STEVE LINES - Family Tree 1979 to Present.

THE CORSHAM GROUP: early 1976
Steve's first 'band'. They jammed with no intentions of forming a proper group.
JOHN RIGGS: Lead guitar. (JUMP STREET)
STEVE LINES: Rhythm guitar.
IAN DAY: Bass (JUMP STREET)

RAVEN #1: Mid 1976 to late 1976
Formed when Steve started at Swindon Art College. They practised mostly in living rooms, kitchens and garden sheds and could hardly play their instruments!
STEVE LINES: Lead guitar.
DAVE SEAL: Rhythm guitar.
MARK ARBUCKLE: Drums.
NICK DAWKINS: Bass. (sacked and hasn't played since.)

RAVEN #2: Late 1976 to mid 1977
The band split to get rid of the bassist and then a week later reform as a three piece. Guitar lessons do little to improve the standard of playing and the band still struggle. The band spent more time photographing themselves than they did playing!
STEVE LINES: Rhythm guitar.
DAVE SEAL: Lead guitar.
MARK ARBUCKLE: Drums.

THE INDICATORS #1: Mid 1977 to early 1978
Steve introduces the rest of the band to The Ramones and punk rock. They change their name and Steve moves to bass. They still can't find a vocalist.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
DAVE SEAL: Guitar.
MARK ARBUCKLE: Drums.

THE INDICATORS #2: Early 1978 to mid 1978
The band had actually manages to get a gig so they draft roadie and fan Nick Beard in on vocals. The gig never materialised however and Nick left the band.
STEVE LINES: Lead guitar.
DAVE SEAL: Rhythm guitar.
MARK ARBUCKLE: Drums.
NICK BEARD: Vocals. (Quits music)

THE INDICATORS #3: Mid 1978
The band practised in a basement in Swindon and were classed as noise pollution by Swindon Town Council. The sacking of the drummer left Dave and Steve with no practise place.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
DAVE SEAL: Guitar.
MARK ARBUCKLE: Drums. (THE MODEL)

THE INDICATORS #4: Late 1978
Struggled on as a duo practising in Steve's bedroom but finally called it a day when they couldn't get a decent drummer or vocalist. THE INDICATORS wrote three original songs: Kitchen, Jigsaw and Tomorrow Is Today.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
DAVE SEAL: Guitar. (STICKY WICKET)
STEVE LINES jams with various college bands such as THE IVY TUMULTY BLUES BAND and THE MODEL and occasional jams with members of Calne bands THE SECOND COMING and THE SCRATCH BAND.

THE VISITORS: September 1979 to November 1979
Had about four or five rehearsals and nearly played a gig in Bath. The drummer couldn't spell his own name and was only 15. Nigel Easton was a member of THE SCRATCH BAND.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
NIGEL EASTON: Guitar.
PAUL RICHARDSON: Vocals. (Back to Corsham bands)
NEIL FREEGARD: Drums. (Back to Corsham bands)

THE GUESTS: September 1979 to October 1979
Formed by Nigel Easton and Steve Lines to support THE MODEL at a gig in Swindon. Phil Smith and Simon Bewley were members of THE SCRATCH BAND at this time. They played one gig at The Greyhound, Swindon on November 14th. This was Steve's first gig
STEVE LINES: Bass.
NIGEL EASTON: Lead guitar.
PHIL SMITH: Rhythm guitar/vocals. (THE SCRATCH BAND)
SIMON BEWLEY: Drums. (THE SCRATCH BAND)

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVERN: March 1980 to May 1980
A one-off band formed for a gig at The Trenchard Club, Compton Bassett in May. John Winch ran a pub which was the sole reason he was in the band. Stef Hardie and Hugh Kirkbride came from THE SECOND COMING who split in July 1980. Steve Lines and Glen Kitley were sacked for "not taking the band seriously enough" and the remaining five members continued for three more gigs as THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE.
STEVE LINES: Rhythm guitar/bass.
GLEN KITLEY: Vocals. (Quits music)
NIGEL EASTON: Lead guitar. (THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE)
HUGH KIRKBRIDE: Bass. (THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE)
JOHNNY (FENDER) WINCH: Rhythm guitar. (THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE)
ROD GOODWAY: Vocals. (THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE)
STEF HARDIE: Drums. (THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE)

THE UNINVITED #1: March 1981
Steve has a rehearsal with Dave Seal who is putting together STICKY WICKET and another with Chippenham Punk band RADIATION SICKNESS. This second rehearsal prompts RADIATION SICKNESS to sack their bass player and Steve joins instead. In the process they loose their vocalist and change their name. Their first rehearsal is as a three piece without vocalist Keith Jeffries, who never did show up.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
STEVE CASE: Guitar.
JEFF GRUNDY: Drums.

