The Flowerpot Men

The Flowerpot Men were a British electronic music group active in the 1980s. This group featured electronic musician Ben Watkins (of Juno Reactor), Paul N. Davies (of Naked Lunch), and cellist Adam Peters.

Works

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They recorded several EPs including Alligator Bait, Jo's So Mean and The Janice Long Session. The EP Jo's So Mean was produced by Siouxsie and the Banshees' co-founder Steven Severin who described it as "a proto-techno classic".[1] Their most successful and well-known song, "Beat City", was featured in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Prior to the Flowerpot Men, Adam Peters had played cello and piano parts on some Echo & the Bunnymen tracks including "Never Stop" and "The Killing Moon".

The group later became known as Sunsonic and released the full-length LP Melting Down on Motor Angel in 1990.

Post Flowerpot Men

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After Sunsonic, Ben Watkins went on to form Juno Reactor, a multifaceted project that has released seven studio albums, scored Hollywood films, and toured with multiple live bands and stage performers.

Adam Peters became a composer for feature films, documentaries, and television.[2]

Discography

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  • Jo's So Mean (1984), Compost Records
  • "Walk on Gilded Splinters" (1985), Compost Records
  • Alligator Bait EP (1987), Compost Records
  • The Janice Long Session (1987), Strange Fruit
  • "Watching the Pharoahs" (1987), Link

References

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  1. ^ "Collaborations - Steven Severin". Stevenseverin.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 12 June 2000. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ Peters, Adam. "Adam Peters Biography". Retrieved 12 August 2021.