Indians in Moscow are an English
synth-pop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s ...
band formed in
Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship
* Submarine hull
Mathematics
* Affine hull, in affi ...
in 1981 who later moved into the
techno
Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time (4/4) and often ch ...
and
house music
House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute. It was created by Disc jockey, DJs and music producers from Chicago metropolitan area, Chicago' ...
genres.
History
The band was formed in 1981 by keyboard players Pete Riches and Stuart Walton (formerly of The Most), and singer Adele Nozedar.
[Lazell, Barry (1997) ]
Indie Hits 1980-1989
'', Cherry Red Books, The band later expanded to five members with the addition of a guitarist and a
drummer
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one mem ...
(Rich Hornby).
[Strong, Martin C. (1999) "Indians in Moscow" in ''The Great Alternative & Indie Discography'', Canongate, ] The band's first release was a contribution to the various artists compilation ''Your Secret's Safe with Us'' in 1982.
They came to fame on the cult 1980s
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
music TV show ''
The Tube'' as part of the show's Hull music special, and had three hits on the
UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Singles Chart and UK Independent Albums Chart are charts of the best-selling independent singles and albums, respectively, in the United Kingdom. Originally published in January 1980, and widely known as the indie chart, the rele ...
with "Naughty Miranda", "I Wish I Had" and "Jack Pelter & His Sex Change Chicken".
After the release of the ''Big Wheel''
EP, the band's only (self-titled) album was released in 1985. The band split up shortly afterwards, with guitarist Nik Corfield releasing one solo single, "The Pixie Shop", late in 1985.
After Indians in Moscow split, Nozedar formed a new band, The Fever Tree, along with drummer Tom Hosie (who had replaced Hornby),
Ali McMordie from
Stiff Little Fingers and guitarist
Rob Dean of
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. In 1988, Nozedar would feature as part of the promotion for "
Beat Dis
"Beat Dis" is a song by British act Bomb the Bass, a studio production 'group' formed by producer Tim Simenon originally as the Rhythm King All Stars, with producer Pascal Gabriel and Adele Nozedar from Indians in Moscow involved too.
From Bom ...
" by
Bomb the Bass, a sample-heavy dance single which would peak at number two on the (Official) UK Singles Chart dated 21 to 27 February 1988.
Riches and Walton reformed the band in 1998 with singer Chris Guard, releasing the singles "Wrong Love" and "Babylon", and the album ''Ten Days to Live'', which they self-financed.
[Indians in Moscow]
, Soundclick After Guard left, Riches and Walton recruited house and
garage DJ Simon Le Vans, releasing the ''Something Wonderful'' EP.
The group has continued since, with two albums released in 2004. Walton and Guard worked together again in the band Gregoryz Girl.
Gregoryz Girl official website
In 2011, their self-titled debut album was reissued on CD via Other Voices Records.
Discography
Albums
*''Indians in Moscow'' (1984), Kennick
*''Ten Days to Live'' (1994), Nemesis
*''Indians in Moscow'' (2011), Other Voices Records
Singles
Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Singles Chart and UK Independent Albums Chart are charts of the best-selling independent singles and albums, respectively, in the United Kingdom. Originally published in January 1980, and widely known as the indie chart, the rele ...
References
External links
Indians in Moscow website
*
{{Authority control
English electronic music groups
English dance music groups
English synth-pop groups
English new wave musical groups
British synth-pop new wave groups
Musical groups from Kingston upon Hull
Musical groups established in 1981
Musical groups disestablished in 1985
Musical groups reestablished in 1998