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The original ten Athlone EP, Persistence of Memory remastered and re-released

1 Believe (Vaz)
2 Jill (Vaz)
3 Sunday Afternoon (Pisanti, Sykes, Vaz)
4 Satisfy (Vaz)
5 3 AM (Vaz)
6 Superman is Dead (Pisanti, Vaz)

Discography

  • Street Trash – EP (2024)

    Street Trash – EP is a double-a side EP release featuring music from the Ryan Kruger Thing of the same name.

  • All I Want – Single (2024)
    A stand-alone single released 19 September 2024.
  • Travelator (2024)

    Coming July 3rd, 2024, Travelator is the latest release from ten Athlone. A 10-track album featuring all-new music.

  • Persistence of Memory – 2024 Remaster

    Fully remastered version of ten Athlone’s debut album Persistence of Memory. Originally released in 2000.

  • Talking Coffee (2000)
    Talking Coffee is a solo collection of new and old demos first released on April 1st 2000, through the now defunct mp3.com site.
  • Birth (1996)
    Birth was the silly title given to very first demo by the previous incarnation of ten Athlone; Pregnant Fridge.

About

the return of ten Athlone

After over twenty years, ten Athlone is back with a new album, a film-single and much more to come.

Joe, 1997, London

Started in the late ’90’s by Joe Vaz and original lead singer and co-songwriter, Mark Sykes, ten Athlone began life as an acoustic, indie-rock and alternative band.

In its acoustic format, ten Athlone was often compared to early Simon & Garfunkel and Crowded House, a flattering comparison to be sure.

Later with fellow musicians added for recording and performance purposes, the sound moved more towards mid-90’s grunge and alternative, with Radiohead, Oasis, Smashing Pumpkins and Garbage as their biggest influences.

In its heyday, ten Athlone, and its origin band Pregnant Fridge, played benefit concerts, was a semi-finalist of Joburg Battle of the Bands (1998), had a residency at Wings Beat Bar, and played The Bassline and Roxy’s in Joburg. In London they performed The Kashmir Klub, and Covent Garden Rock Garden and headlined at The Hope & Anchor.

When Mark left the band in the early 2000’s, it initially meant the death of ten Athlone.

Now, twenty years later, ten Athlone has returned as a solo project for Joe. Writing, producing and playing most of the instruments on Travelator, released in July of 2024.