Indians in Moscow

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Indians in Moscow
Origin Hull, England
Genres
Years active
  • 1981–1985
  • 1998–present
Labels
  • Kennick
  • Indians in Moscow
Members
  • Pete Riches
  • Stuart Walton
  • Simon Le Vans
Past members
  • Adele Nozedar
  • Rich Hornby
  • Tom Hosie
  • Chris Guard
Website indiansinmoscow.com

Indians in Moscow are an English synth-pop band formed in Hull in 1981 who later moved into the techno and house music genres.

Contents

History

The band was formed in 1981 by keyboard players Pete Riches and Stuart Walton (formerly of The Most), [1] and singer Adele Nozedar. [2] The band later expanded to five members with the addition of a guitarist and a drummer (Rich Hornby). [3] The band's first release was a contribution to the various artists compilation Your Secret's Safe with Us in 1982. [3]

They came to fame on the cult 1980s Channel 4 music TV show The Tube as part of the show's Hull music special, [4] and had three hits on the UK Indie Chart with "Naughty Miranda", "I Wish I Had" and "Jack Pelter & His Sex Change Chicken". [2] 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.

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 guitarists Nik Corfield and Rob Dean of Japan. In 1988, Nozedar would feature as part of the promotion for "Beat Dis" by Bomb the Bass, [5] a sample-heavy dance single which would peak at number two on the (Official) UK Singles Chart dated 21 to 27 February 1988. [6]

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. [7] After Guard left, Riches and Walton recruited house and garage DJ Simon Le Vans, releasing the Something Wonderful EP. [7] The group has continued since, with two albums released in 2004. Walton and Guard worked together again in the band Gregoryz Girl. [8]

In 2011, their self-titled debut album was reissued on CD via Other Voices Records.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart, [2] unless otherwise stated.

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References

  1. ↑ The Most, boredteenagers.co.uk
  2. 1 2 3 Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980-1989 Archived 23 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine , Cherry Red Books, ISBN   0-9517206-9-4
  3. 1 2 Strong, Martin C. (1999) "Indians in Moscow" in The Great Alternative & Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN   0-86241-913-1
  4. ↑ Hull Music Through the Decades: Late Seventies / Early Eighties Gallery Archived 28 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine , Thisisull
  5. ↑ "How we made Beat Dis by Bomb the Bass". TheGuardian.com . 19 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts .
  7. 1 2 "Indians in Moscow", Soundclick
  8. ↑ Gregoryz Girl official website Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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