1987. An obscure demo tape is released in Leeds.
The band who puts it out are called the Midnight Children. They are a four-piece. They are formed by Jarnail Mudhar on guitars, vocals and keyboards, Neil Chadwick on guitar and backing vocals, Andrew Walsh on bass and John Hannan on drums.
One of the tracks from the demo appears on Soundcloud. On the account of a band called Hombre. There’s a photo of the band but there are only three of the band members there. Where’s the fourth?
There are no other tracks from this demo tape. Just the one. The one called “Night and Day”. It sounds really good. Does it remind me a bit to Brighter?
Behind the Soundcloud account is Jarnail. It seems he was in other bands too like HydraTroop and Fidei. The sounds of his other bands are nothing like the track by Midnight Children. They are rockier, darker, heavier. I wonder what happened?
Jarnail these days is the acting CEO at PATH Yorkshire. This is a charity that provides education, training and employment support to communities, rufugees and asylum seekers. Back in the day Jarnail had studied engineering at Leeds Poly. Maybe that’s where the band started? Or was it after his studies?
I want to think Neil Chadwick is the same Neil that plays in a covers band called Maloik these days. Could it be?
There’s an Andrew Walsh that was bassist for a Norfolk band called Cord. Could it be the same? Surely it is not Leeds, but it could still be the same Andrew, right?
About John Hannan I couldn’t find any details.
And that’s all there is. I am curious about other songs the band may have recorded. Would love to listen to them!
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