Moev

Moev
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Electronic synth-pop dance-pop
Years active	1981–1991 1999–2001 2007–present
Labels	Atlantic Nettwerk Go! Cop International
Members	Tom Ferris Julie Ferris
Past members	Cal Stephenson Mark Jowett Madeleine Morris Christine Jones Michela Arichiello Kelly Cook Dean Russell Anthony Valcic Ron Thaler Drew Maxwell

Moev is an electronic band based in Vancouver, British Columbia that recorded on Atlantic Records, Nettwerk Records, Go! Records and Cop International.^[1]

Moev was formed in 1981 by Tom Ferris and Cal Stephenson.^[2][3] The band released an extended play (EP) in 1982, and later that year the electro/techno pop album Zimmerkampf.^[4] In an interview with Dean Russell at Lee's Palace back in the early 1980s he explained what the name of the band meant. He stated that "Mauve - M.A.U.V.E is a pretty purplish pink, and Moev - M.O.E.V. is the colour of insanity".

Stephenson, along with early members Mark Jowett and Michela Arichiello, left the band before the recording of its best-known album Yeah Whatever in 1988.^[5] Kelly Cook, Anthony Valcic, and Dean Russell contributed to the album,^[6] which combined dark, solemn, anthemic lyrics with disjointed beats, trickling electronics, and occasional spoken-word samples. Singles from the album include "Yeah Whatever", "Wanting", and "Crucify Me", the only lyrics to which are "Why would you / Crucify me?" (Other than isolated spoken-word samples "Properly sedated", "Take four red capsules, help is on the way", and "For the masses", which are all taken from George Lucas' 1971 film THX 1138.) "Crucify Me" rose to number 4 in Rolling Stone magazine's Top Dance Tracks.

Over the band's lifetime, other members included Madeleine Morris, Julie Ferris, and Drew Maxwell. In conjunction with Terry McBride, Jowett formed the record label Nettwerk to release the band's albums.^[7][8]

Sarah McLachlan sang backup on a few tracks on the Head Down album, including the tracks "Head Down", "In & Out", and "Noise".

Dean Russell died in 1994 of complications due to AIDS,^[9] and the band broke up.

Michela Arrichiello (vocals) died in 2011.^[10]

Tom and Julie Ferris reformed Moev in 1999.^[11]

In January 2007, the latest incarnation of Moev, Tom and Julie Ferris, released the single "A Thousand Lashes" from a forthcoming album Ventilation, which was released January 19, 2010, as a download only album.^[12]

Julie and Tom Ferris are also members of the Vancouver band Lazarazu with Kevin Kane of The Grapes of Wrath.

• Tom Ferris – keyboards, programming, guitars (1981–1991, 1999–2001, 2007–present)
• Julie Ferris – vocals (1999–2001, 2007–present)

• Cal Stephenson – vocals, keyboards (1981–1987, 1999–2001)
• Mark Jowett – guitars (1981–1987)
• Madeleine Morris – vocals (1981–1984)
• Christine Jones – vocals (1984)
• Michela Arrichiello – vocals (1984–1987); died 2011
• Kelly Cook – bass, guitars, programming (1986–1991, 1999–2001)
• Dean Russell – vocals (1987–1991); died 1994
• Anthony Valcic – drums, keyboards (1987–1988)
• Ron Thaler – drums (1988–1990)
• Drew Maxwell – guitars (1999–2001)

Color denotes main live duty.

• Zimmerkampf (1982, GO! Records)
• Dusk and Desire (1986, Nettwerk Records/Profile Records)
• Yeah, Whatever (1988, Atlantic Records/Nettwerk Records)
• Head Down (1990, Atlantic Records/Nettwerk Records)
• Suffer (2000, COP International)^[a]
• Ventilation (2010, Carved Out Publishing)
• One Minute World (2013, Carved Out Publishing)

• The Early Years (1987, CD Presents)
• Obituary Column Ha (1991, Nettwerk Records)

• "Cracked Mirror" (1981)
• "Rotting Geraniums" (1982)
• "In Your Head" (1982)
• "Toulyev" (1984)
• "Alibis" (1984)
• "Took Out the Lace" (1986)
• "Wanting" (1987)
• "Capital Heaven" (1988)
• "Yeah, Whatever" (1988)
• "Crucify Me" (1989)
• "Head Down" (1990)
• "In and Out" (1990)
• "Suffer" (1999)
• "Locked in a Box" (2011)

• Moev Official Website
• Moev discography at Discogs
• Moev at IMDb
• Moev at MySpace