M - Topic

In 1978, Robin Scott produced a mobile recording project in Paris featuring the punk band the 'Slits'. Together with film director Julian Temple, Scott captured the live performance commissioned by the Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, but it never saw the light of day.

Scott remained in Paris producing for Barclay Records, meeting performing artist Brigitte Novik, who featured as a vocalist on all the 'M' material, including the first single, 'Moderne Man'.

‘Pop Muzik’ followed in 1979, with the album ‘New York- London-Paris-Munich’, recorded in Montreaux, Switzerland, together with brother Julian Scott on bass, keyboard virtuoso Wally Badarou, and drummer Phil Gould. The second single from the LP was ‘Moonlight and Muzak’ was a UK top 40 hit and then ‘That’s the way the money goes’ was the third hit for ‘M’ inside a year.

In 1980 the follow up album ‘Official Secrets’, featured arrangements by Bill Whelan of 'Riverdance' fame, and a significant contribution from 'Level 42'

Scott then produced and featured on the album ‘Left Handed dream’ in 1981 with rising Japanese star Ruichi Sakamoto.

The final ‘M’ album ‘Famous Last Words’ included Tom Dolby & Mark King was not released in the UK.

A development of the ethnic references on ‘Official Screts’, found Scott producing African acts in Kenya. This led to the album ‘Robin Scott & Shikisha’ in 1983/4, recorded in Nairobi and the UK, collaborating with the female vocal trio ‘Shikisha’ from South Africa.