C Cat Trance

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C Cat Trance
Origin Nottingham, England
Genres Post-punk
Years active19831993
LabelsRed Flame, Ink
Past membersJohn Rees Lewis
Nigel Kingston Stone
Mark Walker
Dave Walker
John Thompson
Kev Sanderson
Trev Naylor
Pete Clark
Steve Mitchell
Steve Harvey

C Cat Trance were a post-punk band from Nottingham, England, formed by John Rees Lewis after his departure from Medium Medium. They released five albums before splitting up in the mid-1990s.

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History

After leaving Medium Medium, Rees Lewis formed C Cat Trance with original Medium Medium drummer Nigel Kingston Stone. [1] While similar in some respects to Medium Medium, they incorporated World music elements, releasing a self-titled debut mini-LP in 1983 on the Red Flame label. [1] [2] Subsequent releases were on the Red Flame sub-label Ink, starting with the "Dreams of Leaving" 12-inch single. They released one album a year between 1985 and 1987 and another in 1992 before splitting up.

John Rees Lewis later returned to a reformed Medium Medium.

Cherry Red released a collection of the band's best material in 2005. [2]

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Singles

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References

  1. 1 2 Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN   1-84195-335-0, p. 257
  2. 1 2 Theakston, Rob "Kandara: The Cream of C Cat Trance Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-10-02