Simple Minds - Reimagining & Reorganisations (1996-2000)

Having being released from their contract with Virgin Records, Simple Minds decided to musically reinvent themselves once again, this time reaching back to their Kraftwerk-inspired, early electronic pop days. During the lengthy writing and demoing sessons for the next album, Kerr and Burchill made use of the skills of their original rhythm section, Derek Forbes and Brian McGee, Forbes formally rejoined Simple Minds in July 1996. The band then reunited with Mel Gaynor for studio session in spring 1997. The new album, Neapolis - turned out to be less of a "band" album than expected. The album ultimately charted poorly and received mixed reviews. Kerr and Burchill had continued to demo and originate material by themselves. For the latest sessions, they had shared studio space with a band called Sly Silver Sly. The two writing and recording projects merged to become the sessions for the next Simple Minds album, Our Secrets Are the Same. Having delivered Our Secrets Are the Same to Chrysalis, Simple Minds then found themselves caught up in record company politics while Chrysalis, EMI and other companies attempted to merge with each other. Originally slated for release in late 1999, the album remained unreleased. In 2000, the situation became even more complicated when Our Secrets Are the Same was leaked on the internet.

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