Animotion

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Animotion
Animotion, c. 1984
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	New wave, synth-pop
Years active	1983–1990, 2001–present
Labels	Mercury Records, Polydor Records, Invisible Hands Music
Members	Astrid Plane Bill Wadhams Don Kirkpatrick Greg Smith Jim Blair Chris Wadhams
Past members	Paul Antonelli Charles (aka: Char) Ottavio David O'Brien (deceased) Kevin Rankin Paul Engemann Cynthia Rhodes
Website	Animotion Web Site

Animotion is an American synth-pop band from Los Angeles, California, best known for the songs "Obsession", "Let Him Go", "I Engineer", and "Room to Move".^[1] Formed in 1983 from the remnants of a retro science-fiction band called Red Zone, they signed a record deal with Mercury Records in 1984 and released four studio albums.