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Drummer Dave Smith and bassist Matt Thompson worked for a long time as a duo, collaborating with a variety of guest musicians along the way, most notably Ruins. They are usually described as Zeuhl and compared to Magma, Univers Zero and the like, but they can also be compared to contemporary 'post-rock' bands like Godspeed You, Black emperor.
Not much of their earlier work is readily available, although samples can be found on their excellent website. The best starting point is the awesome "5 Suns" CD, recently released on Cuneiform records. Magma fans will love the driving bass lines, Fender Rhodes piano and powerhouse drumming, post rock fans will love the breakneck tempos and genuine music fans will be won over by the excellent musicianship.
Daniel O'Sullivan joined the band for the excellent 5 Suns album. Matt Thompson left after the Black Oni album. For 2013's History Of Visitation James Sedwards (Bass), Kavus Torabi (guitar) and Emmet Elvin (keys) joined David J Smith in the band.
Try to see them live if you can, they're as formidable on stage as they are on CD. Highly recommended to anyone interested in progressive music, ancient or modern.

2000 - Great Sage, Equal Of Heaven
2003 - Five Suns
2005 - Black Oni
2008 - Elixirs
2013 - History Of The Visitation
2015 - Obscure Knowledge