About Quando Quango
Electro dance group from Manchester, UK. Formed in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1980 by Hacienda DJ [[artist:Mike Pickering]] (songwriting) and Dutch siblings [[artist:Gonnie Rietveld]] (programming) & [[artist:Reinier Rietveld]] (drums). Reinier Rietveld left the group in 1983 for his own group [[artist:Spasmodique]] and was replaced by [[artist:A Certain Ratio]]'s percussionist [[artist:Simon Topping]]. The same year [[artist:52nd Street]]'s [[artist:Derek Johnson]] joined the group, soon after to be replaced by his brother [[artist:Barry Johnson (8)]]. They were signed at [[label:Factory]] where they released a series of singles (their earliest ones produced by [[artist:New Order]]'s [[artist:Bernard Sumner]] and [[artist:A Certain Ratio]]'s [[artist:Donald Johnson]]) and one album with guests from the Manchester scene ([[artist:Andy Connell]], [[artist:Johnny Marr]], [[artist:Vini Reilly]], [[artist:Beverly McDonald]]). Their 1983 single [Love Tempo](/release/26296) was a dancefloor hit on both sides of the Atlantic and is considered a precursor of the US house scene. After the album release in 1985 they disbanded. [[artist:Mike Pickering]] formed [[artist:T-Coy]] and later [[artist:M People]], playing a crucial role in the UK acid house scene.
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