Automatic Dlamini

Band of John Parish, a British musician, songwriter and record producer, now well-known for his work with PJ Harvey, Eels and Tracy Chapman. He formed Automatic Dlamini in 1983 and recorded and toured until 1991 under that name. Members of Automatic Dlamini at various times included Rob Ellis, PJ Harvey, Ian Olliver, Jeremy Hogg (all of whom later performed with PJ Harvey), Giles Smith (writer/journalist) and Andy henderson (Echobelly).

Band of John Parish, a British musician, songwriter and record producer, now well-known for his work with PJ Harvey, Eels and Tracy Chapman. He formed Automatic Dlamini in 1983 and recorded and toured until 1991 under that name. Members of Automatic Dlamini at various times included Rob Ellis, PJ Harvey, Ian Olliver, Jeremy Hogg (all of whom later performed with PJ Harvey), Giles Smith (writer/journalist) and Andy henderson (Echobelly). In 1988 Automatic Dlamini was one of the first Western European bands to tour Eastern Europe.

Automatic Dlamini albums were The D is for Drum (1987), Here Catch Shouted His Father (1989- unreleased) and From a Diva to a Diver (1992). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL..