FUNGUS BRAINS

In 1982 Sick Things guitarist Mick Turner formed Fungus Brains as a proto-grunge and punk rock group with Simon Adams on bass guitar, Peter Maddick on trumpet, Geoff Marks on vocals and saxophone, Simon Sleigh on guitar and drums, and Andrew Walpole on drums and guitar. Their debut album, 'Ron Pistos Real World', was released in 1983. Ian McFarlane described it as "a stylistic collision of punk, Birthday Party trappings, avant no-wave jazzy noise and a dozen other reference points." The album was rereleased in 2011 on US label Load Records. The group went into hiatus when Turner joined the Moodists, in April 1983. In 1984 The Moodists supported the Australian leg of a tour by UK group, Public Image Ltd, after which Turner left to reconvene Fungus Brains.

Fungus Brains released a self-titled album in 1986 but Turner was also playing with Venom P. Stinger. By 1989 Fungus Brains was reactivated with Turner and Walpole joined by Paula Henderson on saxophone (ex-White Cross), Alison Weaver (sax), Ricky Howell on lead vocals and Peter Villinger on bass guitar. This line-up issued another album, 'I'm So Glad', in 1990 before Turner returned to Venom P. Stinger.

Members

Andrew Walpole (guitar/drums), Geoff Marks (vocals/sax), Mick Turner (vocals guitar), Peter Maddick (trumpet), Simon Adams (bass), Simon Sleigh (guitar), Paula Henderson (sax), Ricky Howell (vocals), Peter Villinger (bass), Alison Weaver (sax)

References

Mick Turner - Wikipedia