Have you heard of FM before today?

Nash the Slash From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_the_Slash James Jeffrey "Jeff" Plewman[2] (March 26, 1948 – May 10, 2014), better known by his stage name Nash the Slash, was a Canadian musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he was known primarily for playing the electric violin and mandolin, as well as the harmonica, keyboards, glockenspiel, and other instruments (sometimes described as "devices" on album notes). Nash the Slash performed in disguise: https://amplify.nmc.ca/exploring-the-legacy-of-nash-the-slash-his-gnarly-skull-mandolin/ As an artist, he was easily recognizable, typically adorned in body-covering bandages and a white tuxedo and top hat, shredding a violin or strumming a skull-shaped mandolin to pull otherworldly sounds out of it as drum machines, which he was a very early adopter of, pounded away in the background. In fact, Nash was such an early adopter of drum machines that it was a problem—the musician's union at the time told him that drum machines were illegal, as they were taking away jobs from real human drummers. So Nash had to get his union card changed to read that he was a performance artist instead of a musician. At which point, the show—or more accurately, the circus—could go on. Have you heard of Nash the Slash before today?

Black Noise After working as a solo artist for a year, Nash formed the group FM in 1976, initially as a duo with Cameron Hawkins; drummer Martin Deller was added later. The group began recording in July 1976, though no performances in its duo format were issued at the time. However, they did appear on television and in live concerts, beginning in November 1976. In 1977, with Deller added to the group, they recorded the album Black Noise, which received a gold record award. It was listed as one of the "Top 50 Prog Rock Albums" by Rolling Stone magazine. This is the album. Will you give it a listen?

Phasors on Stun was the first single from the album Black Noise. Do you like this song?