Tristan Psionic

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title: "Tristan Psionic" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["musical-groups-established-in-1992", "musical-groups-disestablished-in-2010", "musical-groups-from-hamilton,-ontario", "canadian-indie-rock-groups", "1992-establishments-in-ontario", "2010-disestablishments-in-ontario", "sonic-unyon-artists"] description: "Hamilton, Ontario indie rock band active 1991–2010" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_Psionic" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Hamilton, Ontario indie rock band active 1991–2010 ::

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Field	Value
name	Tristan Psionic
background	group_or_band
origin	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
genre	Indie rock
years_active	1991–2010
label	Sonic Unyon
past_members	Sandy McIntosh
Mark Milne
Tim Potocic
Rob Higgins
April Sabucco
Peter Kirkpatrick
Gary "Wool" McMaster
Doug Lea
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| name = Tristan Psionic | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | origin = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | genre = Indie rock | years_active = 1991–2010 | label = Sonic Unyon | website = | current_members = | past_members = Sandy McIntosh Mark Milne Tim Potocic Rob Higgins April Sabucco Peter Kirkpatrick Gary "Wool" McMaster Doug Lea Tristan Psionic was a Canadian indie rock band. The band members also founded the music label Sonic Unyon.

History

Triston Psionic was formed in 1991 in an industrial warehouse loft in Hamilton, Ontario. The band consisted of vocalist Sandy McIntosh, guitarist Mark Milne, bassist Peter Lemmond and then Gary "Wool" McMaster and Wet Spots drummer Doug Lea. The band was named after Peter's dog. This lineup recorded a cassette, Psix Psong Demo.

Tim Potocic replaced Doug on drums in 1993. their first album was The Sounds of Tristan Psionic. and developed the imprint into one of Canada's largest independent labels.

After Wool's departure, Heimlich Maneuver bassist Peter Kirkpatrick was enlisted to help write and record TPA Flight 028 and was replaced by April Sabucco shortly thereafter. Sabucco was in turn replaced by Rob Higgins on the band's final release, Mind the Gap.

Discography

• Psix Psong Demo (Indie Cassette, 1992)
• The Sounds of Tristan Psionic (Sonic Unyon, 1994)
• TPA Flight 028 (Sonic Unyon, 1996)
• Mind the Gap (Sonic Unyon, 2000)

Other releases

• The Allied Nations Victory (Sonic Unyon, 1999), split 7-inch with Primrods

References

References

1. %20All%20Hail%20the%20Unyon "A & E MUSIC. All Hail the Unyon: Peelin' back the years of Hamilton's seminal indie record label"]. ''Hamilton Magazine'', BY James Tennant
2. [http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4835765-supercrawl-understanding-its-roots-and-why-fall-fairs-draw-us-in/ " SUPERCRAWL: Understanding its roots and why fall fairs draw us in"]. ''Hamilton Spectator'', Sep 06, 2014 By Jon Wells
3. [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/for-two-hamilton-buddies-home-building-is-a-gut-job/article22572597/ "For two Hamilton buddies, home building is a gut job"]. Dave LeBlanc, ''The Globe and Mail'', Jan. 22, 2015
4. (2011). "Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985-1995". ECW Press.
5. Larry LeBlanc. (23 September 1995). "Sonic Unyon Stays True to its Artists". Nielsen Business Media, Inc..
6. [https://www.allmusic.com/album/feves-the-sounds-of-tristan-psionic-mw0000358119 "The Sounds of Tristan Psionic"]. ''AllMusic'' Review by Sean Carruthers.
7. [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tristan_psionic "Tristan Psionic"]. ''Exclaim!'', By Cam Lindsay. Dec 07, 2009.

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