHY.
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SING SONG BABBLE ON
An all time favorite among fans, the lyrics in this song mean nothing.
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LBM www Sing Song MP3.mp3 Size : 4036 Kb Type : mp3 |
SOMEDAY
The kind of depressing song of failed romance that I used to write back when.
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FLYING FISH
Flying fish... need I say more? (How I got away with singing about flying fish in a R&R setting, I'll never know.)
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LOST IN A RYPTIDE
$20.00
( Out-of-Print only 24 records left! )
10-song 33rpm vinyl LP (c) 1988 LaLa Records
Feel free to email mlbmiller@gmail.com to purchase a copy
REVIEWS
“...takes
the pop conceits of the 1960’s and skews them with influences from
Television, R.E.M.,
and other catchy yet dramatic departures from the
rock norm...”
"...Lost in A Ryptide... a ten song work of art..."
Detroit Metro Times / November 1988
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WANDERING IN WONDER
$15.00
( Out-of-Print only 5 records left! )
4-song 33rpm vinyl EP (c) 1986 LaLa Records
Feel free to email mlbmiller@gmail.com to purchase a copy
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