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The band came together in 1981 in Berkeley, California as the brainchild of Peter Vinella; -who had just finished a brief stint as bassist for Public Image Ltd.
Tim Hesla joined in as bassist and whenever circumstances required, saxophonist.
And me, Dave 'Slave' Velasquez , a local from the Berkeley punk scene came in looking for a challenge and a change of pace...joined as vocalist.
Later on, Tim would leave and go on to trade his bass for a saxophone making a name for himself with his band Tim Hesla's Converse Allstars.
Bill Zelinski, who had played with many famous jazz and blues muscians then joined us as percussionist... thusly allowing our poor overworked Roland 1108 drum machine to retire.
In the six years that we played together we released two singles (the first being pressed by a french label Rouen Records) and one album called ' the Hope'. We toured quite a bit in California, often playing in the Los Angeles area at venues like the Lhasa Club, the Anti-Club -and becoming a favorite for such underground clubs such as 'the Theoretical Club'.
We did our best to provide our fans with music to make them dance and make them think. I think we succeeded to some extent. And I'm really proud to have been part of that effort.
- David Velasquez
NOL, ....back in the day;
'Talk''Done and Gone'
'The Tunnel'
'Dance'