Best known for the mid-1980s hit "Living on Video," Trans-X is a Canadian
synth-pop band led by vocalist Pascal Languirand. A fan of electronic groups
like Kraftwerk (whose song "Trans-Europe Express" inspired Trans-X's moniker),
Languirand began recording music under the Trans-X name in 1982, working with a
number of fellow Montreal-based artists along the way. The group's full-length
debut, Living on Video, was released in 1983, with the title track becoming a
Top 10 hit across Europe. A remixed version of "Living on Video" followed in
1985, cracking the Top 10 in the U.K. and ...