Presence was formed by keyboardist
Lol Tolhurst, a founding member of
the Cure who had left that band in 1989; and singer Gary Biddles, a former member of
Fools Dance who had also served as a member of the Cure's road crew in the early 1980s. Two other former members of the Cure, bassist
Michael Dempsey and guitarist
Porl Thompson, contributed to Presence's early demo recordings, with Dempsey receiving some songwriting credits. This lineup first released the single "In Wonder", followed by the album
Inside in 1992, which despite some favorable reviews was not successful. but was not released because Tolhurst decided to end the band for personal reasons.
Closer was finally released in 2014, shortly after the death of Gary Biddles. Soave and Rob Steen were later members of the band
Babacar with another former Cure member,
Boris Williams. Tolhurst later formed the electronic band
Levinhurst. ==Members==