Sex Gang Children’s "Mauritia Mayer" (1983) is a dark, theatrical post-punk/gothic rock single featuring Nigel Preston on drums. It is regarded as a high-intensity, "killer" single from the era, often highlighting the band's signature dramatic vocals and moody, cabaret-influenced sound. It is considered a key, though sometimes overlooked, part of the early 80s alternative scene. The single is part of the band's early, influential repertoire that helped define the early gothic rock scene in London.
London’s fervent Sex Gang Children were all the rage of the English underground in 1982-’83, spearheading the positive-punk movement which mixed the raw energy and commitment of punk rock with the dark theatrics of goth. Sex Gang’s individual parts resemble a mélange of the Banshees, T. Rex, Bowie, UK Decay, Sex Pistols and Adam and the Ants, yet the whole really resembles none of the above. Dave Roberts’ droning, spiny bass work is the music’s dominant feature of the music (practically a lead instrument), battling with Andi Sex-Gang’s androgynous, high-pitched vocals, Terry Macleay’s scratchy/chiming guitar overlays and Rob Stroud’s tribal drum patterns. Like many enthralling substances, their music — with its breathtaking shifts in tempo and mood — can be hard to digest at first, but there’s addiction in its opulent din.
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A. Mauritia Mayer (Long Version)B. Children's Prayer
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