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Andrew Lagowski (synths, guitar, and drum machines) and Stephen Jarvis (synths, bass and visuals) met while attending secondary school in Ipswich, England.
They bonded over a mutual love for The Human League, Tubeway Army, Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark, The Cure, Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle and Clock DVA. Their name comes from a character in JG Ballard's 'Atrocity Exhibition' and their music reflects his influence.
Andrew had already been playing drums in a local band, 'Silent Command', so there was already a small amount of equipment available to them. Their first recorded output was the Magog Universal 'Erradication Time' cassette in 1981. Andrew Fleck joined later in 1981/2 and the trio released the 'Shatter Days' cassette with production by John Bowers of Tonesucker. Their early sounds were recorded onto a Ferrograph reel to reel at Andrew’s parents’ house, then a Tascam 246 Portatudio from around 1986. Some of the backing rhythms and sequences were recorded first onto cassette and then the band played along live. Nagamatzu's instrumentals combine stuttering bass, guitar bursts and funereal keyboards draped over a dragging drum machine beat, calling to mind Clock DVA, Cabaret Voltaire and early New Order or Cocteau Twins. Both members continue to make music to the present day - Andrew as Lagowski, S.E.T.I., Dr. Fleischbrittel etc and Stephen with Pure Motorised Instinct and Terraform https://nagamatzu.bandcamp.com/
They bonded over a mutual love for The Human League, Tubeway Army, Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark, The Cure, Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle and Clock DVA. Their name comes from a character in JG Ballard's 'Atrocity Exhibition' and their music reflects his influence.
Andrew had already been playing drums in a local band, 'Silent Command', so there was already a small amount of equipment available to them. Their first recorded output was the Magog Universal 'Erradication Time' cassette in 1981. Andrew Fleck joined later in 1981/2 and the trio released the 'Shatter Days' cassette with production by John Bowers of Tonesucker. Their early sounds were recorded onto a Ferrograph reel to reel at Andrew’s parents’ house, then a Tascam 246 Portatudio from around 1986. Some of the backing rhythms and sequences were recorded first onto cassette and then the band played along live. Nagamatzu's instrumentals combine stuttering bass, guitar bursts and funereal keyboards draped over a dragging drum machine beat, calling to mind Clock DVA, Cabaret Voltaire and early New Order or Cocteau Twins. Both members continue to make music to the present day - Andrew as Lagowski, S.E.T.I., Dr. Fleischbrittel etc and Stephen with Pure Motorised Instinct and Terraform https://nagamatzu.bandcamp.com/
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