Crumbs .. nearly forgot this excellent, yet short-lived little combo who had a few hit singles end 79 / beginning 80 most notably Living By Numbers and This World of Water.New Musik always seemed to be on the radio and on Top of the Pops and were also Smash Hits darlings for as long as they lasted.
Not much to say about them as a band since they seem to have been just a bunch of unassuming session musician types, led by producer Tony Mansfield, who got together, formed a group, had a few hits, made a couple of albums and then disbanded..ah those were the days.
Although they fit neatly into the 'new wave' category New Musik were just a little bit ahead of the rest, using quite a lot of technology what with being very technically minded, producer types and so hence the band name I suppose. Look out for their excellent debut album From A to B which contains all four hits and a few other gems. Second album Anywhere fared less well - but still has a few good ones such as Churches and Areas.
1982's Warp is harder to come by and definitely comes into the 'difficult third album' category, and includes a song called All You Need Is Love, self-penned, followed by a cover of the Beatles' song of the same name. Weird!
This World of Water - video
Unofficial site here with interesting If You Like NM .. feature
New Musik - chart stats
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