[1][2] Julianne Regan, a former journalist, played bass in an early line-up of the gothic rock group Gene Loves Jezebel[3] before leaving to form, with Manuela Zwingmann of Xmal Deutschland, The Swarm,[4] the precursor to All About Eve.
Both singles, "D for Desire" and "In the Clouds", were partially based on an ethereal gothic sound, sometimes compared to the music of the Cocteau Twins and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
[7] After Regan sang backing vocals for The Mission's God's Own Medicine album,[4] the band received greater attention and were signed to Phonogram.
In 1990, Bricheno left the group (later to join The Sisters of Mercy for their Vision Thing era, and subsequent bands XC-NN and Tin Star) to be replaced by The Church's Marty Willson-Piper.
Although remaining members continued for a couple more months without Regan's input, they disbanded in early 1993,[9] with the album they had been working on being subsequently released under the group name Seeing Stars.
Also in 2002, Regan and Cousin released their first studio recordings in a decade, with the EP Iceland; a collection of 'winter songs', including reworkings of "December" and cover versions of Wham!
Their last gig, with a line-up of Regan, Cousin, Haimi and Savigear, was at the Mean Fiddler in London on 30 April 2004, at the end of a British tour; this was filmed and copies of the performance were made available through a fan website.
A double CD collection entitled Keepsakes, consisting of the singles, key album tracks and previously unreleased rarities, as well as some newly recorded songs, was released in early March 2006, and was initially available with a DVD of the promo videos and TV appearances.
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing on 20 July, Regan and Bricheno created a video and song called "Pale Blue Earth".
Julianne Regan and Tim Bricheno released a new two track single, featuring the traditional Christmas songs "In The Bleak Midwinter" and "The Snows They Melt the Soonest".