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Tintern Abbey were a short lived act formed in the London Area in 1967, but the members claimed to be from far flung places such as Vienna and North Africa. The band comprised: David McTavish on vocals and rhythm guitar, Don Smith on lead guitar (later replaced by Paul Brett), Stuart MacKay on bass and drummer John Dalton. David McTavish later worked with the Birmingham band Big Bertha , The song Vacuum Cleaner appeared as the b-side to their only Deram release, "Beeside" . Their song "Vacuum Cleaner" has also been sampled by the Chemical Brothers. .

Produced by Keith Cleversley (Flaming Lips, Spiritualized) and Ed Ackerson (Polara), Colfax Abbey are a late but very welcome addition to the striped and Jazzmaster-clad set so revered in the early '90s (see: My Bloody Valentine, Ride). Guitarist Mark Margosian bleeds gently thunderous atmospherics from his effects-addled amplification, the notes swooping around liquefied vocals and linear, looping drum patterns with searing electronic elegance. But aside from the sonic production, these songs are built to outlast the Spacemen 3 T-shirts their fans will undoubtedly be wearing. They're of the saddest, highest order, instantly memorable to those who once slept ever so...

Official site: http://abbeyovthelema.com/ Buy album at: http://abbeyovthelema.com/store.php Join band’s Facebook page for fresh info: http://www.facebook.com/abbeyovthelema Band contact: [email protected] *** Abbey ov Thelema was founded in the beginning of summer of 2009 as a dark ambient one-man side project of Delgrast, who was already active in another black metal band, Nevaloth. Two demos were released among close friends, "Abbey ov Thelema" (2009) and "Major Arcana" (2010). The first one consists mostly of ambient songs originally written for Nevaloth, the second one is a conceptual work focused on the tarot's 22 most powerful cards, known as Major Arcana. After that the ambient...