Machinations

Article summary

Machinations are an Australian synth-pop band which formed in 1980. They reached the top 20 on the Kent Music Report albums chart with Big Music in 1985. Their top 30 hits on the related singles chart are "Pressure Sway", "No Say in It", "My Heart's on Fire" and "Do to You". By 1989 the group had disbanded. They briefly reunited in 1997 and then reformed in 2012.

Key claims

1. date of death: 2022-05-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1985 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1328714433