British synth pop / art rock band founded in 1981 in London and disbanded in 1991. The group had a string of international hit singles including [m=22872], [m=22902], [m=25562], [m=25278], [m=25824] and [m=26166].

They moved away from synth-pop to a more experimental form with the album [m=26239] in 1986, and their critical reputation increased.
Their final two albums, [m=26436] (1988) and [m=26553] (1991), are highly acclaimed and remain influential to experimental alternative rock genres.

With Simon Brenner out, Tim Friese-Greene was recruited to assist with the recording of their second album [m=25599] (1984) and he soon became the band’s producer and de facto fourth member. He played keyboards and became Hollis’ frequent songwriting partner, co-writing all the songs on [m=26239] (1986), [m=26436] (1988) and [m=26553] (1991). Although a major contributor to the band’s studio output, Tim Friese-Greene did not regularly play with the touring band, and was absent from the band’s publicity material.

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