DATA was an electronic music band created in 1980 by Georg Kajanus, creator of such bands as Eclection,

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and Noir (with Tim Dry of the robotic/music duo Tik and Tok). After the break-up of Sailor in the late 1970s, Kajanus decided to experiment with

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and formed DATA, together with vocalists Francesca ("Frankie") and Phillipa ("Phil") Boulter, daughters of British singer

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. The classically orientated title track of DATA’s first album, ''Opera Electronica'', was used as the theme music to the short film, ''Towers of Babel'' (1981), which was directed by Jonathan Lewis and starred Anna Quayle and Ken Campbell. ''Towers of Babel'' was nominated for a

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award in 1982 and won the Silver Hugo Award for Best Short Film at the Chicago International Film Festival of the same year. DATA released two more albums, the experimental ''2-Time'' (1983) and the

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-inspired electronica album ''Elegant Machinery'' (1985). The title of the last album was the inspiration for the name of Swedish pop synth group, elegant MACHINERY, formerly known as Pole Position. In 1995, ''Accumulator'' was released, a compilation album containing the complete albums ''2-Time'' and ''Elegant Machinery'', and the track "Fallout" from ''Opera Electronica''.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Opera Electronica'' (1981) *''2-Time'' (1983) *''Elegant Machinery'' (1985) *''Accumulator'' (1995, compilation album)

Singles

*Over 21 ・"Fallout" b/w "Politics" (1980 & 1981) *"Fever of Love" b/w "Talk" (1981) *"Cuckooland" b/w "Talk" (1981) *"Star" b/w "Talk" (1981) *"Living inside Me" b/w "A-O (No Bungalow)", "Data Plata" (1983) *"Stop" b/w "Blow" (1985) *"Blow" b/w "Blow", "D.J." (1985) *"Blow", "Fallout" b/w (1985) *"Ricocheted Love" b/w "In Blue", "D.J." (1986)

References

External links

Sailor Club info about DATA

Georg Kajanus Web Site
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Georg Kajanus at myspace.com

DATA videos at youtube.com
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