User talk:Phil Pidluznyj

New Apostles
New Apostles are a cult left-wing post-punk/krautrock'n'roll/psych band formed in 1980 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. They recently made a surprising return to recording and live action after a 17 year hiatus with the well-received album West Bank on their own Sunshine Beheaded label, quickly followed by dates supporting humanitarian and charitable causes. They release their new album Apparatchiks in March and are playing a launch gig on March 19th at The Lofthouse in Nottingham. https://newapostles.bandcamp.com/releases

New Apostles were originally a five piece band featuring Andy "Duke" Whitehurst on guitar and vocals,Andy Pidluznyj on bass, Andy "Gunter" Townsend on drums, Dave Ingham on lead vocals, and Phil Pidluznyj on guitar, keyboards and vocals. Songs were compositions by Pidluznyj/Whitehurst/Pidluznyj who were are remain the nucleus of the band.

Dave Ingham left the band in 1981 to assume vocal duties with Worksop based goth/punk Apocalypse Jive. He died in 1996. Townsend was involved in number of other projects and also left in 1981.

New Apostles continued as a three piece for the next two years using programmed rhythms and a spare, more electronic style. Over this period they had formed an alliance with Italian anarcho punk label Compact Cassette Echo and made several contributions including their critique of Tory Britain House on the Hill. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1933553-New-Apostles

Returning to a more conventional sound they employed Ian Voce and then Steve Young on drums. Young was to leave and return in the early 1990s when the band operated under the name Aardvark.

After that there was silence although Phil Pidluznyj recorded under the name Phil Kent with Submarine, releasing albums Voices Permitting and No Apologies. He went on to record two solo albums playing all the instruments and avoiding contact with other musicians for many years until the rumours of a return to live action were proved to be true.