Come Here To Me!

Hot Press advert for a series of Atrix gigs in the Project Arts Centre in 1980. Credit – u2theearlydayz.com

Irish Times journalist John Fleming has recently uploaded a 30mins broadcast from Dublin New Wave legends The Atrix. Recorded on 14 February 1983 at the Top Hat in Dun Laoghaire, the footage was first broadcast on RTE’s ‘Campus Rock’ on 29 February 1983.

The Atrix was John Borrowman (guitar/vocals), Dick Conroy (bass), Chris Green (keyboards) and Hugh Friel (drums).

Set List:

1. The Life I Lead
2. It’s Taboo
3. Sweet Memory
4. The 11th Hour
5. Treasure On The Wasteland
6. I Wonder Why
7. The Moon Is Puce
8. Procession

Most of the songs (bar The 11th Hour, Treasure On The Wasteland & The Moon Is Puce) come from the band’s album ‘Procession’ which was released on Scoff Records in November 1981.

On 17 February 2013, poet Pat Boran looked at The Atrix on RTE Radio show ‘Sunday Miscellany‘. You can listen to the episode on the excellent ‘Fanning Sessions’ blog here.

In response, an individual called Tony left a comment on the blog:

I was a very close friend of Johns. In fact i was by his side when he died, 15 years ago, here in Copenhagen.
I have copies of his two short movies and his solo album- “Stoned Circle”- which should be in the public domain.
Reply please- I need assistance putting these things out. Permission has been granted by family.

On 12 March, the ‘Fanning Sessions’ blog uploaded John’s solo album ‘Stoned Circle’ which was recorded in Copenhagen in the late 1980s. John passed away in the city in January 1998. You can listen to the album here.

I set up a Facebook page for the band a while back, link here.