Datura
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Datura were an acid rock, stoner, psychedelic rock band, who released albums through Cranium Music. Founded in 1993, their most stable long-term line up was Craig Williamson (bass, vocals), Brent Middlemiss (guitar) and Jon Burnside (drums), who were together from 1995 until their final release, 1999's Visions For the Celestial. Other members though this time period and up to 2003 were Paul Hindrup (Drums), Hugh Clarke (Guitar), Sandy Schaare (Guitar) and Ario Manafui (Vocals). Craig Williamson began a solo career under the name Lamp of the Universe in 1999 and is now fronting new stoner/doom, psych group Arc of Ascent.
Releases
- All Is One CD, 1998, Cranium Music NZ
- Visions For the Celestial CD, 1999, Cranium Music NZ
- Visions For the Celestial CD, 2000, (Re-released on Brain Ticket Records USA)
- Visions For the Celestial CD, 2007, (Re-released on Astral Projection NZ. Includes the bonus track "Into the Light")
- All Is One CD, 2008, (Re-released on Astral Projection NZ. Includes the bonus track "Happiness Grows")
- Visions For the Celestial LP, 2010, (Limited Edition Re-Issue on Krauted Mind Productions Germany)
- Happiness Grows appears on the 1994 compilation Atrocities One