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Extended Play (Mi-Sex EP)
''Extended Play'' is the debut extended play (EP) by New Zealand new wave band Mi-Sex. The EP includes "Somebody", the band's first new single in 25 years as well as three re-recorded hits. The EP was released on 19 February 2016 to coincide with the first show in the Clash of the Titans Tour which Mi-Sex co-headlined with Dragon and Angels. Murray Burns Discussed re-recording the band's earlier hits with the 13th Floor, "We just went and played them like we do live on stage and had a little play around with them afterwards. Yeah, it was pretty interesting 23 or 24 years on." Background and release Mi-Sex formed in 1977 and released four studio albums between 1979-1983 before splitting in 1986. The band’s original singer Steve Gilpin died from a car crash in 1992. The continuing band members of Don Martin, Murray Burns, Paul Dunningham and Colin Bayley reformed on stage to fundraise for the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake, before resuming on an ongoing basis with singer Steve Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mi-Sex
Mi-Sex (also styled as MiSex) is a New Zealand new wave band originally active from 1978 to 1986, and led for much of its existence by Steve Gilpin as vocalist, Kevin Stanton as guitarist and songwriter, Murray Burns as keyboardist and songwriter, and Don Martin as bassist. The group's manager for much of its career was Bob Yates. Mi-Sex achieved two top 10 hit singles in 1979-80: "Computer Games" in October 1979 (No. 1 in Australia, No. 5 in New Zealand) and "People" in 1980 (No. 6 and No. 3, respectively). Their first two albums both reached the New Zealand top 10, ''Graffiti Crimes'' (July 1979) and ''Space Race'' (No. 1, June 1980). They were known for their cutting edge production and dynamic live shows. Gilpin died in January 1992, two months after a serious car accident from which he never recovered. Mi-Sex have periodically reformed, including in 2011 with Steve Balbi (ex-Noiseworks) on lead vocals. Stanton died on 17 May 2017, Martin on 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |