Skeletal Family are:

Anneka Latta – Vocals
Stan Greenwood – Guitars
Roger “Trotwood” Nowell – Bass
Ian “Karl Heinz” Taylor – Keyboards / Saxophone
Adrian “Ozzy” Osadzenko – Drums and Percussion

Being one of the more prominent Indie / Alternative bands from the early / mid 1980’s, Skeletal
Family enjoyed relatively major national and international success. From topping the National
UK Indie Charts for three weeks in Autumn 1984 with debut album “Burning Oil” (above other
contemporary northern bands The Smiths & New Order) to recording seven BBC Radio One
sessions for John Peel, Janice Long & Kid Jensen.

Their impressive live show at this time brought them to the attention of The Sisters of Mercy
front man Andrew Eldritch, who, after seeing a local performance, invited them as special
guests on their 1984 Black October tour. The next two years saw the band gracing the stage
with acts such as Siouxsie & The Banshees, Spear Of Destiny & The Mission etc..

Undeterred, following vocalist Anne Hurst’s sudden departure in 1985 following the release of
their second album “Futile Combat, the band enjoyed greater national chart success with the
singles ‘Restless’ & ‘Just A Minute’ via signing to Chrysalis Records with new vocalist Katrina
Phillips (from ex Specials Terry Hall’s band The Colourfield, single ‘Thinking Of You’)

This line up of the group disbanded in 1987 but due to the advent of the worldwide web,
reissues of earlier studio and compilation albums, along with a rapidly growing resurgence of
interest in eighties music & culture the band reformed again in 2002
Now consisting of original members Stan Greenwood, Roger “Trotwood” Nowell and Ian “Karl
Heinz” Taylor, i.e. the main songwriters of the band (all of whom were in the original pre cursor
to Skeletal Family from 1979 called The Elements) produced two new original studio albums
“Sakura” & “Songs Of Love Hope & Despair” alongside a third release on Jungle Records titled
“Day Of All Days”

2020 / 2021 saw the band utilising the Covid pandemic to their advantage. Alongside vocalist
Anneka Latta and drummer Adrian “Ozzy” Osadzenko the band recorded 19 new songs at Paul
Weller’s Black Barn Studios, Ripley, UK. The Album ‘Light From The Dark’ was released on 22nd April 2023 to critical acclaim.

They have since appeared at Wave Gotik Treffen Leipzig and Darker Waves Huntington Beach California as well as various dates in the UK and USA.

The story continues……..