The Body Electric

One of the first electronic bands in New Zealand, The Body Electric were formed in 1982 by Alan Jansson, although he was credited on first releases as Alan Jimson, and Andy Drey. During their initial rehearsals, they were then joined by actor-turned-singer Garry Smith. The group's debut single, Pulsing, was picked up by radio programmers and spent 27 weeks in the charts. Not entirely indicative of their sound, the track has a novelty quality to it. Following that, Andy Drey was replaced by Spines bassist Wendy Calder and the group released two more singles (Dreaming In A Life and Imagination) and a full length album before splitting in 1984. Jansson went into record production in Auckland, and Smith was later the manager of The New Zealand Ballet Company.