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Members

* Paul Anderson * Nick Avery ;Collaborators * Ida Akesson (piano, keyboards) * Fiona Brice (violin, piano) * John Frennet (bass) * Bill Lloyd (piano) * Hannah Marshall (cello) * Clive Painter (production, guitar, bass, harmonium, piano, clarinet, percussion) * Ian Painter (bass) * John Parish (production, slide guitar) * Martine Roberts (production, bass, vocals) * Ian Watson (trumpet)

Discography

Singles

* Nothing Left To Say (7" single) Piao! Records * High Ground (7" single) Piao! Records * Songs From The Sturdy Chariot (7" single) Liquafaction

Albums

* Heavy Black Frame (1999), Piao! * Frequently Asked Questions (2000),

* A Kind of Closure (2002),

(2002) *The Anderson Tapes (2017), Magnetic Ribbon Recordings

References

English rock music groups 1998 establishments in England Indie rock groups from London 2002 disestablishments in England Musical groups established in 1998 Musical groups disestablished in 2002 Slowcore groups {{UK-band-stub