Andi Sex Gang Explained

Andi Sex Gang (born Andreas Graham McElligott^{[1] [2]}) is the founder, vocalist and main songwriter of the band Sex Gang Children who were a prominent act in the gothic rock movement of the 1980s. His band played at the infamous Batcave club in 1982.^{[3] [4]} He has also recorded as an experimental solo artist.

McElligot lived in London squats before entering music, and was involved in leftist activism. He formed the band in early 1982.^[5] In the late 1980s, McElligot obtained the rights to the material he had released with the band and controls its licensing. Over the years, he had a number of conflicts with a number of record companies.

In 2011, a documentary, Bastard Art, by Vince Corkadel presented an overview of his career.^[6]

Discography

Sex Gang Children

Studio albums

• Song and Legend (1983, Illuminated Records)
• Blind (1992 reissue, Cleopatra Records)
• Medea (1993, Cleopatra Records)
• The Wrath of God (2000, Dressed to Kill)
• Bastard Art (2002, Burning Airlines)
• Viva Vigilante! (2013, Pale Music)

Singles & EPs

• Beasts (1982, Illuminated Records)
• "Into the Abyss" (1982, Illuminated Records)
• "Sebastiane" (1983, Illuminated Records)
• "Mauritia Mayer" (1983, Clay Records)
• "Dieche" (1984, Illuminated Records)
• "The Quick Gas Gang" split with Christian Death (1992, Cleopatra Records)
• "Salamun Child" (2009, Song & Legend)
• "Hollywood Slim M G T Remix" (2014, self-released)
• "Sebastiane" (2014, Song & Legend)

Live albums

• Naked (1982, self-released) No. 15
• Sex Gang Children (1984, self-released)
• Ecstasy and Vendetta Over New York (1984, ROIR)
• Nightland (Performance USA 83) (1986, Arkham)
• Play with Children (1992, Cleopatra Records)
• Live in Paris '84 (1996, Nigma Records)
• Live in Vienna (2011, Pink Noise)
• Live at the Batcave (2014, Liberation London)

Compilation albums

• Beasts (1983, Illuminated Records)
• Re-enter the Abyss (The 1985 Remixes) (1985, Dojo Records)
• The Hungry Years - The Best of Sex Gang Children (1991, Receiver Records)
• Dieche (1993, Cleopatra Records)
• Welcome to My World (1998, Receiver Records)
• Pop Up - The Rare and Unreleased World of Sex Gang (1999, Dressed to Kill)
• Shout & Scream: The Definitive Sex Gang Children (1997, Age of Panik)
• The Legends Collection: The Sex Gang Children Collection (2000, Dressed to Kill)
• The Dark Archives - Volume One (2000, Hollow Hills)
• Empyre and Fall (2000, Hollow Hills)
• Demonstration! (2000, Magicavern)
• Fall: The Complete Singles 1982-1992 (2001, Burning Airlines)
• Execution & Elegance: The Anthology 1982-2002 (2004, Castle Music)
• Demonstration - Expanded Deluxe Edition (2008, Song & Legend)
• Electric Jezebel - Singles Collection A & B Sides 1982-83 (2016, Liberation London)

Andi Sex Gang

Studio albums

• Blind! (1985, Illuminated Records)
• Arco Valley (1989, Jungle Records)
• God on a Rope (1993, Cleopatra Records)
• Western Songs for Children (1994, Triple X Records)
• Gabriel and the Golden Horn with Mick Rossi (1997, Hollows Hill Sound Recordings)
• Veil (1999, Magicavern)
• Last of England (1999, Dressed to Kill)
• Faithfull Covers: A Tribute to Marianne Faithfull (2000, Disoriente)
• The Madman in the Basket (2006, Pink Noise)
• Inventing New Destruction (2007, Pink Noise)
• The Devil's Cabaret (2011, Eastworld Recordings)
• Achilles in the Eurozone (2015, Code Black)

Singles & EPs

• "Les Amants d'Un Jour" (1984, Illuminated Records)
• Dirty Roseanne as Dirty Roseanne (1985, Illuminated Records)
• "Ida-Ho" (1985, Illuminated Records)
• "The Naked & the Dead" (1986, Revolver Records)
• "Seven Ways to Kill a Man" (1988, Jungle Records)
• "Assassin Years" (1988, Jungle Records)

Compilation albums

• Helter Skelter (2001, Dressed to Kill)
• Perception in the Heart of Darkness: The Best of Andi Sex Gang (2007, Pink Noise)

Audiobooks

• Bram Stoker's Dracula (2010, Pink Noise)

Home videos

• Live at Heaven's Gate (2008, Pink Noise)

External links

• The Official Andi Sex Gang Website

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia Gothica by Liisa Ladouceur and Gary Pullin
2. Web site: AFTER THE FALL . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . November 14, 2023.
3. Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate,, p. 498
4. Web site: The Original Sin: Interview with Andi Sex Gang. theoriginalsinfanzine.blogspot.co.uk. 2015-10-24.
5. Web site: Sex Gang Children - interview by Peek-a-boo-magazine. peek-a-boo-magazine.be. 2015-10-24. 16 November 2014. Peek A Boo Magazine. Xavier. Kruth.
6. Web site: Interview with Andi Sex Gang. 2015-10-24. Kris. Prudhomme. absolutionnyc.com. 8 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140209002305/http://absolutionnyc.com/2014/02/08/interview-with-andi-sex-gang-by-kris-prudhomme/. 9 February 2014. dead.