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Linoleum were a London-based indie–alternative musical group formed in 1994. ==History== Caroline Finch and Paul Jones first met in 1991, and began writing songs together. Finch (vocals, guitar) and Jones (guitar) were joined in 1994 by Dave Nice (drums), and in 1995 by Emma Tornaro (bass guitar), and the band signed a management deal with CMO at the end of 1995.〔Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 837〕〔Frey, Tracy "(Linoleum Biography )", Allmusic. retrieved 2010-07-31〕 The band set up their own Lino Vinyl label and all releases were on this label between 1996 and 1997. The first singles, "Dissent" and "Smear", came in sleeves made from linoleum.〔 The band's debut album, ''Dissent'', was released in 1997 on Lino Vinyl, and was released in the United States by Geffen Records.〔 ''Dissent'' was recorded at Fort Apache Studios in Cambridge, Massachusetts with Paul Kolderie and Sean Slade producing, whose previous efforts included projects with Radiohead, Hole and the Pixies among others.〔 It received a mixed reaction and failed to make the breakthrough hoped for,〔Mason, Stewart "(''Dissent'' Review )", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-07-31〕〔Jarman, David (1997) "(Linoleum ''Dissent'' )", ''CMJ New Music Monthly'', August 1997, retrieved 2010-07-31〕 leading to a change of label with Fierce Panda releasing later singles and second album ''The Race from the Burning Building'' (2000). Jones left in 2000 to join Elastica; He was replaced by Gavin Pearce.〔 Linoleum played their last gig at the Union Chapel, Islington in 2001. After Elastica split in 2001 Paul Jones went on to work as an A&R man for Sanctuary Records and started Slogan Records, releasing his favourite band The Fall's ''Fall Heads Roll'' album to critical acclaim in 2005. In 2006 he sat on the judging panel for an X-Factor type competition run by MySpace shown on Channel 4. He is currently the head of A&R at Rough Trade Records. In 2002 Caroline Finch composed the score for the short British film ''Rosie'' by Lauren Pushkin. The current status of the band in unknown, although since 2000 Caroline Finch has been involved in the composition of soundtracks for various films. Dave Nice has played live a number of times with singer-songwriter Sid Stronach, playing guitar and bass as well as the drums. He is a member of Oblong, and plays on the album ''Indicator'' (Expanding Records, 2006). He also plays guitar and provides some backing vocals on the ''Under Cambrian Sky'' album by Aberystwyth-based band The Lowland Hundred. In 2010 the (KEELERTORNERO ) gallery opened online featuring works by Emma Tornero who it appears is now working as an artist. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Linoleum (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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