ATMA

Atma appeared in two previous incarnations before reaching its current state. The brothers Mcmanamon first breathed life into Atma while members of Insomnia, a band which enjoyed a large amount of local success. At first Atma was visibly a side project with friends Scott Lynch (Vocals) Paul Courage (Bass) and William Pacheco (Guitar) drafted in to aid the brothers in making something of material which had fallen by the wayside due to the lax work ethic in their current band. However from the get go Atma's first incarnation fell into the same pitfalls as Insomnia with songs taking a more humorous and haphazard shape. Eventually the groups first live performance left each of the members so disenfranchised that they went their seperate ways. Atma then took on a life of its own, completely severed from its original founding members (Clifton(Drums) and Wayne(Guitar)) However this grouping of Scott, Paul and William also came purely from mutual friendships and a haphazard sense that they would somehow blurt out amazing music. The band soon felt the lack of the driving force that was the brothers Mcmanamon. After a very short period this new incarnation of Atma fell to pieces without any real hope of resolution. Social divides soon saw former guitarist William Pacheco extradited from the other former members social circle and saw a new bond emerge between the remaining members of Atma's first incarnation. A mutual appreciation of all things musical as well as an almost uniform musical sensibility soon saw these remaining members reform Atma in its current state. At present the band is taking as much time as necessary to ensure that the product of their toil will be to their liking