Nik Turner Band, Sumerian Kyngs, Jaki Windmill

Judge Trev Thoms was a Brighton-based guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was, with ex-Hawkwind's Nik Turner, a founding member of the band Inner City Unit, releasing several albums in the early 80s. He went on to form Atomgods, featuring Steve Pond on bass, and also MOAB (Mother Of All Bands) with ex-Hawkwind's Ron Tree.

Judge Trev had previously worked with such luminaries as Graham Bond, Gregory Isaacs and Steve Gibbons.
Trev also ran the Real Festival Music website, and was a founding member of the Real Music Club. He also played on Hawkwind's vocalist and wordsmith Robert Calvert's solo album 'Freq'.

Trev ran the Real Festival Music website, and was a founding member of the Real Music Club.
In 2002 Judge Trev brought out his own solo album, 'God and Man' which he described as "Doom/Space/Folk" to some great reviews including Jerry Kranitz from Aural Innovations:

In summary, God and Man really took me by surprise. Here's a guy who can do Space, Punk and thumping Metal, but is equally adept at writing and playing a good folk, ballad and love song with sensitive and poignant lyrics. Take a chance and check it out..
www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue21/trev02.html

The album was a collection of his more intimate songs, some sea shanties, some songs of typical Trev irony, and an album, that looked into some soul searching questions about life and man's place in this cosmos, and mortal coil.

At last year's memorial gig for Judge Trev, we re-released Judge Trev's solo album God & Man that came with a second disc featuring 4 un-released cover songs he recorded, plus un-released recordings of different mixes (2 by his good friend and collaborator Dino Ferari).

Sadly in July 2010, Judge Trev was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and he passed away in that December. He is much missed, here in Brighton and also on the music and festival scene. At the annual Kozfest festival in Devon, he even has a stage named after him.