Eldritch Is it his REAL Name?

Black Planet · 30 Jul 2003, 20:43

eldritch

\El"dritch\, a. Hideous; ghastly; as, an eldritch shriek or laugh. [Local, Eng.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Â© 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

eldritch

adj : suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley [syn: weird, uncanny, unearthly]

hallucienate · 30 Jul 2003, 21:04

Andrew William Harvey Taylor

http://gps.tsom.org/history.html

Black Planet · 31 Jul 2003, 00:20

But he picked one hell of a name for a rock and roll star, didn't he?

Utterly bastard groovy!!!

khepri II · 31 Jul 2003, 07:51

Black Planet wrote:But he picked one hell of a name for a rock and roll star, didn't he?

Utterly bastard groovy!!!

i think you'll find the book picked it for him

hallucienate · 31 Jul 2003, 08:34

and here is a pic of him when he was still called Mr Taylor:

Here is apic of another Andrew Taylor, also quite popular about 20 years ago:

Black Dahlia · 31 Jul 2003, 09:10

Andy Taylor - you had to feel sorry for him, being the one out of Duran Duran that noone fancied. Well at least I felt sorry for him until he did the Power Station thing and they murdered "Get It On"

MrChris · 31 Jul 2003, 09:48

Eldritch is supposed to be a Scottish word, but it's most famous for being (over)used by H.P. Lovecraft, e.g. in his Cthulhu Mythos.

The Green Lantern · 31 Jul 2003, 10:49

Hey Hallucinate, where in the world did you find that picture? Any idea how old Andy was there?

hallucienate · 31 Jul 2003, 10:53

The Green Lantern wrote:Hey Hallucinate, where in the world did you find that picture? Any idea how old Andy was there?

I picked it up off the net somewhere, probably through a link on Dominion. As far as I can remember it's scanned out of a Q magazine from the early 90's. That's all I know, but I might be able to find the original post at home.

oh, and it's hallucienate, with an "e" the capital "H" is not important, if you want to capitalize a letter make it the second "L"

James · 31 Jul 2003, 10:59

His choice of name could have something to do with the novel "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch" by Philip K Dick.

Perhaps it's purely coincidental, but there's a line in that book about gift meaning poison in German.

(I'm sure this has come up on this forum before)

Karst · 31 Jul 2003, 11:26

Yeah, Q did a feature on 'remember when they were teenagers'. This is Andy at some party when he was in his late teens I think. There is funnier ones of Hussey actually.

hallucienate · 31 Jul 2003, 11:41

Karst wrote:There is funnier ones of Hussey actually.

Nothing can be funnier than this pic of him:
http://scrapbook.myheartland.co.uk/imag ... alkies.jpg

I am willing to be proved wrong

pikkrong · 31 Jul 2003, 11:42

Karst wrote:Yeah, Q did a feature on 'remember when they were teenagers'. This is Andy at some party when he was in his late teens I think. There is funnier ones of Hussey actually.

sorry, don't want to insult anybody, but... we could find funny pics of each period of Hussey's life, can't we?

good old clown who has written some very good tunes.
oh, did i say that or only thought about saying?

The Green Lantern · 31 Jul 2003, 12:07

Thank you halLucienate

Priceless picture. Seems Von was born with shades attached.

randdebiel² · 31 Jul 2003, 12:12

he's really a nerd isn't he?

Karst · 31 Jul 2003, 12:46

http://www.noize.plus.com/Simon/m*****n/belgium_300.mov

Big Si · 31 Jul 2003, 12:51

Karst wrote:http://www.noize.plus.com/Simon/m*****n/belgium_300.mov

Hi Karst!

Sorry mate that one isnae working! Peeps try this one - http://www.noize.plus.com/Simon/m*****n ... ideos.html

Black Planet · 31 Jul 2003, 12:54

randdebielÂ² wrote:he's really a nerd isn't he?

Doh....Andy was a computer nerd/geek before it was even fashionable. I mean come on.....look at what the first Dokter Avalanche was....a compaq 286 programmed in DOS!

The first computer used for the Doktor's brain was a Compaq 286 Portable. Andrew's got it in his Retirement Home For Struck-Off Doktors. You can find a description on the Personal Kit page. It had space inside for the ISA card which linked to an interface for midi (a Voyetra Technologies version of the MPU401) and FSK sync. The midi interface had one input and one output port. The Compaq 286 Portable was the main workhorse on 'Floodland'.

He did however turn into one sexy bastard in later years, and IMHO he still is one sexy bastard!

Karst · 31 Jul 2003, 12:54

Copy the link and retype m!iss!on. Or go here http://www.noize.plus.com/Simon/, select M!ss!on and either of the videos.
Quicktime required.
These are from ex M!sh guitartist Simon Hinkler's archives.

khepri II · 31 Jul 2003, 13:12

Black Planet wrote:
randdebielÂ² wrote:he's really a nerd isn't he?
Doh....Andy was a computer nerd/geek before it was even fashionable. I mean come on.....look at what the first Dokter Avalanche was....a compaq 286 programmed in DOS!

The first computer used for the Doktor's brain was a Compaq 286 Portable. Andrew's got it in his Retirement Home For Struck-Off Doktors. You can find a description on the Personal Kit page. It had space inside for the ISA card which linked to an interface for midi (a Voyetra Technologies version of the MPU401) and FSK sync. The midi interface had one input and one output port. The Compaq 286 Portable was the main workhorse on 'Floodland'.

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must be the rose tinted spectacles,

but this is IMHO nonsense. Where did you trawl up this information? AFAIK Compaq didn't exist 'till '82. It was, i think, the dreaded H + 1 A + 1 L + 1 that created the first sounds

31 Jul 2003, 13:22

http://www.thesistersofmercy.com/tech/doktors.htm

Doktor Avalanche started life as a Boss DR55 'Doctor Rhythm' machine
...
Roland TR606
...
Roland TR808
...
Roland TR909
...
The Doktor was an Oberheim DMX by the time we made the first album...

31 Jul 2003, 13:22

Quiff Boy wrote:Doktor Avalanche started life as a Boss DR55 'Doctor Rhythm' machine

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Black Planet · 31 Jul 2003, 13:35

[quote="khepri II]

must be the rose tinted spectacles,

but this is IMHO nonsense. Where did you trawl up this information? AFAIK Compaq didn't exist 'till '82. It was, i think, the dreaded H + 1 A + 1 L + 1 that created the first sounds

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Its as Quiff Boy said, I got it from The Sisters web site. If I dont get my daily dose of Andrews bletherings...LOL

31 Jul 2003, 13:39

Black Planet wrote:If I dont get my daily dose of Andrews bletherings...LOL

me too

Black Planet · 31 Jul 2003, 13:52

Quiff Boy wrote:
Black Planet wrote:If I dont get my daily dose of Andrews bletherings...LOL
me too

He is entertaining, isn't he? I love to go and haunt his place. Love those pics of his cats....Feed me!!!

Its probably the main reason I am so crazy for him. He really is an intellectual with a keen wit and mean sense of sarcastic humour. Not many men can do that an remain attractive...But maybe I'm the odd one!!

. And he is gorgeous too boot.