THE UNINVITED #2: April 1981 to June 1981
A vocalist was found in the shape of Richard Wicks (from TERMINAL 7) and the band rehearsed in Compton Bassett Village Hall and did two gigs before Steve Case left the band to work in Crawley.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
STEVE CASE: Guitar. (THE CREEPY CRAWLIES)
JEFF GRUNDY: Drums. (THE CREEPY CRAWLIES)
RICHARD WICKS: Vocalist. (Moved to Oxford)

STEVE LINES does very little for most of 1982. In October he tries to form a 'glam rock' band called THE MYSTERY GIRLS with Mark Angell (MAXIMUM ATTACK), Nigel Easton (THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE) and Dave Seal (STICKY WICKET). The band falls apart leaving Steve and Dave. They continue to write songs and link up again with Steve Case and Jeff Grundy.

THE CREEPY CRAWLIES: November 1982 to December 1982
This line up has a couple of rehearsals before falling apart. Dave Seal joins (THE GENERALS) and Nick Barnes leaves to move to Bristol. This leaves the three original members of THE UNINVITED but they don't rehearse due to transport problems and call it a day.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
STEVE CASE: Guitar. (Quits music)
DAVE SEAL: Guitar. (THE GENERALS)
NICK BARNES: Vocals. (Quits music)
JEFF GRUNDY: Drums. (Back to Chippenham bands)

Throughout early 1983 STEVE LINES writes and records with singer/songwriter Jerry Johnson and they slowly build up a set of original material.

BONE IDOL: January 1983 to June 1983
They play an ad hoc gig on June 26th at a garden party in Hilmarton and play the "Mutant Rock" party the next evening at Compton Bassett.
STEVE LINES: Guitar.
JERRY JOHNSON: Vocals.

THE VICTIMS: May 1983 to June 1983
THE VICTIMS shorten their name with the departure of Fielding, Heginbotham and Russell. They manage to play one gig before splitting.
STEVE LINES: Bass/Guitar.
MARK ANGELL: Vocals. (THE FAX)
BOD: Bass. (BASTARD SQUAD)
SIMON BEWLEY Drums. (WHITE HEAT)

STEVE LINES does nothing for the whole of 1984. In June 1985 he joins Kev Barber's heavy metal band who are looking for a bassist

DOCTOR'S POND #1: May 1985 to June 1985
Rehearse in The London Road Inn, Calne and write original material. Kev Barber is the main singer/songwriter for the band. Steve comes up with the name DOCTOR'S POND which nobody else seems to like but is used anyway.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
KEV BARBER: Vocals/Lead guitar.
DAVE YOUNG: Rhythm guitar.
MIKE BAGGS: Drums.

DOCTOR'S POND #2: July 1985
Rehearsals continue in The London Road Inn and Shelly Saw joins as backing vocalist.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
KEV BARBER: Vocals/Lead guitar.
DAVE YOUNG: Rhythm guitar.
MIKE BAGGS: Drums.
SHELLY SAW: Vocals.

THE UNGRATEFUL DEAD: June 1985 to July 1985
Formed to play at the "Mardenbeat Summer Fun" party. Neither Mike Humphreys or Vance Provins had been in a band before and Steve hadn't played a gig for over two years! Tim Goodwin, the drummer, joined them on-stage and it was the first time the rest of the band had ever met him!
STEVE LINES: Guitar.
MIKE HUMPHREYS: Vocals. (BASTARD SQUAD)
VANCE PROVINS: Vocals.
TIM GOODWIN: Drums.

