ARTIST · NEW WAVE / SYNTH

Visage

Minimal sequencer pulse and cabaret threat—London club myth pressed into seven-inch melodrama.

New wave
Synth-pop

Updated 27 October 2026

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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.

Steve Strange, who ran nights at the Blitz club in London, formed Visage with Midge Ure and Rusty Egan. Fade to Grey (1980) was a European hit built on synthesizers and spoken French. Mind of a Toy followed.

The Anvil (1982) and Beat Boy (1984) were later albums. Strange died in 2015, and Visage has continued under various lineups.

Interesting facts about Visage

01 British new wave band formed in London in 1978 led by Steve Strange.
02 The debut album Visage (1980) included Fade to Grey as a European chart hit.
03 Closely associated with the New Romantic movement at the Blitz Club in London.
04 Midge Ure and Rusty Egan were founding members.
05 Steve Strange died in 2015.
06 Fade to Grey became a European hit in 1980.