Terminal Power Company

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Terminal Power Company
Terminal Power Company : circa 1993
Background information
Origin	UK
Genre(s)	Cyberpunk Alternative rock Industrial music Alternative
Years active	1989 – 1995
Label(s)	Situation Two Beggars Banquet Stay Free Records
Associated acts	Witchman
Members
Paul Aspel John Roome
Former members
Mark McKenzie - Bass Dave Askey - Bass Lee Anthony Rossario (AKA "Snap") - Drums Simon Coleby - Keyboards

Terminal Power Company is a British Alternative band.

[edit] Band History

Formed in 1989 by Paul Aspel And John Roome, designed specifically to be a "Cyberpunk Band". The Band cited many diverse visual influences on their music, amongst these where, William Gibson, John Shirley - Authors, Bladerunner, Aliens, Spaghetti Westerns and Film Noir. Essentially the band was formed to create virtual sound tracks for these types of Films And Books. There first demo tapes were received extremely well and in early 1990 TPC signed to Situation Two and soon released their first single "Wired" (SIT 80).

Following the release of “wired” TPC (Terminal Power Company) signed a three album contract with Beggars Banquet Records, the band spent just two weeks during November 1990 recording their first album “Run Silent, Run Deep”. The album was released early 1991 and was well received by the press. The release of the album was soon followed by the release of their second single "The Hunger The Heat" and later that year the second single from the album; “Salvation”. The version released was a remix of the album version and featured a drummer and additional extra guitar performed by Mark Gemini Thwaite who is most recently know for being a member of The Mission.

[edit] Discography

Albums:

Run Silent, Run Deep (SITU 38) (1991)
Red Skin Eclipse (BBQ CD 139) (1993)
Cyclops (STAY009 CD) (1995)

Singles:

Wired (SIT 80) (1991)
The Hunger The Heat (SIT 92) (1992)
Salvation (SIT 98) (1992)
Juggernaut (BBQ 17CD) (1993)

Other apearances

Deafening Divinities With Aural Affinities - The Beggars Banquet Collection (CD) "Splinterpsyche" Beggars Banquet 1993
The Beggars Banquet Collection (CD) "Splinterpsyche" Tokuma Japan Communications 1993
New Releases Autumn 1991 (CD) "Wired" SPV Recordings 1991
Gothic Rock (2xLP) "Burning Chrome" (Mk I) Jungle Records 1992
Deafening Divinities With Aural Affinities - The Beggars Banquet Collection (CD) "Splinterpsyche" Beggars Banquet 1993
Gothic Rock 1 (2xCD) "Burning Chrome" (MK I) Cleopatra 1993
Music From The Empty Quarter: Ghafran (CD) "Automek" T.E.Q. Music 1993
F**kin' Hardfloor Volumes 1+2 (2xCD) "Into Two" Atomic Magazine 1995