The Atrix were an Irish new wave/power pop band formed in mid 1978 by John Borrowman (guitar/vocals) and Chris Green (keyboards), both ex Berlin, Alan Finney on bass (ex Schoolkids) and drummer Hugh Friel, ex Slow Motion Orchestra.
The Atrix also supported then-chart toppers The Boomtown Rats (led by Live Aid founder Bob Geldof) on a 1981 four-week tour of Britain ending at The Rainbow in Finsbury Park, London on 18 January 1981.
They released two further singles as The Atrix: "Very Much in Love" and "Your Halo is Burning" (with Chris Green on keyboards and Dick Conroy on bass, produced by Andrew Boland).
On 19 September 2019 The Atrix re-grouped (minus John and Chris) with Hughie Friel on vocals, Horslips' Jim Lockhart on keyboards and Paddy Goodwin on guitar for a live event celebrating the release of a special anthology album entitled Dublin 1979-1981 on both CD and vinyl.
[1][2] Before the live show at the Sugar Club, historian Tommy Graham hosted a discussion with ex-manager Billy McGrath and journalist Declan Lynch on the band's impact on Irish music plus introduced performances from long-time friends poet Paula Meehan and comedian Kevin McAleer.