4CD box set bringing together all of New MusikÆs three studio albums as well as a disc of B-sides, single edits and remixes.With a booklet containing an interview with Tony Mansfield by Record CollectorÆs Daryl Easlea, Formed in 1977 by Tony Mansfield, a former member of The Nick Straker Band with bassist Tony Hibbert and drummer Phil Towner, New MusikÆs first single, æStraight LinesÆ, was released in 1979, and their debut album, æFrom A to BÆ, followed in April 1980. æFrom A to BÆ entered the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart. Containing their most commercially successful single æLiving by NumbersÆ plus two other hit singles: æThis World of WaterÆ and æSanctuaryÆ.The band's second album, æAnywhereÆ was released in 1981 and reached No. 68 in the UK following which, Towner and Hibbert departed, and Mansfield cut the next album, æWarpÆ, with the assistance of studio musicians.After the demise of their label GTO Records, the band released æWarpÆ in 1982 on the Epic label. æWarpÆ was almost entirely electronic, and one of the first albums to be recorded primarily with digital samplers and emulators, resulting in a more experimental sound than their previous releases.Mansfield went on to achieve success as a producer with After The Fire, a-ha, Aztec Camera, The B-52's, The Damned, Captain Sensible, Naked Eyes, and Mari Wilson.