Editing Mars (band) (section)

== History ==
Mars played Live about two dozen times, all in [[Manhattan]]. Their first show was at [[CBGB's]] in January 1977; their last one was at [[Max's Kansas City]] on December 10, 1978. Their recorded debut was the ''3-E''/ ''11,000 Volts'' 7-inch single was recorded and mixed by [[Jay Dee Daugherty]] and Brooke Delarco under the direction of [[Lenny Kaye]] and later released by Rebel Records/ [[ZE Records]]. The group then released a single live EP in 1979 or 1980, though they had broken up in 1978.<ref>Masters, Marc. ''No Wave''. London: Black Dog Publishing, 2007, pp. 42-52</ref> Both recordings were compiled by [[Lydia Lunch]]'s self-run label, Widowspeak Records, in 1986, as ''78''; the songs were slightly remixed and tweaked by [[Jim Thirlwell]] (a.k.a. Foetus). It was reissued by [[Atavistic Records]] on CD in 1996 as ''78+''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}

In 1978, Mars appeared on the influential ''[[No New York]]'' compilation LP produced by [[Brian Eno]], along with [[DNA (American band)|DNA]], [[Teenage Jesus and the Jerks]], and [[James Chance and the Contortions]], which helped to bring the nascent [[No Wave]] genre into the foreground.<ref>{{harvnb|Masters|2007|pages=13–14}}</ref> An [[All Music]] reviewer wrote of their contributions: "Mars creates interesting music out of apparent chaos; the vocals are babbled and the guitars, bass and drums sound like they're weaving in and out of the song while going in several different directions at once, yet the band is oddly compelling in its crazed, cacophonous way."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-new-york-mw0000260455|title=No New York - Various Artists &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>

=== Post-breakup ===
In 1985, China Burg collaborated with Lunch on the album ''[[The Drowning of Lucy Hamilton]].''<ref name="Trouser Press">{{cite web |last1=Payes |first1=Robert |last2=Sheridan |first2=David |last3=Grant |first3=Steven |last4=Robbins |first4=Ira |title=TrouserPress.com :: Lydia Lunch |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=lydia_lunch |accessdate=August 16, 2016 |website=[[Trouser Press|TrouserPress.com]]}}</ref>

Due to complaints about Thirlwell's modifications on ''78''/''78+'', the full studio recordings of Mars (totaling about 30 minutes) surfaced in 2003 on the Spanish labels G3G and Spookysound. Cunningham ran both Hyrax Records and Spookysound Records. (To clarify: ''78'', ''78+'', and ''Mars LP: The Complete Studio Recordings, NYC 1977–1978'' all feature essentially the same half-hour batch of music, but with very slight auditory differences.) After the breakup of Mars, Cunningham was part of the bizarre ''[[John Gavanti]]'' "no wave opera" project with Crane, [[Arto Lindsay]], and others. He has also worked with the band Don King, and with his current outfit, Convolution. The ''MARS EP'', on Charles Ball’s Lust/Unlust label, was recorded in December 1978 in one live session and was the last time the band played together. The songs included on the EP were: ''N.N. End'', ''Scorn'', ''Outside Africa'', ''Monopoly'' and ''Immediate Stages of the Erotic''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Crane died of [[lymphoma]] on April 15, 2003. Arlen died on September 17, 2006, following [[Cardiac surgery|heart surgery]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Phast Phreddie |date=May 2003 |title=Mars' Sumner Crane 1946-2003 |url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/mars-sumner-crane-1946-2003 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=www.rocksbackpages.com}}</ref>