Family Vision Care: Biography

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Formed:

Jan 1, 1992 in Cologne, Germany

Genres:

Jazz Music, Rock Music, Adult Alternative

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

Family Vision Care is a quirkily named duo based in Cologne, Germany. Perhaps the only group heavily influenced by British rock icon Paul Weller to take their inspiration solely from Weller's often derided '80s soul pop duo the Style Council (as opposed to the mod punk of the Jam or the RB and freakbeat blend of his solo career), Family Vision Care aim for a similar blend of classic soul, vintage cool jazz, bossa nova and modernist electronics. Family Vision Care started in the early '90s as the studio project of producer and multiinstrumentalist Thomas Berghaus, who released a selftitled album of acid jazz grooves in 1993. Following the album's release, Berghaus met and began a collaboration with Americanborn singer and lyricist Gary Harrison. Though the duo made some initial recordings in the mid '90s that never saw the light of day, it wasn't until 2007 that Family Vision Care's second album, Careful, was finally released. Berghaus is also a popular club DJ in Cologne.

- Stewart Mason, All Music Guide