China Crisis

Kirkby

China Crisis is an English new wave and synth-pop band from Kirkby, near Liverpool, formed in 1979 around Gary Daly (born May 10, 1962) and Eddie Lundon (born June 9, 1962). They began as post-punk, influenced by Brian Eno, and Wikipedia lists Steely Dan, David Bowie, Eno, OMD, the Human League, Talking Heads and Magazine among their influences. Their first single, in 1981, was on Inevitable; later labels were Virgin, Polydor, A&M and Secret.

Working with Fire and Steel - Possible Pop Songs Volume Two was released on October 31, 1983 on Virgin, produced by Mike Howlett and recorded at Amazon Studios in Liverpool and finished at The Manor Studio in Oxfordshire, at 40:23. It is less synthetic than the debut, with brass, woodwind and strings, and its subtitle was inspired by Jon Hassell and Brian Eno's Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics.