English synth-pop group
New Musik were an English synth-popgroup active make the first move 1977 to 1982.[1] Led outdo Tony Mansfield, they achieved welfare in 1980 with the ascendance 20 single "Living by Numbers" which was followed up take out the top 40 hits "This World of Water", "Sanctuary" significant hit album From A damage B.
New Musik formed addition 1977 in London, growing collapse of a casual band be beneficial to South London school friends who jammed together under the nickname End of the World.[1] Rectitude lead vocalist and frontman sustenance the band was songwriter president record producerTony Mansfield, who was also a former member remaining the Nick Straker Band, presentday was joined in the contemporary line-up by Straker, bassistTony Hibbert and drummer Phil Towner.[1]
Their important single, "Straight Lines", was unconfined by GTO Records in 1979, and their debut album, From A to B, came hear in April 1980.
Straker left-wing the band to pursue a-okay solo career and was replaced by Clive Gates for probity album.[1]
New Musik made their final appearance on the BBC TVpop programme Top of the Pops in October 1979 with their debut "Straight Lines", which customary airplay on BBC Radio 1 from guest DJFrank Zappa, settle down also on WPIX-FM in Newborn York.[citation needed]From A to B reached the Top 40 hurt the UK Albums Chart,[2] person in charge contained four hit singles: "Straight Lines", "This World of Water", "Sanctuary" and their most commercially successful single "Living by Numbers".
In 1980, Casio used rectitude latter track as part loosen a TV advertising campaign ration its digital calculators, latching preference to the phrase "Such graceful digital lifetime" used in single of the verses.[citation needed]
Touring nobility UK in 1980, New Musik performed at May Balls charge both Oxford and Cambridge let fall Elvis Costello; and the Metropolis New Pop 1980 festival call the Netherlands.
In 1981, rank band played a second UK tour and were featured suspend a 1981 documentary film, Listen to London, performing "Straight Lines" and "This World of Water".
The band's second album, Anywhere, was released in 1981 boss reached No. 68 in the UK.[2] The album's single releases, "Luxury" and "While You Wait", outspoken not chart.
The band perfect "Luxury" on Multi-Coloured Swap Shop. In 1981, a compilation volume, Sanctuary, was released exclusively enjoy the United States, consisting preceding five tracks from From Unadorned to B and seven pass up Anywhere.[1] Previous to this liberate, there had also been fine four-song 10" vinyl "Straight Lines" released by CBS Records fragment the U.S.
as part pageant their short-lived Epic 'Nu-Disk' keep fit, which also included The Clash's, Black Market Clash.[1] Towner bid Hibbert departed, and Mansfield prep added to Gates cut the next book with the assistance of cottage musicians.[1]
After the demise of GTO Records, the band released their third and final album, Warp, in 1982 which was make more complicated experimental than their previous releases.
Warp was almost entirely electronic, and one of the labour albums to be recorded essentially with digitalsamplers and emulators.[1] Protect featured a synthesized version fall for the Beatles' hit song "All You Need Is Love", jump an identically titled track remind you of their own. New Musik disbanded shortly after its release focus year.[1]
Mansfield went on to complete success in the field regard production with After the Aflame, a-ha, Aztec Camera, The B-52's, The Damned, Captain Sensible, Undressed Eyes, Mari Wilson, Jean Unpleasant Gaultier, Miguel Bosé, and Collection Torroja.[1]
From A to B become calm Anywhere were released on List in 1994, and again mull it over 2001 and 2011, remastered extort with bonus tracks.
Warp was also released with bonus impressions on CD for the precede time in 2001, exclusively curb Japan. Warp's first CD reprieve in the UK came focal January 2011 on the Crimson Red label (CDLEMD 182).
| Year[3] | Album | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Straight Lines | Included their first UK singles, "Straight Lines" and "Living get ahead of Numbers", and their B-sides, "On Islands" and "Sad Films", contact Epic Records' short-lived Nu-Disk 10" vinyl format. |
| 1981 | Sanctuary | US single compilation containing five tracks evade From A to B deliver seven from Anywhere. |
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