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Bio:
Sligo pop band active during the 1980s.
Susan Rowland provided backing vocals for a number of years.
Other musicians who passed through the band include
Denis Woods (keyboards), John Donnelly (drums), Brian Despard (drums), Karl Geraghty
(saxophone), Helen Walsh (vocals),
Tom Jamieson (ex Strong Are Lonely, Clark's Gable, drums) ,
Ken (Tonto) McDonald (drums), Cathal Hayden (drums and percussion)
and Pascale Benajour (percussion).
Their 1985 LP "Hyperspace!" was
memorably described as containing "...surprisingly deft Arthur Baker touches
amongst their pop stylings." Others drew (flattering) comparisons with Steely Dan.
In fact the LP is overproduced and fails to capture the power of the
band's live sound. A small fortune was spent in Windmill Lane achieving this effect
with the help of synclavier and samplers (the bass is completely sampled, for example)
rather than using the bands natural live sound -- an error of judgement
common with many mid-80s pop recordings. It was one of the first digital recordings done in
Windmill Lane.
The band's appearance at Self Aid (17 May 1986) was marred by a poor live mix (no guitar for
most of the first two songs).
The band was reputedly in negotiations with a UK label but this never came to pass
and the band split.
TNA have played occasional reunion gigs in the 1990s and beyond.
Notes:
One-sided white label promo for radio airplay purposes. Approx 100 copies
were made.
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