by RECORD MIRROR - NOVEMBER 29, 1980
Who or what are Shock ? They are a band without instruments. They are a mime act. They are a dance troupe. In fact, they are all three.
Shock are: Robert Pereno ( the outrageous one ), LA Richards (the blond buxom one) Barbara Wild ( the Kate Bush looklike), Tim Dry (the frog ), Tok ( the robot ), and Carole Caplan ( the leggy one). They formed around a year ago after leaving drama school, where they studied techniques but wanted to use them in an act.
´ We can mix wildness with perfection,´ says leader Robert Pereno. ´ We started off as a mime act but we also loved music. Our instruments are a computer. We´re got a single out, ´Angel Face´ on RCA, wich was produced by Spandau Ballet producer Richard Burgess´.
Shock, who also use the changing of outrageous costumes to enhance their performance, have played everywhere from stores, to ritzy nightclubs, to gigs in Bangkok and even, toured with Famous Names.
They´ve also had offers to tour with Dexy´s Midnight Runners and The Damned.
One thing Robert insists they won´t do is be just a dance troupe on Top Of The Pops.
´ If they let us do exactly what we wanted we would do a one off.´ he says, ´ but we are a totally theatrical outfit, pure entertainment and what we´d rather do is work like any other musical band on the road, trying to break barriers between a stage and an audience.´
On the performance I saw, they can certainly do that.
If you like to be entertained with revolutionary visuals and creative music go and be Shocked.