Philip Tomanov, known professionally as Toby Toman[1] is a drummer who played with various British bands including The Nosebleeds, Ludus, The Durutti Column, Blue Orchids, and Primal Scream,[2] working often with German singer Nico, known for her role with The Velvet Underground, while she was living in Manchester, England through the 1980s.
These three formed Wild Ram,[3] which evolved into Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds, shortly after guitarist Vini Reilly joined.
After the release of the single, Garrity and Reilly left the band, being replaced by Morrissey (later The Smiths singer and successful solo artist) and Billy Duffy (later of The Cult).
After The Nosebleeds dissolved, Toman joined Ludus, led by singer and design artist Linder Sterling.
[4] He worked for more than five years on subsequent Nico discs, including the ones which the latter made with Blue Orchids as backing band; Toman joined that group by the time.