Act (band)
Synthpop group
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::summary Synthpop group ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Act |
| origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| West Germany (Claudia Brücken) | |
| genre | Synth-pop |
| years_active | 1987–1988 |
| label | ZTT |
| past_members | Thomas Leer |
| Claudia Brücken | |
| :: |
| name = Act | image = | alt = | caption = | image_size = | alias = | origin = Glasgow, Scotland West Germany (Claudia Brücken) | genre = Synth-pop | years_active = 1987–1988 | label = ZTT | website = | current_members = | past_members = Thomas Leer Claudia Brücken
Act were a short-lived synth-pop group signed to ZTT Records in the late 1980s, and comprising Scottish musician Thomas Leer and German ex-Propaganda vocalist Claudia Brücken. Besides synthpop and disco, the group were also influenced by psychedelic rock and musical theatre. Lyrically, their songs tended to be concerned with decadence and moral bankruptcy. The band dissolved shortly after the release of their first album Laughter, Tears and Rage in 1988.
Discography
All albums and singles were released by ZTT Records.
Albums
- Laughter, Tears and Rage (1988, reissued in 2004 as CD and a 3CD box set)
- Act - Love & Hate: A Compact Introduction (2015, a retrospective 2-CD 30-track album)
Singles
- "Snobbery and Decay" (1987) UK No. 60,{{cite book | first = David | last = Roberts | year = 2006 | title = British Hit Singles & Albums | edition = 19th | publisher = Guinness World Records Limited | location = London | isbn = 1-904994-10-5 | page = 13}} Italy No. 38
- "Absolutely Immune" (1987)
- "Chance" (1988) (single withdrawn prior to release, due to copyright issues surrounding an ABBA sample)
- "I Can't Escape from You" (1988)
References
Notes Sources
- {{cite AV media notes | title = Laughter, Tears and Rage - The Anthology | title-link = Laughter, Tears and Rage | others = Act | year = 2004 | first = Graeme M | last = Gibbs | type = booklet | publisher = ZTT Records | id = ZTT185CDX
References
- (1992). "[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music". [[Guinness Publishing]].
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