Sex Gang Children

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Name = Sex Gang Children


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Origin = Brixton
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Genre = Gothic rock
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Years_active = 1981 - 1984, 1992
Label = Cleopatra, Cherry Red, Illuminated, ROIR
Associated_acts = Andi Sexgang (solo act) Marc Almond
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Past_members = Andi Sexgang (vocals) Dave Roberts (bass) Terry MacLeay (guitar) Rob Stroud (drums) Steve Harle (drums) Nigel Preston (drums)
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Sex Gang Children were an early gothic rock group that formed in the early 1980s in Britain. They were a very dramatic band, relying on heavy bass, tribal drumming, sudden mood shifts, a woozy cabaret ready sound that influenced the rise of the later dark cabaret scene, and yet another in a long line of goth singers with an odd, highly dramatic voice. Although the group only released one official album, their singles and various other tracks have been packaged into numerous collections, and they remain one of the more well-known bands out of the early Batcave scene.

Name

The Sex Gang Children were originally called Panic Button. The name "Sex Gang Children" was taken from a William Burroughs novel by Malcolm McLaren as a possible name for the band that became Bow Wow Wow and was one of the names that Boy George went through before choosing "Culture Club". SGC vocalist Andi Sexgang tried to persuade George to use the name, but when Culture Club drummer Jon Moss passed on the idea, Andi decided that the name should not go to waste.

Discography

Albums

*"Song and Legend" - 1983
*"Blind" - 1992 reissue
*"Medea" - 1993
*"Bastard Art" - 2002

EPs

*"Beasts" - 1982
*"Sebastiane" - 1983

ingles

*"Into the Abyss" - 1982
*"Mauritia Mayer" - 1983
*"Dieche" - 1984

Live

*"Naked" - 1982
*"Ecstasy and Vendetta Over New York" - 1984
*"Nightland" - 1986
*"Play with Children" - 1992

Compilations

*"Re-enter the Abyss (The 1985 Remixes)" - 1985
*"Empyre and Fall" - 2001
*"Beasts" - 1986
*"The Hungry Years" - 1991
*"Dieche" - 1993
*"Welcome to My World" - 1998
*"Pop Up" - 1999
*"Shout & Scream" - 1999
*"Demonstration" - 2000
*"The Dark Archives volume 1" - 2000
*"Fall: The Complete Singles " - 2003

External links

* [http://www.sexgangchildren.com/ Official Sex Gang Children site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/sexgangchildren/ Official Sex Gang Children MySpace page]