Divert Off Centre

Divert Off Centre was a post-punk band from Lancashire attempted to do something different, probably influenced by the New Avant sounds coming from Bristol rather than the straight ahead punk sounds of 1976. Formed in 1979, members were Tim White, Simon P. Jones (guitar), Phil Clare, Jak Knowles (bass), Jenny Lobell, Mark Wilkinson, Luke Smith. They later evolved as The October Group. Divert Off Centre only released the single 'The Oh So Diverse Plastic New Art', engineered by Robin Dalton and Chris Riley in 1982, actually a flexi in a fold out sleeve with the usual mystical sounding mumbo jumbo on the back. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]