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Quando Quango
Origin
Manchester, England Rotterdam, Netherlands
Genres
New wave, alternative dance, electronic
Years active
1981–1986
Labels
Factory LTM Factory Benelux
Members
Mike Pickering (Vocals) Hillegonda Rietveld (Programming) Simon Topping (Percussion) Barry Johnson (Bass)
Quando Quango were a British electronic music group, formed by The Haçienda DJ and Factory Records A&R man Mike Pickering, Hillegonda Rietveld and Reinier Rietveld. Their unique sound influenced the underground dance music scenes in New York and Chicago in the 1980s. Their first release was the "Go Exciting" twelve-inch single on Factory Records in 1982, and their last release of new music was the 1985 full-length album Pigs + Battleships (reissued on CD by LTM Recordings in 2003 and 2013).
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