Self Abuse hit the streets of Bournemouth in 1982 and by the end of 1984 had split, leaving us with the “(I Didn’t Wanna Be A) Soldier” EP, which had made number 2 in the Indie charts and been played by John Peel on national radio. 20 years later they reformed, coming back a leaner, tighter, more proficient machine and surface sporadically when the fancy takes them.