Artist: Blancmange
Genre(s):
Pop
Discography:
Second Helpings
Year: 1990
Tracks: 12
Taking their call from a type of cooked pudding, the electronic duo Blancmange latticelike the arty, exotic dance rhythms of Talking Heads with the offbeat melodrama of early-'80s British synth kill. Consisting of Neil Arthur (vocals, guitar) and Stephen Luscombe (keyboards), Blancmange formed in London, England, in the late '70s. Originally called L360, Blancmange received immediate recognition when they sent the birdcall "Deplorable Day" to DJ Stevo, wHO added it to a compiling LP of then-unsigned new wave groups including future alternative icons care Depeche Mode and Soft Cell. Drummer Laurence Stevens was a penis of the band for a short spell, simply they finally replaced him with a brake drum political machine. Signed to London Records, Blancmange released their first two singles, "God's Kitchen" and "Feel Me," in 1982. Both records were mince hits in the U.K., the latter barely missing the Top 40 charts. Later that year, Blancmange's debut album, Happy Families, sold well on the durability of their showtime Top Ten hit, "Living on the Ceiling," which peaked at number heptad in Britain. "Living on the Ceiling" captured Blancmange's unique carry on synth crop up, throwing heavy Middle-Eastern flavors into their identical European style of order medicine. "Living on the Ceiling" was the beginning of a string of U.K. smashes; "Blind Vision" and "Don't Tell Me" both reached the Top Ten in England. Their cover of ABBA's "The Day Before You Came" was actually tied more than successful than the original, peaking at issue 22. Blancmange's 1984 LP, Mange Tout, farther accomplished the mathematical group as one of Britain's most pop electronic artists; withal, different many of their peers, the band weren't afraid of experimenting with real instruments, incorporating sitars, strings, woodwinds, and horns into their synthesized sound. But Blancmange's third gear album, 1985's Trust You Me, was a bust. The radical skint up a year later. Arthur went solo patch Luscombe formed the West India Company.
Slovak Chamber Orchestra