DOCTOR'S POND #3: July 1985 to August 1985
American drummer Tim Goodwin, who is a military cop at Greenham Common, joins the band and Mike Baggs is sacked. Rehearsals move to Kev Barber's garage.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
KEV BARBER: Vocals/Lead guitar.
DAVE YOUNG: Rhythm guitar
TIM GOODWIN: Drums.
SHELLY SAW: Vocals. (DOCTOR'S POND #5)

BASTARD SQUAD: August 1985
Thrown together the night before their only gig. The bassist was recruited in the pub and given a tape of songs the next morning. They turned up, uninvited to play a support slot at a gig at The White Hart, Calne on August 3rd.
STEVE LINES: Guitar.
MIKE HUMPHREYS: Vocals.
TIM GOODWIN: Drums.
BOD: Bass.

DOCTOR'S POND #4: August 1985
Played an impromptu gig at The White Hart, Calne on August 3rd, when it looked like BASTARD SQUAD vocalist Mike Humphreys wasn't going to turn up. Nobody was more surprised than Dave Young and Shelly Saw who were standing at the bar when "their" band started playing...
STEVE LINES: Bass.
KEV BARBER: Vocals/Guitar
TIM GOODWIN: Drums.

THE MYSTERY GIRLS: August 1985
A line-up and name change and BASTARD SQUAD become THE MYSTERY GIRLS in a cheap attempt to pull in the punters by giving the impression there might be females in the band. They play one gig before evolving once again.
STEVE LINES: Guitar.
MIKE HUMPHREYS: Vocals. (THE CHAOS BROTHERS)
TIM GOODWIN: Drums.
Plus guests:
ROD GOODWAY: Guitar/Vocals. (THE DOCTOR'S POND #1)
DARREN MORGAN: Vocals/Tin tray. (THE CHAOS BROTHERS)

DOCTOR'S POND #5: August 1985
The band continue to rehearse in the garage. Shelly Saw leaves and Steve is finally persuaded to change the name by the rest of the band.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
KEV BARBER: Vocals/Lead guitar.
DAVE YOUNG: Rhythm guitar.
TIM GOODWIN: Drums.
SHELLY SAW: Vocals. (Quits music)

NIGHTSHIFT: August 1985 to October 1985
Rejoicing under a new name the band manage to play two gigs before splitting "due to musical differences" Mike Humphreys replaces Kev Barber and the band continue as THE CHAOS BROTHERS.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
KEV BARBER: Vocals/Lead guitar.
DAVE YOUNG: Rhythm guitar.
TIM GOODWIN: Drums.

THE DOCTOR'S POND #1: x
With the original DOCTOR'S POND rejecting the name in favour of NIGHTSHIFT Steve decided to keep it alive and put another band together called THE DOCTOR'S POND. They play their first gig at Roundway Down on August 31st (with NIGHTSHIFT)
STEVE LINES: Bass/Guitar.
KEITH WILSON: Bass.
ROD GOODWAY: Vocals/Slide guitar. (THE TRYP)
SIMON BEWLEY: Drums
TIM GOODWIN: Drums.

THE CHAOS BROTHERS #1: October 1985 to November 1985
Another name change for Steve and Mike, but this one would stick. The line-up would change when Tim returned to the USA.
STEVE LINES: Guitar.
MIKE HUMPHREYS: Vocals.
DAVE YOUNG: Bass.
TIM GOODWIN: Drums. (returned to the USA)

THE TRYP/THE DOCTOR'S POND #2: September 1985 to January 1986
THE TRYP started as a hoax band in the pages of Mardenbeat, but Steve and Rod thought it would be a great idea to actually record some music by them and put it out on Steve's Mardentapes label. As a cover they used the name THE DOCTOR'S POND and Rod, Paul and Steve each wrote and recorded a song titled "The Doctor's Pond". Simon House guested on one song.
STEVE LINES: Guitars/bass/vocals/feedback.
PAUL RICKETTS: Guitars/vocals. (went solo)
ROD GOODWAY: Vocals/guitars.
CHRISTINE COTTER: Vocals.
SIMON HOUSE: Bass.

