From Wikipedia:-Years active : 1985–1986
Label : Merciful Release
Associated acts The Sisters of Mercy
Patricia Morrison
Lucas Fox
James Ray
Alan Vega
Doktor Avalanche
The Sisterhood was a short-lived English musical project, consisting of Andrew Eldritch (writer and producer), drum machine "Doktor Avalanche", Lucas Fox (drums), Patricia Morrison (bass and vocals), James Ray (guitar and vocals) and Alan Vega (synthesizer and vocals). Vega provided vocals on "Colours" and "Giving Ground".
History
The band was formed by Eldritch after the 1985 break-up of his band The Sisters of Mercy. There had supposedly been an agreement among band members that, in the event of the band splitting up, Eldritch would retain the rights to the songs and the names, while the ex-Sisters would play their old songs under the name of "Sisterhood". When some of the other musicians started touring as The Sisterhood, Eldritch felt that this name was too similar to that of the Sisters of Mercy: he therefore decided to record an album using this name in order to preclude the other musicians from using it. He enlisted Patricia Morrison, formerly of The Gun Club, and Alan Vega of the New York outfit Suicide.
Discography
The Sisterhood released one LP, Gift, in 1986 on Eldritch's own Merciful Release label, which includes "Giving Ground" and four other songs. Not named after the English word but rather the German word for poison, Gift is quite simple with its long, droning rhythms and ill sentiment ("what you have lost can never be found" and "trust lies broken, and the truth is drowned") towards former members of the Sisters of Mercy, especially Wayne Hussey.
Their first release was the single, "Giving Ground", featuring two versions of the song.
On "Jihad", Patricia Morrison recites the numbers 2-5-0-0-0 several times. According to rumours this is a reference to the amount of money that Eldritch won from The Mission in the civil courts after suing them over the ownership of the name "The Sisterhood".
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