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Shiny Two Shiny

Shiny Two Shiny

Shiny Two Shiny has been played over 40 times on NTS, first on 23 May 2015. Shiny Two Shiny's music has been featured on 41 episodes.

Signed to Red Flame in 1982 they released a mini LP entitled 'Halfway Across The Rainbow' and a single from the LP 'Waiting For us'. A mixture of bright and breezy synth pop with some darker undercurrents, both records made a dent in the indie charts with the band gaining positive reviews in the music press both for their releases and for their live performances. Acclaimed by John Peel they also broke through into the mainstream seeing some daytime airplay on Radio 1. They also toured Europe with some TV appearances along the way.

Originally under the name of Flo Sullivan, Gayna Florence Perry had started her musical career in a band called 'A Formal Sigh' back in 1980. A Peel session followed before she went on to form Shiny Two Shiny with 'Formal Sigh' member Robin Surtees.

She then embarked on a solo career, releasing one single as Flo Sullivan and two more as Gayna Rose Madder.

The solo work showed a progression and maturity from her earlier bands, resulting in a series of classic pop songs. These had a more natural, liberated feel that moved away from the synth dominated early records. Unfortunately, due to a series of mishaps with record companies and distribution outlets, the records never gained the same level of attention as Shiny Two Shiny had.

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Shiny Two Shiny

Shiny Two Shiny has been played over 40 times on NTS, first on 23 May 2015. Shiny Two Shiny's music has been featured on 41 episodes.

Signed to Red Flame in 1982 they released a mini LP entitled 'Halfway Across The Rainbow' and a single from the LP 'Waiting For us'. A mixture of bright and breezy synth pop with some darker undercurrents, both records made a dent in the indie charts with the band gaining positive reviews in the music press both for their releases and for their live performances. Acclaimed by John Peel they also broke through into the mainstream seeing some daytime airplay on Radio 1. They also toured Europe with some TV appearances along the way.

Originally under the name of Flo Sullivan, Gayna Florence Perry had started her musical career in a band called 'A Formal Sigh' back in 1980. A Peel session followed before she went on to form Shiny Two Shiny with 'Formal Sigh' member Robin Surtees.

She then embarked on a solo career, releasing one single as Flo Sullivan and two more as Gayna Rose Madder.

The solo work showed a progression and maturity from her earlier bands, resulting in a series of classic pop songs. These had a more natural, liberated feel that moved away from the synth dominated early records. Unfortunately, due to a series of mishaps with record companies and distribution outlets, the records never gained the same level of attention as Shiny Two Shiny had.

Original source Last.fm

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

Waiting For Us
Shiny Two Shiny
Captured Tracks2014
Moment To Moment
Shiny Two Shiny
Red Flame1985
Ritual Hate
Shiny Two Shiny
Himalaya1983
Moment To Moment
Shiny Two Shiny
Red Flame1985
Grey
Shiny Two Shiny
Red Flame1983
Waiting For Us [12" Version]
Shiny Two Shiny
Captured Tracks2014
Concentration
Shiny Two Shiny
Red Flame1983
Razzamatazz
Shiny Two Shiny
Red Flame1983
Waiting For Us (Long Version)
Shiny Two Shiny
Himalaya1983
Waiting For Us (Long Version)
Shiny Two Shiny
Red Flame1983