THE DOCTOR'S POND #3: October 1985 to November 1985
The definitive and best of the many line-ups of this band. They played one gig with this line up and another with Dave Young guesting on three songs
STEVE LINES: Guitars/feedback.
ROD GOODWAY: Vocals/Slide guitar.
KEITH WILSON: Bass.
SIMON BEWLEY: Drums.
With guest:
DAVE YOUNG: Rhythm guitar.

THE CHAOS BROTHERS #2: November 1985 to July 1989
The definitive line-up. They split up after a terrible gig and vowed never to play together again
STEVE LINES: Guitar.
MIKE HUMPHREYS: Vocals.
DAVE YOUNG: Bass.
SIMON BEWLEY: Drums.

THE REACTION had a gig at Chippenham Neeld Hall on February 22nd and as their bassist was ill they asked Steve to fill in at a day's notice. Names of the others members are unknown other than Nick Galloway played drums and somebody called Nigel played guitar.

THE DOCTOR'S POND #4: January 1986 to March 1986
Rehearsals in The King George, Calne. Rod leaves due to his impending eviction.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
ROD GOODWAY: Vocals/Slide guitar. (JELLYMONSTERS)
SIMON BEWLEY: Drums.
DAVE SEAL: Guitar.

THE NEW MEXICANS #1: February 1986 to March 1986
THE NEW MEXICANS were formed by Steve Lines and Mark Angell as a ruse to get to know the female backing singers of a local band better. Louise Allen and Diane Doddington were invited to join the band. They rehearsed and recorded some material but due to lack of interest from Mark and Diane, Steve and Louise decided to form their own band.
STEVE LINES: Guitar/bass.
MARK ANGELL: Vocals.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals.
DIANE DODDINGTON: Vocals/acoustic guitar.

STORMCLOUDS #1: March 1986 to September 1986
Formed by Steve after THE NEW MEXICANS project fell apart. They played their first gig at The King George, Calne on 9th June 1986.
STEVE LINES: Guitars.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals.

THE DOCTOR'S POND #5: May 1986
A replacement is found for Rod in the shape of THE CHAOS BROTHER'S vocalist Mike Humphries. He brings with him their bassist Dave Young freeing Steve to return to guitar. However Dave Young injures his arm in a motorcycle accident and leaves the band.
STEVE LINES: Slideguitar/keyboards.
MIKE HUMPHREYS: Vocals.
SIMON BEWLEY: Drums.
DAVE SEAL: Guitar.
DAVE YOUNG: Guitar. (THE CHAOS BROTHERS)

THE DOCTOR'S POND #6: June 1986
Another definitive line-up of this ever changing, organic band. They play two gigs and then split up.
STEVE LINES: Bass/Fuzz bass.
MIKE HUMPHREYS: Vocals.
SIMON BEWLEY: Drums.
DAVE SEAL: Guitar.

THE DOCTOR'S POND #7: July 1986 to August 1986
Only a month after splitting the band reform for a reunion gig, bringing in all the members of previous line-ups.
STEVE LINES: Guitar/bass.
MIKE HUMPHREYS: Vocals.
SIMON BEWLEY: Drums.
DAVE SEAL: Guitar.
KEITH WILSON: Bass.
ROD GOODWAY: Vocals/Slide guitar.

THE DOCTOR'S POND #8: August 1986
Another gig and the original line-up re-unite with Mike and Dave guesting on Alice Cooper's "Black Ju Ju".
STEVE LINES: Guitar/Bass.
ROD GOODWAY: Vocals/Slide guitar.
KEITH WILSON: Bass.
SIMON BEWLEY: Drums.
With guests:
MIKE HUMPHREYS: Vocals.
DAVE SEAL: Guitar.

STORMCLOUDS #2: July 1986 to February 1987
This line-up recorded the first STORMCLOUDS tape "It's Raining Still" on which both Rod Goodway and Christine Cotter played. In return Steve and Louise helped out on their album "Two True Believers" by THE JELLYMONSTERS.
STEVE LINES: Guitars/banjo/bass/keyboards.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals.
With guests:
ROD GOODWAY: Lead guitar/harmonica/vocals/keyboards.
CHRISTINE COTTER: Backing vocals.
ROBIN SAYER: Lead guitar.

