Teen-Beat. Romania.

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.

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

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

- 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?

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