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I Start Counting were an electronic music duo from North London. The band consisted of David Baker and Simon Leonard.〔("Mute Records – Komputer" ). Retrieved 17 November 2010.〕 ==Background== Baker and Leonard had met at Middlesex University; both had an affection for pop music.〔"Konnecting - I Start Counting" Sleeve Notes. Retrieved 30 May 2011.〕 In 1982, they began to DJ together which led them to form the I Start Counting project. Leonard specialized in the technology side and Baker was biased toward the musical side of the project.〔 They approached Daniel Miller with some demos of their recorded material. These demos led to Mute Records signing the duo in 1984.〔 Initially they recorded two singles for Mute titled "Letters to a Friend" and "Still Smiling"; both singles were produced by Daniel Miller.〔("Mute Records – I Start Counting" ). Retrieved 7 November 2010.〕 Then in 1986, I Start Counting recorded their debut album titled ''My Translucent Hands''. The album was produced by Paul Kendall.〔(“Mute Records - My Translucent Hands” ). Retrieved 7 November 2010.〕 In 1987, they supported Erasure on their European tour.〔 The band's second album was released in June 1989, titled ''Fused''. It included a new version of the track "Lose Him",〔(“Mute Records – Fused (Release)” ). Retrieved 17 November 2010.〕 made up of sampled voices instead of a recorded singer. In 1990, they recorded some new material, but realized that it sounded quite different to their previous electropop recordings.〔 This new style of dance/techno was released under the name Fortran 5;〔 the band would later change their name again to cater for the Kraftwerk-influenced project known as Komputer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Start Counting (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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