Isolation Ward

Formed in Brussels in 1979, Isolation Ward centred around musicians Stéphane Willocq and Jean-Pierre Everaerts. Following gigs at venues such as Plan K, the sextet cut haunting classic 'Lamina Christus' as their first single, produced by Peter Principle of Tuxedomoon, and released by Les Disques du Crépuscule in April 1982. After live dates with diverse artists including The Birthday Party, Antena, 23 Skidoo and Siouxsie and the Banshees, the band issued their second Crépuscule single 'Absent Heart' a year later. However line-up changes would ultimately destabilise the band, and Isolation Ward played their final gig in May 1983 in Brussels. The Présence label releases a tape ('Point Final') featuring their last recordings as well as another tape ('Point de Départ') with the demos recorded two years earlier. Jean-Pierre joined Arte Magica, with singer Krishna (Liaisons Dangereuses) for a short while. Jean-Pierre later formed the band Vertical Slums with singer-violinist Pip Knapp. Stéphane forms a short-lived duo with Marc Portée named Sonofabitch. [SOURCE: LTM RECORDINGS]