Martha Johnson (vocals, keyboards)
Mark Gane (guitar; synth)
1982's 'Danceparc' was again produced by Daniel Lanois and the group had morphed into Mark Gane, Johnson, Dick Smith (drums), Jocelyne Lanois, Nick Gane (keyboards) as the now, re-christened M + M. They also debuted the album on Canada's Current Records. Shortly after the album's cool media reception the band officially split up.
1984's 'Mystery Walk' was produced by Daniel Lanois and featured the new M + M - Martha Johnson and Mark Gane as a duo. The album was nominated for 4 CASBY Awards by listeners of Toronto's CFNY-FM - 'Album Of The Year', 'Group Of The Year', 'Engineer/Producer Of The Year' (Daniel Lanois) and 'Video Of The Year' ("Black Stations, White Stations"). "Black Stations, White Stations" went to #2 in Canada but was banned across the US for its racey subject matter concerning whites and blacks living in harmony.
By 1985 Mark Gane and Johnson headed to Bath, England to work with producer David Lord and the rhythm section of Tony Levin and Yogi Horton with overdubs recorded in Mark Gane's affectionately named Toronto basement studio The Web (after all the spiders found in it) for the 1986 LP 'The World Is A Ball'.
With the frustration of the Canadian market and the failure of the single, "Song In My Head", Gane and Johnson moved permanently to England. In 1992 they shot back with the ephemeral 'Modern Lullaby' under the revived moniker of Martha & The Muffins on Canadian indie label Intrepid Records. It too failed to make a dent in the grunge tainted music market.
Martha Johnson went on to record several children's albums in the '90's; Mark Gane worked on studio projects; Martha Ladly released a single in 1981 "Finlandia/Tasmania" and later toured with Robert Palmer as his keyboard player in 1986; Jocelyne Lanois continued doing session work with her brother Daniel, as well as her significant other, Malcolm Burn, and was briefly the bass player for Crash Vegas.
Singles
as M + M
1982 Danceparc (Every Day Is Tomorrow) (Current/RCA)
1984 Black Stations, White Stations (Current/RCA)
1984 Mystery Walk (Current/RCA)
1984 Cooling The Medium (Current/RCA)
1985 Song In My Head/Riverene (Current/RCA)
Albums
as M + M
1982 Danceparc (Current/RCA)
1984 Mystery Walk (Current/RCA)
1985 The World Is A Ball (Current/RCA)
as MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS
1998 Then + Again: A Retrospective (EMI)
Video
as M + M
1982 Danceparc (Every Day Is Tomorrow)
1984 Black Stations, White Stations
1984 Cooling The Medium
1985 Only You
1986 Song In My Head
1992 Rainbow Sign
Compilation Tracks
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