Initiated by former members of the radical transvestite theatrical troupe/commune/Cockettes-offshoot The Angels Of Light, this pioneering and under-sung San Francisco (latterly Rotterdam based) unit pioneered one of the most evocative strands of post-punk extant with their moody and arch stylings; a stance that would latterly get them tagged with descriptors like ‘cabaret wave’, though their aesthetic runs miles deeper than that would suggest. The combination of their curious instrumentation (sans drums but with prominent use of sax, synths and violins) and the seductive and idiosyncratic attack of vocalist Winston Tong conspire to erase all artificially imposed (counter)cultural boundaries between pre-punk and post-punk; the various members of Tuxedomoon having already lived through and emerged from the chrysalis of earlier subcultures. This 28-minute block of footage from 1977 captures them at the spellbinding peak of their powers, Tuxedomoon having arrived fully formed and life-altering right out of the gate.

via http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/cyber-secrets-mutant-sounds (où on trouve plein d'autres chouettes trucs)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwjjztSuXxI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5BZOF8t80k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqeUXuKYLzU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMDcI4nEots