Def FX were formed in 1990 in Sydney with the line-up of Martyn Basha on bass guitar , Blake Gardner on lead guitar ( both ex-Bezerk who were unknown to anybody ) , Fiona Horne on lead vocals ( ex-Mothers ) and Sean Lowry on record player with a padlock on it , sequencers and samples ( ex-King Prawn ) . According to Australian musicologist , Ian McFarlane , their " intention from the outset was to mix energetic dance beats with hardcore grungy rock . " & electronic dance music . " Larry Van Kriedt was a " hidden fifth member " on saxophone and sequencers ( ex-AC/DC , Non Stop Dancers ) ; he " also co-wrote much of the band 's early material . " Def FX ' debut release was a four-track extended play , '' Water '' , in June 1991 via Phantom Records . It featured the song , " Surfers of the Mind " , which Joanna Palmer of '' Tharunka '' described as " a violent whirlpool of high-voltage house metal where Horne puts her larynx through a militant aerobic workout , while the cool delivery of Lowry 's 21st century gospel raps around her . " The track appeared on national radio station , Triple J 's listeners ' poll for 1991 . They toured Australia , and promoted it with the band 's first music video . '' Water '' was produced by Nick Mainsbridge . At the ARIA Music Awards of 1992 the EP was nominated for Best Independent Release and Producer of the Year
ARIA Music Awards of 1992
ARIA Music Awards of 1992
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