Act (band)

Synthpop group

Act
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland West Germany (Claudia Brücken)
Genres	Synth-pop
Years active	1987–1988
Labels	ZTT

Past members	Thomas Leer Claudia Brücken

Act were a short-lived synth-pop group signed to ZTT Records in the late 1980s, and comprising Scottish musician Thomas Leer and German ex-Propaganda vocalist Claudia Brücken.^[1] Besides synthpop and disco, the group were also influenced by psychedelic rock and musical theatre. Lyrically, their songs tended to be concerned with decadence and moral bankruptcy. The band dissolved shortly after the release of their first album Laughter, Tears and Rage in 1988.^[1]

Discography

All albums and singles were released by ZTT Records.

Albums

Laughter, Tears and Rage (1988,^[1] reissued in 2004 as CD and a 3CD box set)
Act - Love & Hate: A Compact Introduction (2015, a retrospective 2-CD 30-track album)

Singles

"Snobbery and Decay" (1987) UK No. 60,^[2] Italy No. 38
"Absolutely Immune" (1987)
"Chance" (1988) (single withdrawn prior to release, due to copyright issues surrounding an ABBA sample)
"I Can't Escape from You" (1988)^[1]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 0-85112-579-4.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 13. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.