Disjecta Membra
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Contents
1997
- In early 1997 Heartland release Achromaticia. The tracks Skin Trade, Malcolm (with vocal by Deonne), The Sleep, Danse Macabre, a new version of Cauldron of Cerridwen and a cover of Rats by Hamilton gothic-rock band The Haunting prove especially popular with gothic fans, clubs, fanzines and radio.
- Skin Trade is also released on gothic compilation New Alternatives IV by the band's UK/Europe label Nightbreed UK Records
- Ben Cauchi is ditched for bassist Jacob Sullivan, from Wellington goth trio Reserved For Emily. Official press-releases state that Ben has been sacked "because he smelt funny" - a quote later immortalised in the annals of gothic-rock history by UK journalist Mick Mercer in his book 21st Century Goth
- Mark H. Beast a.k.a Hiddeebeast from Head Like A Hole sees the band live in April and offers to become their full-time sound engineer.
- Disjecta Membra tours New Zealand in support of the album from July - August. The line-up is Michel (vocals, guitar), Jacob Sullivan (bass) and Tamlyn Martinovich (keyboards). Bev Painter and Mark H. Beast tour as the road/sound/light crew. Reserved For Emily tour as a support act, Genitus Lung also reform to play support on the tour, and a young punk rocker from Wellington called Andre tags along in the van to help drink all the cider. In Hamilton he is tied to a piece of scaffolding onstage at The Meteor by members of Reserved For Emily and Genitus Lung during Membra's set, where he loses his virginity to a young lady whose name has been forgotten. Tamlyn quits the band mid-tour and Deus ex Machina (Mk III) again takes over keyboard duties.
- A cellist and violinist (names unknown) are recruited for the recording of the band's next scheduled single Antoinette Marionette.
- New guitarist Barnaby (Barney) Dromgool (from the Jordan Reyne-led Dr Kevorkian) is added to the line-up.
1998
- The Deus ex Machina Mix of Cathedral appears as track 1, disc 1 on a 3-CD boxed-set of Australian bands called Dark Eyed and Starry They Were (Volume II), on Heartland Records.
- Mark H. Beast quits HLAH to become Disjecta Membra's full-time drummer, playing both acoustic and electronic drums.
- Petra Skoric replaces Tamlyn Martinovich on keyboards when Tamlyn leaves to travel South East Asia
- Barnaby recruits Dr Kevorkian bandmate Jaz Murphy (bass) when Jacob Sullivan quits to focus on fronting Reserved For Emily. Following the collapse of both Dr Kevorkian and HLAH, Jordan Reyne publicly dubs Michel "Michel Goth - Destroyer of Bands".
- The new five-piece band plays support to iconic UK neo-folk/no-wave/industrial pioneers Death In June on their New Zealand tour
- Disjecta Membra commence recording their follow-up album Sibylline Leaves in the home recording studios of Bev Painter and Mark Beast'.
1999
- The track Halah-Rain lifted from the Sibylline Leaves album sessions appears on the New Zealand "Gothic & Industrial" compilation Solid Goth Hits released by Auckland gothic label/event promoters Club Bizarre.
- Barney quits and is replaced (briefly) by Vivian _____?, who later goes on to play bass in Serenna - a Wellington-based gothic/classical/rock/folk/metal influenced quartet who also have roots in Hamilton. Vivian and vocalist/guitarist Kane are ex-Hamiltonian musicians, who have also collaborated with Scott Dean, formerly of Disjecta Membra and Dean, also now Wellington-based. Serenna also cite Disjecta Membra among their influences.
- Vivian is in turn replaced by Alex Mein Smith; formerly of The Black Seeds.
- Petra Skoric leaves
- Michel and Jason Just of Palmerston North's Burnt Weeping Eyes and Lightslastfading form the label Mediatrix
2000-2004
As a "band", Disjecta Membra became increasingly inactive due to ever-changing personnel and several failed attempts to record the allegedly "cursed" Sibylline Leaves. The album was finally abandoned in the year 2000 after all original master recordings since late '97 were repeatedly erased, lost or damaged. Michel instead focused on running Mediatrix, promoting events, and performing as a session musician for other projects on the label.
Membra made rare live appearances during this time; usually at large-scale events run by Mediatrix such as the annual Darkness Gathering weekend-festival in Wellington. Disjecta Membra has continued however, primarily as a solo writing & recording project with additional musicians brought in as session players. The only other regular member at this time was Russell Dench (piano, keyboards, samples, programming etc) from 2000-2003. Other contributors included Louise Juventine (bass, acoustic guitar, piano and vocals) from 2000-2001, Ana Roxburgh (vocals, cello, acoustic guitar) 2001-2002, and Iris P. Love (guitars, treatments) 2001-2003.
In 2001 the track ...and Close Your Eyes appeared on the limited edition Mediatrix compilation CD Darkness Gathering II (given away free at the second annual Darkness Gathering festival).
In 2003 the long-lost Antoinette Marionette resurfaced on the Eternal Chapters compilation, released by Sacrament Radio in Australia.
Hamilton 2004-2006
- In 2004 Michel returned to Hamilton and played in several other bands and projects based between Hamilton and Auckland
- In 2005 Disjecta Membra was resurrected as a live entity. New members at this time were Hamilton music perrenials Paul Tregilgas (drums), Paul Oakley (bass) and Stan Jagger (guitar).
- Between 2005-2006 Disjecta Membra began working on material for a new album. This includes selections of music written during the 10 years and many incarnations of Disjecta Membra that have passed since Achromaticia was recorded, as well as newer songs worked out with the line-up of Michel, Paul T, Oakley and Stan Jagger. A number of other members from previous line-ups have also been contributing as session players for selected tracks from the new material.
2007-2008
- Band members change: Jason Just (guitars 2007-present), Kane Davey (guitars, bass 2007-present), Stefan Sarten (drums 2007), Isobel White (bass 2007-present), Bryan Tabuteau (guitars, tech 2007), Dan Smart (drums 2008), Daniel Cross (guitars 2008).
Releases
Sex Insekta promo tape, 1994
The Theta Sessions EP, 1996
Achromaticia album, 1997
Compilations
Cauldron of Cerridwen [single edit] appears on the 1996 compilation A Bouquet of Barbed Wire (Heartland Records, Australia)
Cathedral (Deus ex Machina Mix) appears on the 1998 compilation Dark Eyed and Starry They Were (Volume II) (Heartland)
Skin Trade appears on the 1998 compilation New Alternatives IV (Nightbreed Recordings UK)
Halah-Rain appears on the 1999 compilation Solid Goth Hits (Club Bizarre, NZ)
...and Close Your Eyes appears on the 2001 compilation Darkness Gathering II (Mediatrix, NZ)
Antoinette Marionette appears on the 2003 compilation Eternal Chapters (Sacrament Radio/2RRR FM, Sydney, Australia)
Walking in Light appears on the 2007 compilation She's Lost
