Visage

Biography

The Invisible Men merged Midge Ure melodic discipline with rhythm-box hypnosis.

Fade to Grey became transcontinental signal for early-80s synth migration.

Visual identity mattered as much as oscillator choices—makeup as mix parameter.

Lossless streams keep CR-78 patter, vocal coldness, and string pad lift.

New Clear Radio streams curated rock-focused programming with quality up to 320kbps—ideal for hearing guitar-driven records with depth and punch.

At a glance

• British new wave band formed in London in 1978 led by Steve Strange.
• The debut album Visage (1980) included Fade to Grey as a European chart hit.
• Closely associated with the New Romantic movement at the Blitz Club in London.