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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Rhea's Obsession| image =| caption = Jim Field and Sue Hutton| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Toronto , Ontario , Canada | genre = Gothic rock | years_active = Start date|1995–present| label = Metropolis Records|Metropolis | associated_acts =| website =| current_members = Jim Field, Sue Hutton| past_members =| notable_instruments ='''Rhea's Obsession , which takes its name from the Greek mythology|Greek goddess , Rhea (mythology)|Rhea , is a Canadian music group from Toronto . Their music mixes several different styles including gothic rock , darkwave , and world music , similar to Dead Can Dance .
Brief history
Rhea's Obsession's was a collaboration between multi-instumentalist Jim Field, who had worked with the Toronto band Dinner Is Ruined , and vocalist/instrumentalist Sue Hutton. In addition to their professional association, the two were also a couple.
Their first project was the 1995 score for Tabulae Anatomacae Sex , an experimental dance film. After working on scores for television and film, they recorded '' Initiation (Rhea's Obsession album)|Initiation in 1996. Two songs from the album (Cun Lacoudhir and Death by Moonlight) were used in the TV series La Femme Nikita (TV series)|La Femme Nikita .
In 1998, Rhea's Obsession performed at Convergence (goth festival)|Convergence IV,CINDY MCGLYNN http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_08.20.98/music/goths20.php Weekend of the living dead Eye Weekly an annual North American gothic festival.
While touring in support of Initiation , Rhea caught the attention of Metropolis Records , who released Rhea's second album, Between Earth and Sky , and a reissue of Initiation (called Re:Initiation ) in 2001.
Field and Hutton broke up as a couple later in 2001. As a result, Rhea's Obsession was in a state of limbo for a while, but after a time Field and Hutton decided to continue working together. However, a planned third album called Walk On Fire (which had been announced for 2007) was never completed or issued. The band has not played live since the mid-2000s, and has not updated their website since 2007. Field now plays in the bands Still Coiled and Sleeps Six.
Members
Core members
Sue Hutton - Vocal s, Bodhrán and Percussion , Sheet metal , Mandolin , Guitar s, Occasional Programming
Jim Field - Guitars, Bass Guitar|Bass , Programming, Percussion, Oud s, Sitar s
Live members
Rob Greenway - Drum s
Syn - Keyboard instrument|Keyboard s
Rakesh Tewari - Drums, Tabla , Percussion
Ed Hanley - Tabla
Discography
#'' Initiation (Rhea's Obsession album)|Initiation (1996, re-released on Metropolis Records as Re:Initiation in 2001) # Eclipse: A Collection of Rarities & Music for Film (1999, Limited Release—Only 500 copies) # Between Earth and Sky (2001)
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