Artist

Talk Talk

British synth pop / art rock band founded in 1981 in London and disbanded in 1991. The group had a string of international hit singles including "[m=22872]", "[m=22902]", "[m=25562]", "[m=25278]", "[m=25824]" and "[m=26166]". They moved away from synth-pop to a more experimental form with the album [m=26239] in 1986, and their critical reputation increased. Their final two albums, [m=26436] (1988) and [m=26553] (1991), are highly acclaimed and remain influential to experimental alternative rock genres. With Simon Brenner out, was recruited to assist with the recording of their second album [m=25599] (1984) and he soon became the band's producer and de facto fourth member. He played keyboards and became Hollis' frequent songwriting partner, co-writing all the songs on [m=26239] (1986), [m=26436] (1988) and [m=26553] (1991). Although a major contributor to the band's studio output, did not regularly play with the touring band, and was absent from the band's publicity material.