Cabin in the Sky
Tuxedomoon was formed in San Francisco in 1977 by two electronic music students at San Francisco City College, Blaine L. Reininger (keyboards, violin) and Steven Brown (keyboards, other instruments) and are soon joined by Peter Principle and Winston Tong Tuxedomoon signed to the Residents' Ralph Records in 1979. Toured Europe in the early 80s, relocating permanently to Rotterdam in 1981. "Futuristic and romantic, lyrical and visionary, electronic and acoustic, with its drum machines, saxophones, wailing violins and haunted vocals, their ability to cristallize a certain dark and romantic zeitgeist quickly make them one of the most influential bands of the decade." #