Agent Provocateur (band)
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Agent Provocateur were a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

 band, consisting of John Gosling, Matthew Ashman
Matthew Ashman
Matthew James Ashman was an English guitarist with Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow. He died of diabetes-related complications in 1995, aged 35.-Career:...

 (Bow Wow Wow
Bow Wow Wow
Bow Wow Wow were an English 1980s New Wave band created by Malcolm McLaren to promote his and business partner Vivienne Westwood's New Romantic fashion lines.The group's music is described as having an "African-derived drum sound".-History:...

), Dan Peppe
Dan Peppe
Dan Peppe is a British DJ and record producer, also known for his affair with Fatboy Slim's wife Zoë Ball in 2003. Peppe lives in London's Islington. Peppe has a daughter with a Brazilian model....

, Danny Saber
Danny Saber
Danny Saber is a Los Angeles, California musician, audio engineer, record producer, and remixer. A former member of Black Grape and Agent Provocateur, Saber plays guitar, bass, organ, and keyboards, and is also a prominent Los Angeles DJ....

 (Black Grape
Black Grape
Black Grape were a 1990s rock band from England, featuring former members of Happy Mondays. The group's music was funky and eclectic, using varied instrumentation and samples.-History:...

) and Cleo Torez. When Matthew Ashman died in 1995 he was replaced on guitar by Lance Burman (formely of Chiefs of Relief).

Tribute concert for Matthew Ashman

Ashman died in 1995 and on the fifteenth anniversary of his death, the band reunited for a tribute concert on 21 November 2010, at the Scala in London, in a show with Adam Ant
Adam Ant
Adam Ant is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, including three No.1s...

 topping the bill and also featuring later Ashman bands Bow Wow Wow
Bow Wow Wow
Bow Wow Wow were an English 1980s New Wave band created by Malcolm McLaren to promote his and business partner Vivienne Westwood's New Romantic fashion lines.The group's music is described as having an "African-derived drum sound".-History:...

 and Chiefs of Relief
Chiefs of Relief
Chiefs of Relief were a British rock group formed shortly after the demise of Bow Wow Wow in 1984. Led by guitarist-vocalist Matthew Ashman , drummer Paul Cook , keyboard player Duncan Grieg, and bassist Lance Burman...

.

Studio albums

  • Where the Wild Things Are
    Where the Wild Things Are (Agent Provocateur album)
    Where the Wild Things Are is a 1997 album by British band Agent Provocateur. The song "Red Tape" was featured in The Jackal and on the original score of the Underworld soundtrack.-Track list:# "Red Tape" # "Spinning"...

    (1997, Wall of Sound)

Singles

Year Single UK Singles Chart
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Label
1994 "Kicks/Spinning"
Wall of Sound
1995 "Red Tape"
Wall of Sound
1996 "Sabotage!"
Epic
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

/Wall of Sound
"You're No Good"
Wall of Sound
1997 "Agent Dan" 49 Epic
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

/Wall of Sound
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