The Future
In June 1977 Marsh, Ware and vocalist Ady Newton formed Dead Daughters, a one-off band, to play at a friend's 21st birthday party. The trio enjoyed the performance, and decided to stick together as a new band - The Future.
The trio set themselves the task of producing pop music using entirely electronic instruments, which in 1977 was virtually unheard of. They also experimented with a computer programme called CARLOS, which converted words fed into it into lyrics. Initially record company interest was limited, and Marsh and Ware decided to remove Newton from the band. Continuing as a duo they recorded "Dancevision", a short instrumental eventually released on The Human League's Holiday '80 EP. Another track, "Being Boiled" saw Philip Oakey's entry to the group, and a change of name to The Human League.
A collection of demos from this period was released on CD in 2002, entitled The Golden Hour of The Future, compiled by Richard X.
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