C Cat Trance

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C Cat Trance
OriginNottingham, England
GenresPost-punk
Years active1983–1993
LabelsRed Flame, Ink
Past membersJohn Rees Lewis
Nigel Kingston Stone
Mark Walker
Dave Walker
John Thompson
Kev Sanderson
Trev Naylor
Pete Clark
Steve Mitchell
Steve Harvey

C Cat Trance were a post-punk band from Nottingham, England, formed by John Rees Lewis after his departure from Medium Medium. They released five albums before splitting up in the mid-1990s.

History[edit]

After leaving Medium Medium, Rees Lewis formed C Cat Trance with original Medium Medium drummer Nigel Kingston Stone.[1] While similar in some respects to Medium Medium, they incorporated World music elements, releasing a self-titled debut mini-LP in 1983 on the Red Flame label.[1][2] Subsequent releases were on the Red Flame sub-label Ink, starting with the "Dreams of Leaving" 12-inch single. They released one album a year between 1985 and 1987 and another in 1992 before splitting up.

John Rees Lewis later returned to a reformed Medium Medium.

Cherry Red released a collection of the band's best material in 2005.[2]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • C Cat Trance (1983), Red Flame
  • Khamu (She Sleep Walks) (1985), Ink 6
  • Zouave (1986), Ink
  • Play Masenko Combo (1987), Ink
  • Les Invisibles (1992), Ink
Compilations
  • Karadara: The Cream of C Cat Trance (2005), Cherry Red

Singles[edit]

  • "Dreams of Living/(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String" (1984), Ink
  • "She Steals Cars" (1985), Ink
  • "Shake the Mind" (1986), Ink
  • "Screaming (To Be With You)" (1986), Ink
  • "Ishta Bil Habul (Cream Galore!)" (1987), Ink
  • "Yinniya" (1988), Ink
  • "Hobb" (1993), t:me

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 257
  2. ^ a b Theakston, Rob "Kandara: The Cream of C Cat Trance Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-10-02