Fashion (band)
| Fashion | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Fàshiön Music (1978–1980) Fàshiön (1978–1980; 2008–present) Fashiøn |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | New wave, post-punk, synthpop |
| Years active | 1978–1983, 2008–present |
| Labels | Fàshiön Music I.R.S. Cherry Red |
| Associated acts |
Troy Tate Shake The Teardrop Explodes Nature's Pocket |
| Members |
Luke Sky Vuk Pavlovic Balcony |
| Past members |
John Mulligan Dik Davis Dee Harris Martin Recchi Troy Tate Al Darby / Ian Moore / Tony Dial ( Deary ) |
Fashion were a British new wave band consisting of Dee Harris, Al "Luke Sky" James, Alan Darby, John Mulligan, Marlon Recchi, and Dik Davis.
The band had two or three eras. The first, from 1978 to 1980, was part of the underground music of the 1970s, while punk was making their last hits in Britain, when the band, named Fàshiön Music, released experimental post-punk rock, like-reggae/ska and funk oriented songs; and was also characterized by the presence of lead vocalist and guitarist Luke Sky, who left in 1980, ending with that first era.
Fashion was formed originally as Fàshiön Music, in Birmingham, England, in 1978, and consisted of John Mulligan (bass, synthesizer), Dik Davis (drums), and Al James (lead vocals, guitar). James became known as Luke Sky, or simply Luke or Lûke (short for "Luke Skyscraper" - a reference to the Star Wars character Luke Skywalker and the fact that James was tall and thin), while John Mulligan was known simply as Mulligan and Davis as Dïk. At that time, they also founded their own Fàshiön Music label, and they released their first three singles: "Steady Eddie Steady", "Citinite", and "The Innocent".
Their sound was varied, playing punk, post-punk and indie repertoire, although Mulligan at that time also had a synthesizer which later characterized the future electro years of the band (sounding like rock bands of the day, as Magazine, The Cure, and Joy Division).
After releasing three singles on their own label, they signed to I.R.S., for whom in 1979 they recorded and released their first album, Product Perfect.
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