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ROMANIA, James Noble, John Cook, band

Romania.

MEMBERS

John Cook,

James Noble


HOMETOWN

Washington, D.C.


MOST POPULAR

Low China
Planes
Remodel


GREATEST HITS

I Connect with You
Low China
My Eyes Burn
We're on the Radio
Why Are You So Strange?


DESCRIPTION

Romania was formed in Washington, D.C. in 1992 by singer/guitarist James Noble and keyboardist Jonathan Cook, longtime friends who forged a common interest in artists like David Bowie, Roxy Music and Japan while attending high school together in their native Honolulu, Hawaii. Adopting the look and sound of the New Wave era even as grunge reached its peak, as Romania they issued their self-titled debut EP on the tiny TekTone label in 1992, followed two years later by another EP, Low China. Upon signing with TeenBeat, the duo released the single "Planes" in late 1994; the full-length Remodel appeared a year later.


ROMANIA Planes 7-inch vinyl 45
ROMANIA Remodel album
ROMANIA tee-shirt
Wakefield Volume 2 album
Wakefield Volume 3 album
Wakefield The Teen-Beat Boxed Set
Teen-Beat Circus tour
1996 Teen-Beat Sampler album
1997 Teen-Beat Sampler album
Teen-Beat Nights at O'Carroll's
ROMANIA, band, James Noble, John Cook

James, John [L to R]
Performing at Teen-Beat 176 at O'Carroll's, Arlington, Virginia
Photo by [unknown]


ROMANIA, band, James Noble, John Cook

James, John
Photo by Michelle Pedone


JAMES NOBLE, RECORD PRODUCER

James recorded the following artists in his Georgetown, D.C. studio, Polaroid in the 1990s:


AIR MIAMI

EVELYN HURLEY

TEL AVIV


80'S DANCE PARTY

James ("Jim") and John ran '80's Dance Party at Washington, D.C.'s Club Heaven in the Adam's Morgan neighborhood along with Neal Keller. It ran from 1993-2008 at the club and is still going at another venue.

James left the 80's Dance Party in the late 1990's and John left a few years later. Neal still runs the show.


FILM


ROMANIA STARS IN AIR MIAMI'S "I HATE MILK" FILM

Romania plays the band in Air Miami's "I Hate Milk," 1995.


BIOGRAPHY

Romania was formed in Washington, D.C. in 1992 by singer/guitarist James Noble and keyboardist Jonathan Cook, longtime friends who forged a common interest in artists like David Bowie, Roxy Music and Japan while attending high school together in their native Honolulu, Hawaii. Adopting the look and sound of the New Wave era even as grunge reached its peak, as Romania they issued their self-titled debut EP on the tiny TekTone label in 1992, followed two years later by another EP, Low China. Upon signing with TeenBeat, the duo released the single "Planes" in late 1994; the full-length Remodel appeared a year later.


- Jason Ankeny, All Music


DISCOGRAPHY


SINGLES

Romania
Planes


ALBUMS

Low China
Remodel


COMPILATIONS

Wakefield: Volume 2
Wakefield: Volume 3
Wakefield: The Teen-Beat Boxed Set
1996 Teenbeat Sampler
1997 Teenbeat Sampler


ALSO

Teen-Beat Circus Tour
Teen-Beat's 10th Anniversary
Teen-Beat Nights at O'Carroll's
Romania tee-shirt


SONGS

Breaking Communication
Building These Buildings
I Connect with You
Idol Eyes
In a Heartbeat's Time
Life is Rebuilding
Light As the Guide
Low China
Moving Places
My Eyes Burn
No Time to Cry
Planes
We Guide the Light
We're on the Radio
White Light
Why Are You So Strange?