Tristan Psionic was a Canadian

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band. The band members also founded the music label

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History

Triston Psionic was formed in 1991 in an industrial warehouse loft in

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. The band consisted of vocalist Sandy McIntosh,

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ist Mark Milne,

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ist Gary "Wool" McMaster and Wet Spots drummer Doug Lea. The band was named after a pet." SUPERCRAWL: Understanding its roots and why fall fairs draw us in"
''Hamilton Spectator'', Sep 06, 2014 By Jon Wells This lineup recorded a cassette, ''Psix Psong Demo''. Tim Potocic replaced Doug on drums in 1993. The band formed its own label,

Sonic Unyon Records Sonic Unyon Recording Company is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Their former retail store was located on Wilson Street near James Street North. The label has put out releases by bands including Tristan Psion ...

, to release its albums; their first album was ''

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''. and developed the imprint into one of Canada's largest independent labels."Tristan Psionic"
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bassist Peter Kirkpatrick was enlisted to help write and record ''

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'' and was replaced by April Sabucco shortly thereafter. Sabucco was in turn replaced by Rob Higgins on the band's final release, ''

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''.

Discography

* '' Psix Psong Demo'' (Indie Cassette, 1992) * ''

'' (

, 1994) * ''

'' (Sonic Unyon, 1996) * ''

'' (Sonic Unyon, 2000)

Other releases

* ''The Allied Nations Victory'' (Sonic Unyon, 1999), split 7-inch with Primrods

References

External links

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