Mankind's Audio Development

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Sunfeast/Craving Single

Studio album by Mankind's Audio Development

Released

1984

Recorded

July 1984

Genre

Gothic rock, Electronic, Darkwave, Alternative rock

Length

10:19

Label

Criminal Damage Records

Producer

John Fryer and M.A.D.

Mankind's Audio Development chronology

Sunfeast/Craving Single
(1984)

In 1984, a project called Mankind's Audio Development was developed by Rob Hickson (vocals) and Pete Waddleton (bass) of eighties Gothic rock group Play Dead and signed on to Criminal Damage Records. Mankind's Audio Development was also known as "M.A.D." for short and featured the backing vocals of Michelle Ebeling. The group released one 12" single called "Sunfeast/Craving Single." It was the only known single recorded by M.A.D. The two songs "Sunfeast" and "Craving" were never released on to CD officially. Rob and Pete had made plans to make sequels to this single with completely different sounds and they were also planning to re-release the first single under their new independent label Tanz, depending on the band's condition after the release of Company Of Justice. The reason for this is because they felt the people at Criminal Damage Records had no idea what they were doing. The sequels were (supposedly) never produced when Play Dead dissolved in January of 1986.

The single was recorded at Blackwing Studios in July 1984 and produced by John Fryer and M.A.D.