A.C. Temple were an alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band

Musical ensemble

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 from Sheffield

Sheffield

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, England

England

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, formed in 1985. They released four albums before splitting up in 1991.

History

The band was formed in 1985 by guitarist Noel Kilbride (guitar) and Neil Woodward (bass) with Jayne Waterfall (drums) and vocalist Dave Giles. Andy Hartley (bass) joined the following year with Jane Bromley taking over vocals. Mixing industrial noise with guitars and effects, they were compared in their early days to the likes of The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party (band)

The Birthday Party were an Australian rock band, active from 1973 to 1983.Despite being championed by John Peel, The Birthday Party found little commercial success during their career...

 and Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

. The band's first two albums, Songs of Praise and Blowtorch, were released on the Further label, subsequently signing to Blast First

Blast First

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. They recorded a session for John Peel

John Peel

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's BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

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 show in 1987. Guitarist Paul Dorrington

Paul Dorrington

Paul Dorrington is an English guitarist and bassist best known for his 1991-1995 tenure in The Wedding Present.Dorrington joined Sheffield group AC Temple in 1985, and recorded Rorschach Blot Test, a live compilation album featuring The Dustdevils and Kilgore Trout...

 joined in 1987 but departed the following year to form Tse Tse Fly

Tse Tse Fly (band)

Tse Tse Fly were an alternative rock group from Leeds, England, formed in 1988 by former A.C. Temple guitarist Paul Dorrington, along with Jayne Lockey and Simon Cleave. They released several EPs and an album before splitting up in 1994...

. With bassist

Bass guitar

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 Chris Trout

Chris Trout

Chris Trout is a British musician and writer.He has played in several Nottingham and Sheffield-based bands, including Kilgore Trout, A.C.Temple , Spoonfed Hybrid, Bear, Lazerboy, Coping Saw, Smokers Die Younger....

 (formerly of Kilgore Trout), guitarist Tim Beckham and drummer Mat Silcox on board, the band released their third album, Sourpuss, in 1989. A final effort, Belinda Backwards, was released in 1991, before the band split up.

Trout later worked with former Pale Saints

Pale Saints

Pale Saints was formed in 1987 by Ian Masters , Graeme Naysmith , and Chris Cooper in Leeds, England. The group began as a jangly indie pop band, influenced by Primal Scream's early sound.-History:...

 member Ian Masters

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Ian Masters is a multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer.He is best-known for being a founding member of the English indie pop band Pale Saints. Masters was their vocalist/bassist from their formation in 1987 until his departure from the group in 1992...

 in Spoonfed Hybrid

Spoonfed Hybrid

Spoonfed Hybrid were a dream pop duo in the north of England in the early 1990s.The band was formed in 1993 by Ian Masters and Chris Trout, initially as The Long Lost. Masters had just left the band he founded in 1987, Pale Saints, which continued without him. Trout had been guitarist in A.C...

.

Dorrington went on to join The Wedding Present

The Wedding Present

The Wedding Present are a British indie rock group based in Leeds, England, formed in 1985 from the ashes of the Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four to more varied forms...

, staying with the band between 1991 and 1995. He later also played on Cha Cha Cohen

Cha Cha Cohen

Cha Cha Cohen were a band formed in 1994 by three members of The Wedding Present — Keith Gregory, Paul Dorrington and Simon Smith. After recruiting singer Jacqui Cohen from The Dustdevils they released a single, "Sparky's Note", on Hemiola Records....

's debut single.

Band members

• Jane Bromley - vocals
• Noel Kilbride - guitars
• Jayne Waterfall - drums (1985–1988)
• Neil Woodward - guitars (1985–1988)
• Andy Hartley - bass (1986–1988)
• Paul Dorrington - guitars (1987–1988)
• Tim Beckham - guitars (1989–1991)
• Chris Trout - bass (1989–1991)
• Matt Silcox - drums (1989–1991)
• Dave Giles - vocals (1985–1987)

Albums

• Songs of Praise (1987) Further
• Blowtorch (1988) Further
• Sourpuss (1989) Blast First
• Belinda Backwards (1991) Blast First

Singles

• "Miss Sky" (1989) (flexi-disc with The Catalogue magazine - split with Beme Seed
  Beme Seed
  Beme Seed was a New York based psychedelic noise rock band led by Kathleen Lynch, known for her collaboration with the Butthole Surfers. The band utilized guitar feedback and chanting to invoke a droning atmosphere in their music described as "panic inducing", and "supernatural"...
  
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• "Miss Sky"/"Undercurrent" (1993) Ablaze! (flexi-disc with Ablaze! magazine - split with The Wedding Present
  The Wedding Present
  The Wedding Present are a British indie rock group based in Leeds, England, formed in 1985 from the ashes of the Lost Pandas. The band's music has evolved from fast-paced indie rock in the vein of their most obvious influences The Fall, Buzzcocks and Gang of Four to more varied forms...
  
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