After the split of Microdisney, Cathal Coughlan -the band's
acerbic and political edge- surfaced with a new group and
uncompromising vision. Fatima Mansions, named after a
run-down Dublin housing estate, was to be a vehicle for his
world-view, and Andrias O'Gruama (guitar), Hugh Bunker
(bass), Nick Allum (drums) and Zac Woolhouse (keyboards)
were enlisted for the supporting roles. Coughlan's lyrical
fixations of religious bigotry, imperialism and death was
spelled out in parables of increasing hysteria and black
humour, while the safety of Microdisney's rock arrangements
was abandoned in favour of an all-out aural assault. Fatima
Mansions was to become a cult favourite for the 90s.
Against Nature (1989) was lauded as a startlingly
well-rounded debut, establishi More...
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