Talk:Aztec Camera

Formed 1980?
The entry for 13 January 1980 in George Gimarc's Punk Diary - The Ultimate Trainspotters Guide to Underground Rock 1970-1982 mentions three tracks by Aztec Camera as being on Fumes fanzine's cassette only compilation Urban Development: the subject of a review in Sounds by Mick Sinclair. Aztec Camera are described as "a very new band", but formed within the previous fortnight? Kmitch87 (talk) 12:45, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Name
Why is the band called Aztec Camera? Thanks, Maikel (talk) 09:35, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Citations for this matter were difficult to find prior to the advent of Wikipedia! From a very hazy memory, I think it was just a couple of words that he liked the sound of while he was playing around with potential names. I will look into this further—thanks for the reminder :-) --Soulparadox (talk) 09:57, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

"I suppose the inspiration was things like Joy Division and Magazine, but also the Liverpool bands like Echo and the Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes. And that's how we started. We wanted an equally ridiculous name, and that's why we chose Aztec Camera." Deluxpizzatopping (talk) 10:11, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Too many Wiki links in Lead
In addition to removing repeated Wiki links int he body of the article, I have also lessened the number in the Lead—in accordance with the MOS—as it was overcrowded.--Soulparadox (talk) 12:32, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

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Which four genres?
The infobox instructions at Template:Infobox musical artist tell us that the maximum number of listed genres is four. Right now I see six, so which two must go?

Of course, every cited genre can appear in the article body. But the infobox should show the main two, three or four. Binksternet (talk) 01:13, 6 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I would be in favour of new wave and post-punk going from the infobox. They are more vague terms than the others and are best served by context in the article body, IMO. Humbledaisy (talk) 07:51, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I suppose I would be in favor of excluding sophisti-pop and post-punk, so on the latter Humbledaisy and I are in agreement. Janglyguitars (talk) 02:09, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I would vote indie pop and sophistipop off the infobox. From the beginning, the group has been under the Warner umbrella, so "indie" doesn't make so much sense. And the Pitchfork cite for sophistipop isn't very strong, as it describes the group making "forays into lounge, sophistipop, and electronica". A foray is a temporary effort. Binksternet (talk) 05:19, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
 * The other source for sophisti-pop, from AllMusic, is stronger - a review of "Deep and Wide and Tall: The Platinum Collection" describing it as a "budget-priced collection of "sophistipop". There are other possible sources; Spectrumculture describe Aztec Camera as "the sophisti-pop moniker of Scottish songwriter Roddy Frame". Humbledaisy (talk) 12:48, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, since Humbledaisy has provided sources for sophistipop (credit where it's due) and seems insistent on keeping it, I won't object anymore. I also agree with him that post-punk can go, and per Binksternet's suggestion I wouldn't mind indie pop going from the infobox as well as long as it remains in the article body. Indie pop and post-punk are the last two genres listed in the infobox anyway, so I suppose it makes some sense if they're the ones to go. Janglyguitars (talk) 01:21, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Right then, seems like we've arrived at a compromise, so I'm removing the genres indie pop and post-punk. Binksternet (talk) 01:38, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * On considering this further, I think it would be best to replace sophisti-pop with post-punk. Aztec Camera were on Postcard Records with Orange Juice, appeared on NME's C81 compilation, and there are more than a few sources from the 80s and the present-day describing the band and Frame himself as a post-punk artist. In contrast, sophisti-pop is a 21st-century term that didn't exist while Aztec Camera were active. Pinging @Ceoil for a third opinion. Janglyguitars (talk) 19:33, 2 August 2023 (UTC)