associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
ed noise , the distractions , the durutti column , visage banger , the fall and the nosebleeds , magazine , manicured 1978 -- 1984 new hormones ltm ludus
 linder dave formula paul cavanagh roy o'shea lee buick graham revell arthur kadmon willie trotter toby ian devine dids group_or_band new wave , post-punk manchester , england ludus
ludus

ludus was a british post-punk band formed in manchester in 1978 which featured artist , designer and singer linder sterling .
it played jazz - , avant-garde - and punk - oriented material .
the band influenced singer morrissey , later of the smiths and a solo artist , who remains one of the group 's most vocal fans .
