Buggles, The

70s "synthpop" band, comprising of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. They recorded two albums; The Age of Plastic, released in 1979, and Adventures in Modern Recording in 1981. They are best known for the Video Killed the Radio Star single, which charted at number one in many countries. Horn and Downes became members of YES in the 1980's. Downes went on to found ASIA.