Career
The band were influenced by early electronic acts such as Kraftwerk, Human League, Gary Numan and underground electronica such as SPK, Clan of Xymox, The passage and 4AD acts such as This Mortal coil. They were known as one of the first acts to incorporate live instruments into early 90's dance music, and their live shows were a mix of dance based electronica and metal guitars.
In the band's formative years they recorded an early 7" vinyl single in 1987 called "The Cold EP", which was released on Manchester indie Village Records. The single included the tracks 'The cold' 'Screams and whispers' and 'A year' and is now extremely rare. The single was played on John Peel's Sunday night radio 1 show and attracted DEF management (Moby/Sparks/Robyn/Sonique) who went on to manage the band for the duration of their musical career. They signed to the One Little Indian record Label and released a series of singles that were well received in dance clubs in the UK, especially "The Power of G'N'R'" and their breakthrough singles "Fall from Grace" and "UK-USA".
The band's debut album Perfect Disease was released on One Little Indian Records in 1993. Their follow up The Rest Is Silence was released in Germany and Japan after a label change to Motor Music (Polygram). In 1997 they released Kamikaze and toured Germany with the likes of Rammstein and Faith no more. Cundall left the band as they moved more into production (producing mixes for Moby, Sparks, Rammstein, The Tamperer, and produced and played instruments on 'Cruise control' an Australian and New Zealand number 1 single by New Zealand band The Headless Chickens.) They recorded a fourth album with the working title Geek which never saw a full commercial release and signalled the end for the band.
Since the split of Eskimos and Egypt, Cameron-Pryde and Compton, together with Stagg have produced tracks and albums for various bands including Sonique, t.A.T.u. and Erasure. They also produced and co-wrote the music and lyrics for "The Spirit of the Hawk" by Rednex; a 9 week number one single in Europe. They write and produce under the name FAF and Cap Com Productions. Compton manages the Manchester band Bauer and Cameron-Pryde has managed the bands Kid British (Mercury Records) and Goldheart Assembly (Fierce Panda Records) as well as unsigned artists Orchids and Dieter & The Gadabouts. He has recently set up his own label, MUK, based in Manchester. MUK's launch party will be held at Manchester's Academy 3 on Saturday 20th October 2012. After leaving Eskimos & Egypt, vocalist Chris O'Hare relocated to London. Working as a multimedia designer in the music industry, he created CD covers, websites and videos for acts such as Madonna, Enya, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Toploader. He now owns COH Associates, a creative consultancy for the financial services sector. Keyboard player Paul Cundall works in information technology in Manchester.
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