Tools You Can Trust

Core-members were Ben Stedman (Drums, Tapes) and Rob Ward (Vocals, Percussion, Tapes) with an array of other musicians more or less involved in recording and live performances: Eddie Fenn (Drums), Phil Hughes (Guitar, Trumpet, Percussion), Claire Wilkinson (Percussion), Jill Richardson (Drums, Percussion), Martin Herring (Drums, Percussion), Colin Larn (Drums) Kathy Lou Patterson (Drums) Industrial/experimental band creating music from a mixture of drums and metal percussion, with only minimal use of guitars, and strongly politicised lyrics. They came from the Hulme district of Manchester and the group essentially comprised the duo of Stedman and Ward with other members coming and going throughout their career, which also included three sessions for John Peel's Radio 1 show.