One of the first electronic bands in New Zealand, The Body Electric were formed in 1982 by , although he was credited on first releases as Alan Jimson, and . During their initial rehearsals, they were then joined by actor-turned-singer . The group's debut single, Pulsing, was picked up by radio programmers and spent 27 weeks in the charts. Not entirely indicative of their sound, the track has a novelty quality to it. Following that, Andy Drey was replaced by bassist and the group released two more singles (Dreaming In A Life and Imagination) and a full length album before splitting in 1984.
Jansson went into record production in Auckland, and Smith was later the manager of The New Zealand Ballet Company.
Members
- Andy Drey
- Alan Jansson
- Garry Smith
- Wendy Calder
My olds in the 80s "TURN THAT CRAP DOWN!!!!!"
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