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[[Microdisney]] were a [[
They were composed of singer/keyboardist Cathal Coughlan and guitarist Sean O' Hagan, with backing musicians varying by album. A duo for their first few singles and album, they formed a five piece band for the rest of their career. An early incarnation of Microdisney was known as Constant Reminders and Micro-Disney respectively, one incarnation featuring future Stump singer Mick Lynch on vocals.
Existing from 1980-1988 they were basically rooted in [[New Wave]] but had a unique approach - accessible and often beautiful melodies with cynical and despairing lyrics. They broke up in 1988 due to a combination of factors: their record company dropped them due to their last album being a flop, they had run out of ideas for potential singles, and the main band members began to differ musically.
The band members went on to more famous things: Cathal in [[The Fatima Mansions]] and Sean (and most of Microdisney's backing band) in [[The High Llamas]].
* Albums:▼
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* 1984: Everybody Is Fantastic
* 1985: The Clock Comes Down The Stairs
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* 1988: 39 Minutes
* 1984: We Hate You South African Bastards / Love Your Enemies (A collection of their early work from 1982-1984. A later CD release adds the In The World EP from 1985 as bonus tracks)
* 1988: Peel Sessions (Compilation of most, but not all Peel Session tracks)
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* 2007: Daunt Square To Elsewhere (Anthology)
* 1982: Hello Rascals
* 1982: Pink Skinned Man
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* 1988: Gale Force Wind
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* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Cathal and Sean. Both are normal names in Ireland, however.
* [[Arc Symbol]]: There is a recurring theme of rail based transport. Train tracks appear on both "The Clock Comes Down The Stairs" and "39 Minutes", and a tram appears on the cover of the single "Birthday Girl".
** The phrase "All you people want is money for the trams" appears in And., Money For The Trams and at least one live performance of Harmony Time. It has never been revealed what it actually means.
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Cathal's line "She's trying to pronounce my name" in Town To Town, echoes one of his problems with journalists outside of Ireland. It's pronounced like Carl Cofflan.
** Dear Rosemary has the line "And some people liked me for that" referring directly to the paparazzi.
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** Also, the album title "Everybody Is Fantastic", which is almost the same as the title of the last song "Everybody Is Dead". Of course, the title of the album is sarcastic.
* [[Lyrical Dissonance]]: The band made this a trademark. Special mention must be given to Town To Town, a very upbeat and accessible song and the closest thing the band had to a hit. It's about the singer and his ex girlfriend burying bodies after a nuclear fallout.
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* Oirish: Humane has the line "die with a smile", pronounced like "doi with a smoile".
* [[Out of Order]]: Whilst it mostly collects their music in chronological order, Daunt Square To Elsewhere places the tracks that first appeared on "We Hate You South African Bastards" after those that appeared on "Everybody Is Fantastic". All the tracks on "Bastards" were recorded before "Everybody Is Fantastic", but only four of them were released at the time. As a result, the remaining tracks have a later copyright date, thus explaining why they are [[Out of Order]].
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* [[Stylistic Suck]]: The various versions of I Can't Say No, as well as Little Town In Ireland.
* Synthesizeritis: High And Dry.
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