The Grey Daturas

Formed:: We're not sure when - tell us? (it's easy)
Snapshot:: A Group with 9 releases. No members known.

Grey Daturas were a noise rock band from Melbourne, Australia. The band operated between 2001 and 2010, originally performing improvised music to 16 mm film projections. They cited their influences as The Stooges, Cluster, John Coltrane, John Cage, Darkthrone, Les Rallizes Denudes, and DNA. Band members included Robert Mayson, Bonnie Mercer and Robert MacManus.

Copper / Silver, their collaboration with United States band Yellow Swans, was voted as one of the best 'avant rock' releases of 2005 by The Wire magazine.

Robert Mayson and Bonnie Mercer continue to play music together as a duo called Breathing Shrine.

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