Venetians | |
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| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Years active | 1982–1989 |
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Venetians was an Australian synthpop act formed in 1982 by English-born David Skeet (guitarist) when he and Peter Watson (guitarist and bassist) joined up with, lead vocalist, Rik Swinn. They enlisted Matthew Hughes on keyboards (ex-Gotham City); Tim Powles on drums (ex-Ward 13). They issued three studio albums, Step Off the Edge (May 1985), Calling in the Lions (June 1986) and Amazing World (1988). They had top 30 hit singles in Australia with "So Much for Love" (December 1985), "Inspiration" (March 1986) and "Bitter Tears" (May 1988). The group agreed to go their separate ways in 1989.