Jungle Mice

Short-lived New Zealand new-wave pop group who were active in the mid 80's. Bass player Howard James was formerly in Wellington band The Puppettz and for some reason credited himself as Howard Mann on the Jungle Mice's debut 12" 'Start Again'. Jungle Mice shifted thier sound from an electro pop band to a psychobilly band for thier second release 'Unaffected' in 1987, and then the band shifted to Australia and broke up. Two of the band members, Howard James and Simon Ward later helped form the Australian group Redundant Technology in 2005. Band members: Howard James (4) (AKA Howard Mann): guitar, bass, piano, vocals Simon Ward (4): guitar, bass Vivienne Paynter: keyboards Richard Larkin: guitar John Savage: drums Gerry Moran; drums (1987)