A Complex Web – The Story of DIVE POSITION and THE SHINING PATH ... began in 1982 when Peter Miller (aka Dr. William S Ray – vocals, tapes, guitar) met Andrew Millar (aka Maurice Spectograph the Nose-y Pieman – program execution) in Gold Coast, Australia. While sharing a similar taste in music, they decided to form a band, so DIVE POSITION was born. Equipped with a Korg synthesiser and Tascam 4-track recorder, they -wanted to have the sound of Kraftwerk, the groove of Can, and the menace of Throbbing Gristle-, ending up with -a cross of Suicide and the Residents-, as Peter recalls. In a local record shop they met Stig Andre Leonardson (aka Vincent Blackshadow), who joined the duo on percussion and drum machine programming. Their motto was -Now is Then-. DIVE POSITION then became THE FATAL CHARM around 1984, and THE FATAL CHARM became THE SHINING PATH who eventually released their only album -Basic Training Manual- in an edition of only 250 copies, most probably in 1986. The band then started to drift apart, and shortly after Andrew sadly passed away – this compilation -Now is Then- comprised of previously unreleased DIVE POSITION and THE SHINING PATH material is dedicated to his memory.