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  • 1986 establishments in Australia
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  • Single Gun Theory are Jacqui Hunt, Pete Rivett-Carnac and Kath Power. The trio, originally based in Sydney, released their debut album Exorcise This Wasteland in 1987 on the Canadian label Nettwerk Productions. Like Stars In My Hands followed in 1991 and was inspired by Pete and Jacqui's travels through India, Kashmir, Turkey and south-east Asia. Critically acclaimed worldwide, the album achieved Top 40 success in Australia and became one of the top ten dance albums of 1992. The album established a strong and eclectic fan base, including musician David Byrne and Australian film director Peter Weir.Single Gun Theory then composed the soundtrack to Kriv Stenders' award-winning documentary film Motherland. Their music also appeared in the feature films The Heartbreak Kid and Reckless Kelly; and they wrote the theme music for ABC-TV's national arts program Review and SBS-TV's Nomad. They contributed music to numerous other film and video projects and also remixed artists for Sony Music Australia and other established labels.Flow, River Of My Soul followed in 1994, %22Flow%22 won the band thousands of new fans around the world and earned ARIA nominations for best independent album and best dance album.In 2000, the band completed the score for the Samantha Lang film, The Monkey's Mask, receiving an APRA nomination for best soundtrack album. Since then, Pete and Kath have both started families, and in 2002 Pete moved to Singapore with his wife and two young daughters. At present the band is not actively working together. Pete is involved in various projects unrelated to Single Gun Theory, including production and co-writing with other artists.
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  • Single Gun Theory were an Australian electronic dance music band formed in 1986. Founding mainstay members were Jacqui Hunt on lead vocals; Kath Power on vocal melodies and synthesiser; and Peter Rivett-Carnac on guitar, synthesiser and sampling. They released three studio albums, Exorcise This Wasteland (1987), Millions, Like Stars in My Hands, Daggers in My Heart, Wage War (1991) and Flow, River of My Soul (1994) for Canadian label, Nettwerk, and Australia's Volition Records. Their music combined elements of downtempo electronic music with introspective, ethereal vocals and samples of dialogue. They also released a soundtrack album for Samantha Lang's film The Monkey's Mask in 2000.
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