This session player shows up on recordings from the middle period of the The, the band whose name is an inspiration to all writers who love the word "the." The aforementioned middle period of the The goes between 1982 and 1986, when Matt Johnson, who had been putting together bands since the age of 11, pretty much assumed control of the The as a kind of one-man "the." The 1986 Infected featured bassist Brown, along with other guests such as Neneh Cherry and members of Art of Noise and the Swans. A full-length video was also released from this project, following which Johnson assembled a new the The. ~ Eugene Chadbourne