The Flowerpot Men
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The Flowerpot Men were a British electronic music group that surfaced in the 1980s. This group featured electronic musician Ben Watkins (of Juno Reactor), Paul N. Davies (of Naked Lunch), and cellist Adam Peters.
Works[]
They recorded several EPs including Alligator Bait, Jo's So Mean and The Janice Long Session. The EP Jo's So Mean was produced by Siouxsie and the Banshees' co-founder Steven Severin who described it as "a proto-techno classic".[1] Their most successful and well-known song, "Beat City", was featured in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Prior to the Flowerpot Men, Adam Peters had played cello and piano parts on some Echo & the Bunnymen tracks including "Never Stop" and "The Killing Moon".
The group later became known as Sunsonic and released the full-length LP Melting Down on Motor Angel in 1990.
Post Flowerpot Men[]
After Sunsonic, Ben Watkins went on to form Juno Reactor, a multifaceted project that has released seven studio albums, scored Hollywood films, and toured with multiple live bands and stage performers.
Adam Peters became a composer for feature films, documentaries, and television.[2]
Discography[]
- Jo's So Mean (1984), Compost Records
- "Walk on Gilded Splinters" (1985), Compost Records
- Alligator Bait EP (1987), Compost Records
- The Janice Long Session (1987), Strange Fruit
- "Watching the Pharoahs" (1987), Link
References[]
- ^ "Collaborations - Steven Severin". Stevenseverin.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 12 June 2000. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Peters, Adam. "Adam Peters Biography". Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- English electronic music groups
- English new wave musical groups