BASIC TRAINING MANUAL by THE SHINING PATH

A Complex Web � The Story of The Shining Path�began in 1982 when Peter Miller (aka Dr. William S Ray � vocals, tapes, guitar) met Andrew Millar (aka Maurice Spectograph the Nose-y Pieman � program execution) in Gold Coast, Australia. While sharing a similar taste in music, they decided to form a band, so Dive Position was born.Equipped with a Korg synthesiser and Tascam 4-track recorder, they �wanted to have the �sound� of Kraftwerk, the groove of Can, and the �menace� of Throbbing Gristle�, ending up with �a cross of Suicide and the Residents�, as Peter recalls. In a local record shop they met Stig Andre Leonardson (aka Vincent Blackshadow), who joined the duo on percussion and drum machine programming. Their motto was �Now is Then�. Dive Position then became The Fatal Charm around 1984, and The Fatal Charm became The Shining Path who eventually released their only album �Basic Training Manual� in an edition of only 250 copies, most probably in 1986. The band then started to drift apart, and shortly after Andrew sadly passed away � this re-issue of �Basic Training Manual� and the upcoming compilation �Now is Then� comprised of previously unreleased Dive Position and The Shining Path material is dedicated to his memory.