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Animotion

Animotion is a 1980s pop band best known for the song Obsession. They formed in 1983 from the remnants of a retro science fiction band called Red Zone. They signed a record deal with Polygram Records in 1984 and made 2 albums. During 1986 and 1987 they toured extensively, appearing alongside performers such as Depeche Mode, Howard Jones, INXS, The Eurythmics, Simply Red, Phil Collins and Genesis. In the midst of recording their third album, Animotion suddenly disbanded. They reunited on February 8, 2001 in response to a request from KNRK in Portland, Oregon.

Members

  • Astrid Plane
  • Bill Wadhams
  • Charles Ottavio
  • Greg Smith
  • Don Kirkpatrick

Obsession

Animotion's song Obsession has remained a popular piece of music since its inception. It is the theme song for Fashiontelevision. It was remade by The Azoic in 2004.

Discography

  • Animotion (Polygram Records 1984)
  • Strange Behaviour (Polygram Records 1986)
  • Obsession: The Best of Animotion (1996)
  • Animotion [Rebound] (1998)

External Links

Animotion Web Site (http://www.animotionlive.com/)


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Animotion Web Site (http://www.animotionlive.com/). References include:. It was remade by The Azoic in 2004. Some other outstanding artists of the times were lecturers at the Bauhaus :. It is the theme song for Fashiontelevision. In 1999 Bauhaus-Dessau College started to organize postgraduate programs with participants from all over the world by the support of Bauhaus-Dessau Foundation which was founded in 1994 as a public institution. Animotion's song Obsession has remained a popular piece of music since its inception. The world famous and ubiquitous Cantilever chair by designer Mart Stam, using the tensile properties of steel, is an example.

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He was the head of the school from 1919 to 1928. To these ends, Gropius wanted to re-unite art and craft to arrive at high-end functional products with artistic pretensions. His style in architecture and consumer goods was to be functional, cheap and consistent with mass production. Gropius argued that a new period of history had begun with the end of the war, and wanted to create a new architectural style to reflect this new era.

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