After releasing their first EP Fuse, Cranes expanded to a fourpiece band and recorded their debut fulllength album SelfNonSelf in 1989. Their sound has been described as gothic minimalism and dreampop, and also became part of the shoegazing movement in the early Nineties.This 1989 album showed their progression with the increased textures in sound and drum slams. The album contains a darker sound and is a mixture of industrial and postpunk music. Originally only six tracks, the bands label Dedicated Records added a further two tracks upon its rerelease in 1992 Reach Live and Nothing In The Middle, Nothing At The End. In that same year, Cranes went on a world tour with The Cure, which increased their popularity. SelfNonSelf is available as a 35th anniversary edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on black amp white marbled vinyl.
