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Minty

Profile:Minty was formed in 1993 by Leigh Bowery and Richard Torry. In the early 1990s Bowery had been involved in two musical outfits, The Quality Street Wrappers and Raw Sewage (both essentially the same band), but Minty was a much more serious attempt to be taken seriously. Soon the duo had become a group, including amongst others Matthew Glamorre and Nicola Bowery.

Minty quickly gained notoriety for their abrasive theatrical performances, the highlight of which was Leigh "giving birth" to Nicola on stage - she would be concealed upside-down underneath his costume and would emerge when Leigh went "into labour". Such was their notoriety a Minty club residency in Soho was deemed indecent by Westminster Council and shut down.

In this initial incarnation, Minty recorded one single, Useless Man (a chart hit in the Netherlands), before Leigh's death on 31 December 1994. Minty formed a collective in tribute to Leigh Bowery, known as The Offset. Members included Kinky Roland, Aiden Shaw (pornographic film star), Donald Urquart (poet), Sexton Ming (transvestite recording artist) and Add N To X.

The remaining members of Minty chose to continue the group following Leigh's death and released three further singles (Plastic Bag, That's Nice, Nothing) and an album (Open Wide), the album containing material recorded with Leigh.

Matthew Glamorre and Richard Torry still collaborate on a number of music and club projects in London, including The Soundstorm, Siren Suite and Kash Point.
URLs:http://www.myspace.com/mintymusic
http://www.leighbowery.com.br/xtravaganza/articles.php?lng=en&pg=62
Members:Honolulu (2), Leigh Bowery, Matt Fisher, Matthew Glamorre, Neil Kaczor, Nicola Bowery, Richard Torry, Steady (2), Trevor Sharpe
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Releases:
Useless Man (Maxi) ◄ (7 versions)   Candy Records ... 1994
Plastic Bag (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Sugar 1995
That's Nice! (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Sugar 1996
It's A Game - Part I (CD, Maxi)   Poppy Records 1997
Nothing (CD, Maxi)   Candy Records 1997
Open Wide (CD, Album)   Candy Records 1997
Appears On:
Torture Garden - Bizarre & Eccentric Music Compilation (CD, Album, Comp) That's Nice Torture Garden Records 1999
Tracks Appear On:
Baby Baby Compilation (CD, Comp, Mixed) Useless Man DWA (Dance World Attack) 1995
Cyber Zone 2 (CD, Comp) Useless Man (The Grid) Arcade 1995
Dance Computer 95 3 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Useless Man CNR Music 1995
Dance Train (CD) Useless Man (The Grid ... EVA Belgium 1995
Jeans Compilation (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Useless Man TIME (2) 1995
Megadance '95 Vol. 2 (CD) Useless Man Arcade 1995
Positive Mix (CD) Plastic Bag, Useless M... Outland Records 1995
Progressive Platter (CD, Album) Useless Man Koch International 1995
Radio 3FM Dancemix '95 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Useless Man Magnum 1995
Sonic Dance Power III (CD) Useless Man Jive 1995
Strictly Mellow 4 (CD) Useless Man (The Grid ... Jive 1995
Super Dance Mix 95 Vol. 2 (CD) Useless Man Arcade 1995
Techno Computer 2 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Uselessman CNR Music 1995
The House Collection - Volume 2 (3xLP) Useless Man Epic 1995
The House Collection Volume 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Useless Man, Useless Man Fantazia ... 1995
The Time Group Promo-Mix 61 (12", Promo) Useless Man (Dis-Cuss ... Time S.p.A. 1995
Top Hits 95 Volume 3 (Cass) Useless Man Arcade 1995
Top Hits 95 Volume 3 (CD) Useless Man Arcade 1995
Turn Up The Bass Megamix 1995 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Useless Man Arcade 1995
Work That Body 3 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Useless Man Arcade 1995
Yabba-Dabba-Dance! Mix (Cass) Useless Man Arcade 1995
Yabba-Dabba-Dance! Mix (CD) Useless Man Arcade 1995
Mega Dance Top 100 - 2 (4xCD) Useless Man Arcade 1996
Tenacious. (CD, Comp) Plastic Bag BMG UK & Ireland 1996
We Love You (CDr, Promo) Useless Man Candy Records 1996
Seeds, The Poppy Sampler 1997 (CD, Smplr) It's A Game Part 1 Poppy Records 1997
Inevitable Alien Nation (CD, Mixed) Useless Man Moonshine Music 1998
The White Disc Volume WD0033 (CD) I Wanna Be Free (Exten... The White Disc 1998
Torture Garden - Bizarre & Eccentric Music Compilation (CD, Album, Comp) That's Nice Torture Garden Records 1999
We Love You (CD + Box) Useless Man Candy Records 1999
Unofficial Releases:
The Braun MTV Eurochart '95 Volume 7 (CD) Useless Man MTV Music Entertainment (Holland) 1995
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