The Flowerpot Men were a

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electronic music group active in the 1980s. This group featured

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ian Ben Watkins (of

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), Paul N. Davies (of

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), and

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Adam Peters.

Works

They recorded several EPs including ''Alligator Bait'', ''Jo's So Mean'' and ''The Janice Long Session''. The EP ''Jo's So Mean'' was produced by

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' co-founder

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who described it as "a proto-techno classic". Their most successful and well-known song, "Beat City", was featured in the 1986

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''. Prior to the Flowerpot Men, Adam Peters had played cello and piano parts on some Echo & the Bunnymen tracks including "Never Stop" and "

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". The group later became known as Sunsonic and released the full-length LP ''Melting Down on Motor Angel'' in 1990.

Post Flowerpot Men

After Sunsonic, Ben Watkins went on to form

, a multifaceted project that has released seven studio albums, scored Hollywood films, and toured with multiple live bands and stage performers. Adam Peters became a composer for feature films, documentaries, and television.

Discography

*''Jo's So Mean'' (1984), Compost Records *"Walk on Gilded Splinters" (1985), Compost Records *''Alligator Bait EP'' (1987), Compost Records *''The Janice Long Session'' (1987),

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*"Watching the Pharoahs" (1987), Link

References

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