Crash were an indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band formed in 1985 in New York City, who took their name from the J. G. Ballard

J. G. Ballard

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 novel. The band moved to London in 1987. Crash released three singles and an album, but are perhaps most notable for containing members who went on to form Ultra Vivid Scene

Ultra Vivid Scene

Ultra Vivid Scene was an American alternative rock band, started by Kurt Ralske.Former Nothing But Happiness and Crash guitarist Ralske started Ultra Vivid Scene in 1987, was signed to 4AD Records in 1988, and released his first UVS EP, She Screamed, in 1988...

, John Moore's Expressway

John Moore (drummer)

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, and Something Pretty Beautiful.

The band's line-up was Mark Dumais (vocals, guitar), Kurt Ralske

Kurt Ralske

Kurt Ralske is an American visual artist and musician. He is the former singer and guitarist in alternative rock band Ultra Vivid Scene.-Biography:During the mid-eighties, Ralske was a guitarist in the bands Nothing But Happiness and Crash....

 (guitar, also of Nothing But Happiness), Bill Carey (guitar, formerly of Excentricks), Adam Wright (bass), and Byron Guthrie (drums). They debuted with a 12" single, "Don't Look Now" in November 1986 on the Remorse label, followed the same month by another 12", "Almost". Their only album, I Feel Fine, was released in February 1987. A final single, "Bright Coloured Lights" was released in August 1987. When the group split up, Ralske formed Ultra Vivid Scene, Guthrie joined John Moore's Expressway and later joined Ralske in Ultra Vivid Scene, and Carey joined Something Pretty Beautiful. Joss Cope, brother of Julian Cope

Julian Cope

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, played bass in the last lineup of the band. Mark Dumais signed to the Creation Records

Creation Records

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 label under the name Tangerine, releasing an album in 1990. Dumais died of AIDS

AIDS

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 in the US in April 1992.

Singles

• "Don't Look Now" (1986) Remorse (UK)/Justine (US)
• "Almost" (1986) Remorse
• "Bright Coloured Lights" (1987) Remorse

Covers

• Ultra Vivid Scene, "Don't Look Now" Blood and Thunder (1993) 4AD
• Moth Wranglers
  Moth wranglers
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  , "Don't Look Now" never mind the context (2001) Magnetic
• Bobine, (13 song album) I Had Fun Tonight - Songs by Mark Dumais and Crash (2008) Beauty Bark Records