But it brought out the best from both, delivering a diversity of sound around an underlying common ground of post-punk discord and German early 1970s rhythms and beats.
McLachlan and Halvorsen were both members of the latter day Skeptics.
Brent McLachlan is a well-regarded record producer responsible for a sublime run of late 1980s / early 1990s albums captured at Writhe Studios in Wellington for The Bats, T.A.B, Bailterspace, Sticky Filth, Snapper, The Terminals, David Kilgour and Skeptics.
Alister Parker - vocals, guitar
Ross Humphries - bass
Glenda Bills - synth
John Halvorsen - bass
Brent McLachlan - drums
Todd Lindner - bass
Ian Ljungquist - bass