Here's something of an anomaly... a synthpop band with five singles, a major label (Virgin), a big name producer and an album released on CD that no one seems to know about! I came across Dark City's name a few weeks ago in an old Smash Hits magazine. They reviewed one of their singles and compared the band to Culture Club, citing the lead singer and producer (Steve Levine) as the culprits. I searched online but there wasn't one blog post, mp3 or youtube clip. Pretty strange considering they released 5 singles between 1985 and 1986. I tracked down a copy of their self titled CD at a bargain, and figured 'why not?' It's not bad! It's not great either. If you ever wished there was a Culture Club album between Waking Up With The House On Fire and From Luxury To Heartache, this is the band for you! The singer Amos Pizzey sounds so similar to Boy George, that if you were to tell me it was George, upon first listen I'd believe you. Don't take my word for it. I uploaded two of their singles to Youtube
Dark City - Come On Over (1986)
Dark City - Rules Of The Game (1985)
Dark City are Amos Pizzey and Richard "Cass" Lewis with John Cambridge, Victor Martin, Richie Stevens and Darren Vaz. They released one album and five singles between 1985 and 1986 on Virgin Records including the non-album singles False Alarm and Help You Out. http://www.discogs.com/artist/340903-Dark-City-2
Dark City - Dark City (1986)
1. Rescue Me
2. Forever
3. Solid Gone
4. Insecure
5. Come On Over
6. Indecision
7. Untouchable
8. Rules Of The Game
9. Almost There
Mediafire: https://www.mediafire.com/?9q8a6eh2f23n33m
4Shared: http://www.4shared.com/zip/fYkPVyr2ce/Dark_City.html
Depositfiles: http://depositfiles.com/files/ev7rjiddx
Enjoy!
Dominik