THE JELLYCLOUDS #1: February 1987 to March 1987
After recording their two respective albums together STORMCLOUDS and JELLYMONSTERS decided to team up and start gigging. For their first gig they recruited drummer Simon Bewley and backing vocalist Vikki Sinclair.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals.
ROD GOODWAY: Vocals/Lead guitar
CHRISTINE COTTER: Rhythm guitar.
SIMON BEWLEY: Drums.
VIKKI SINCLAIR: Backing vocals. (Quits music)

THE WANTED MEN: April 1987 to January 1988
Steve Lines and Mike Humphreys team up again and work up a set of acoustic numbers. They play their first gig as THE CHAOS TWINS on 2nd of May and then adopt the name of THE WANTED MEN for the Dylan Bash of May 25th. Other gigs follow.
STEVE LINES: Acoustic guitar.
MIKE HUMPHREYS: Vocals.

THE JELLYCLOUDS #2: May 1987
Play one gig on 30th May, without Louise who has an exam the following day.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
ROD GOODWAY: Vocals/lead guitar.
CHRISTINE COTTER: Rhythm guitar.

In May 1987 Steve Lines and Mike Humphreys play a gig as THE CHAOS TWINS followed by another as THE WANTED MEN. Under this new name they play a couple of gigs in June 1987.

THE NEW MEXICANS #2: July 1988 to September 1988
Mark and Steve put together a set of original c/w inspired acoustic songs and did one gig.
STEVE LINES: Acoustic guitar.
MARK ANGELL: Vocals.

THE WICKED MESSENGERS #1: May 1987
A band put together to play at "Bob Dylan's Birthday Bash". The idea was to play a set of Dylan songs to celebrate his birthday.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals.
HENRY RACE: Guitar.
KEVIN HARRISON: Guitar/vocals.
WILL SAUNDERS: Guitar/vocals.

THE JELLYCLOUDS #3: May 1987 to January 1988
With Louise back after her exam, this line up played extensive gigs throughout 1987 all over the West Country. The band split when Rod decided to re-form his old band MAGIC MUSCLE.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals.
ROD GOODWAY: Vocals/lead guitar.
CHRISTINE COTTER: Rhythm guitar.

THE WICKED MESSENGERS #2: May 1989
Time for another "Bob Dylan Birthday Bash" and a new line up, augmented by Paul Ricketts and Ian Jackson.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals.
HENRY RACE: Guitar.
KEVIN HARRISON: Guitar/vocals.
WILL SAUNDERS: Guitar/vocals.
IAN JACKSON: Lead guitar.
PAUL RICKETTS: Vocals.

THE WICKED MESSENGERS #3: May 1990
And yet another line-up a year later and another set of Bob Dylan songs for his birthday.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals.
HENRY RACE: Guitar.
KEVIN HARRISON: Guitar/vocals.
WILL SAUNDERS: Guitar/vocals.
IAN JACKSON: Lead guitar.
A. DRUMMER: Drums.

STORMCLOUDS #4: December 1988 to December 1991
After the split of THE JELLYCLOUDS Steve and Louise return to performing as a duo doing both acoustic gigs and electric gigs with backing tapes.
STEVE LINES: Guitars.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals.

THE CLAMPETS: November 1987 to July 1991
An off-shoot of THE WICKED MESSENGERS. Ian Jackson would guest occasionally and Steve on a more regular basis
HENRY RACE: Guitar/vocals.
KEVIN HARRISON: Vocals/guitar.
with guests:
STEVE LINES: Bass.
IAN JACKSON: Lead guitar. (Club bands in Swindon)

THE WRATH OF CALNE: May 1990 to June 1990
This band played one gig, recorded a couple of demos and then split.
STEVE LINES: Lead guitar/bass.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals/guitar.
DAVE SCOTT: Rhythm guitar. (THE PUBCRAWLERS)
PAT MOORE: Vocals. (THE TRYLLS)

THE DOLL HOUSE October 1990 to December 1990
STEVE LINES and Mark Angell put together a short lived band which rehearsed through the Autumn of 1990. Tapes exist but the band fell apart.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals.
MARK ANGELL: Vocals.
DAVE SEAL: Lead guitar.
JOHN SLADE: Drums.

