Great band. Great name. Great singles.
Their first The Moon Is Puce came out in 1979 on Mulligan Records. It was produced by Philip Chevron, then a member of The Radiators From Space and later of The Pogues. This is the first time that the B-Side Wendy’s In Amsterdam has been uploaded online.
In 1980, the band signed to DoubleDee Records. Their second single Treasure On The Wasteland was produced by Midge Ure. Again, this is the first time that the b-side of this single, Graphite Pile, has been uploaded online.
Their first and only album, Procession, was released in 1981 on Scoff Records. The single Procession and the B-Side The 11th Hour was issued with it.
For more information on the band, check out their Irish Punk & New Wave Discography entry here.
Thank you for adding to my musical education, The Atrix were a little before my time so it’s nice to catch up 😉
Cheers. Been following your blog for the last few months, great stuff. Take care.
The Atrix were of my time, so it’s great to hear these tracks again – I had the pleasure of hearing them play live in front of the cricket pavilion in TCD, just about 30 years ago to the day.
The main man at Double D records, who released “Treasure On The Wasteland”, was Dave Dee, of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch.
http://www.davedeedozybeakymickandtich.nl/index.php/double-d-label
The Atrix were ably managed by Billy McGrath, who has left his digital fingerprint on this related site:
http://ucdhiddenhistory.wordpress.com/2009/10/
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Just loved the Atrix back in the day! Great for dancing to. John Borrowman was a real showman, a great front man.
John Borrowman was my dad… so nice to see he is still being remembered for his talent and eccentricities 🙂
The Atrix were my favourite Irish band.. John Borrowman was a legend, and a real nice guy
Roxy John
Saw The Atrix in Belfast in 1981, spoke to the band beforehand, who were very friendly, particularly JB. Still have the single which the band signed… all very exciting for a teenager. I have got the album stil.
The Atrix featured on RTE’s Sunday Miscellany recently, listen here http://fanningsessions.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/sunday-miscellany-the-atrix/
thanks for this! would have missed it otherwise.
John so sad you aren’t around to hear all the good positive things people say about The Atrix and the music you made. Thanks for the memories. Your sisters Irene and Norma
Great stuff! I saw The Atrix live for the first time in the Dandelion Market. Fantastic band.
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