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Heaven 17 is a British synthpop band originating in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom formed in 1980. Taking their name from a fictional pop group mentioned in Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange (where 'The Heaven Seventeen' are at number 4 in the charts with 'Inside' [1]), Heaven 17 formed when Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware split from their earlier group The Human League and formed production company British Electric Foundation (BEF). Shortly after, they recruited their good friend and photographer Glenn Gregory on vocals to complete their lineup for Heaven 17.

There are 2 bands called The Cairos: The Cairos are a five piece Indie/Rock band from Glasgow. Forming in 2008 they are quickly establishing themselves as a band on the up, and 2009 promises to be a year they're not to be missed.
www.thecairos.co.uk The Cairos are an alternative rock group from Brisbane, Australia. After winning the brizband school challenge, The Cairos have set about establishing themselves amongst the local independent music fraternity. The band’s infectious indie pop has earned them an extensive underage following, as well as growing mainstream interest.

There are 6 artists with this name 1)Humans are a two piece electro-folk outfit from Vancouver, BC consisting of members Peter Ricq and Robbie Slade. 2) Humans were a well entrenched Santa Cruz, California semi-surf band, that had played in the area since 1976, originally as The Mysterious People. In 1979 they took the name Humans. Interestingly, the three mainstays (Sterling Storm, Eric Gies and John Anderson) have played together in some fashion since the 1960's in Southern California (Eddie and The Showmen (1963) are the earliest known recordings of the three)...

Mental As Anything is an Australian New Wave/rock music band who, since the late 70s have released numerous albums & singles and have produced many innovative music videos. Although they have worked in a much broader musical idiom, Mental As Anything are in many respects comparable to British band Madness, in that their music is typically delivered with a quirky, ironic sense of humour and a strong visual identity.