THE PUB CRAWLERS: May 1991 to August 1991
A studio band who released one tape "Get It Down 'Yer" under the influence of considerable amounts of bourbon and beer.
STEVE LINES: Lead and rhythm guitars/bass/harmonica/keyboards/vocals.
DAVE SCOTT: Rhythm guitars/vocals.

THE ROLLING WILSON REVUE: March 1991 to May 1991
Another "Bob Dylan Birthday Bash" and THE WICKED MESSENGERS change their name and add Dave Scott to the line-up.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals.
HENRY RACE: Guitar.
KEVIN HARRISON: Guitar/vocals.
WILL SAUNDERS: Guitar/vocals. (Went solo)
DAVE SCOTT: Rhythm guitar.

JOHN BOY & THE JIM BOBS: July 1991 to December 1992
THE ROLLING WILSON REVUE decide to work up a set of c/w covers, change their name and add Peggy Carew to the line up for the second of their two gigs.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals.
HENRY RACE: Guitar. (Moved to Scotland)
KEVIN HARRISON: Guitar/vocals.
DAVE SCOTT: Rhythm guitar. (PUBCRAWLERS)
PEGGY CAREW: Vocals (Moved to Scotland)

THE KIDS: June 1992 to December 1992
Steve, his son Matt, and nephew Danny, recorded two tapes ("Oh No! It's The Kids" and "The Kids Are Back") of original material. Matt was 10 at the time and Danny was 11. They both went on to play in the same band together in 2000, called TOURETTE YOUTH.
STEVE LINES: Instruments.
MATT WOODWARD: Vocals. (TOURETTE YOUTH)
DANNY MAISEY: Vocals. (TOURETTE YOUTH)

STORMCLOUDS #5: December 1991 to October 1993
For recording purposes STORMCLOUDS add Ken Flynn to the line up. A multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and engineer. This line-up records the album "Not of This Earth" and the singles "Lost in Space" and "The 2D Man". There is also an unreleased album in the can, which is the original version of "Nightmares in the Sky". Louise is sacked from the band in October 1993.
STEVE LINES: Instruments.
LOUISE ALLEN: Vocals. (AGAINST THE GRAIN)
KEN FLYNN: Lead guitar/keyboards/backing vocals.

STORMCLOUDS #6: October 1993 to July 1996
While Louise is completing her final vocals at Thunderhead Studios, Steve is auditioning her replacement, Melanie Townsend at Cloudbase Studios. This line up recorded the album "Nightmares in the Sky" and contributed to tribute albums to Marc Bolan and Galaxie 500.
STEVE LINES: Instruments.
MELANIE TOWNSEND: Vocals.
KEN FLYNN: Instruments/backing vocals.

STORMCLOUDS #7: July 1996 to June 2000
Steve brings in multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter CHILDE ROLAND to play guitar on the album "Sleep No More". This line up also featured on the "Strange Aeons" H. P. Lovecraft tribute album. There is an album's worth of outtakes, demos and new songs in the can. Melanie was sacked from the band on June 4th, 2000.
STEVE LINES: Instruments.
MELANIE TOWNSEND: Vocals. (Quits music)
KEN FLYNN: Instruments/backing vocals.
CHILDE ROLAND: Lead and rhythm guitars (solo)
With guests:
MARK ANGELL: Vocals. (Quits music)
REEFUS MOONS: Instruments. (solo)

STORMCLOUDS #8: June 2000. to the present
With the departure of Melanie, Steve concentrated on the "Strange Aeons" project as most of her contributions to that were recorded before she left. Likewise his next project "The King in Yellow" also has all Melanie's contributions in the can. Time will tell whether Steve finds another female vocalist and returns with another STORMCLOUDS album.
STEVE LINES: Instruments.
KEN FLYNN: Instruments/backing vocals.

THE CHAOS BROTHERS #2: March, 1987 to the present
Despite vowing never to play together again, THE CHAOS BROTHERS reform and have played a couple of gigs a year ever since. The line-up remains the same but Steve and Dave swap instruments.
STEVE LINES: Bass.
MIKE HUMPHREYS: Vocals.
DAVE YOUNG: Guitar.
SIMON BEWLEY: Drums.

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