A.C. Temple were an

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band from

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

History

The band were 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 and

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.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p.193 The band's first two albums, ''Songs of Praise'' and ''Blowtorch'', were released on the Further label, subsequently signing to

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. They recorded a session for

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's ''Keeping It Peel'' site Guitarist Paul Dorrington joined in 1987 but departed the following year to form Tse Tse Fly. With

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Chris Trout (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

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member Ian Masters in Spoonfed Hybrid. Dorrington went on to join

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

Band members

* Jane Bromley - vocals (1987-) * 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) * Ross Orton- drums (1990-1991)

Discography

Albums

*''Songs of Praise'' (1987) Further :::"Ulterior" / "Make Mine Music" / "A Motel in Kansas" / "Fear No More the Heat of the Sun" / "All Hail Discordia" / "90 Seconds" *''Blowtorch'' (1988) Further :::"Mincemeat" / "Yield" / "I Dream of Fraud" / "American" / "Weekend" / "Sheikh" / "Chinese Burn" / "Shimmer Queen" / "Hank" / "Armache" *''Sourpuss'' (1989) Blast First :::"Sundown Pet Corner" / "Miss Sky" / "Stymied" / "Mother Tongue" / "Crayola" / "Devil You Know" / "Horsetrading" / "A Mouthful" / "Faith in a Windsock" *''Belinda Backwards'' (1991) Blast First :::"Glitterhall" / "Silver Swimmer" / "Half-Angel" / "Come Sunrise" / "Girlseye" / "Lifesize" / "Spacebore" / "Skyhooks" / "Baby Seals" / "P2"

Singles

*"Miss Sky" (1989) (

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References

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