TOUR 2005
2005 sees the return of Visage, the cult New Romantic band fronted by
living legend Steve Strange. The comeback for Visage will be powered by
a cutting edge modern electro sound generated by the members of
established electro-breakbeat-act Seize (UK) with Sandrine Gouriou and
Steve Young on synth and backing vocals, and Rosie Harris on backings
vocals and bass. The band are currently working on new songs and modern
interpretations of Visage classics. For Steven Young, it was an old
dream becoming true: "Back in the 80's I was young but I was a big fan.
Steve was a very charismatic front man and to get the opportunity to
work with him was an easy decision! Lets face it, its going to be a
fantastic experience whatever happens..." Summer 2005 will also see the
return of Visage's live show with major performances planned worldwide.
Also plans exist for new material, Sandrine Gouriou comments: "Steve
Strange is a big influence to all of us and since we met I got plenty of
great ideas for the next visage album! We're already working on a couple
of tracks." Young, Harris and Gouriou are currently working on two other
projects, Seize and Ovni, but a release date for the material is not
clear yet due to the Visage commitments. Young: "At the moment we are
working so much on Visage that we don't have so much time for Seize and
Ovni. The debut Ovni album is just about ready but not quite and I
wanted to have started the 3rd Seize album by now but just haven't got
time. But hey, I'm not complaining!" Pioneers of the new romantic
movement, the synth-pop group Visage emerged in 1978 and released "Tar"
in 1979. But it was the 1980 release selftitled album "Visage" that
launched the band in the worldwide spotlights with the single "Fade to
Grey" being an instant club classic. The follow-up, "Mind of a Toy," was
a Top 20 hit. 1984's Beat Boys was the group's final recording, although
a remixed "Fade to Grey" was a UK Top 40 hit during the early '90s.
Signed to the Belgian label Alfa Matrix (Front 242, Anne Clark,
Bruderschaft, ...), the UK act Seize has so far released two albums, the
latest one being "The other side of your mind" which gathered raving
reviews and comparisons to the likes of Kosheen, Ian Van Dhal or even
Delerium. Check the sites below for more info. An interview with Steve
Strange can be found in Side-Line 51 !
Alfa Matrix
www.alfa-matrix.com
Seize
www.seize.org.uk
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