 Deborah is the cousin of Andy Macdonald founder of Go-Disc Records and Independiente and shared the early success of that label which launched and discovered Billy Bragg and had its first UK No.1 with The Housemartins Caravan of Love in 1986.The name Acrobats of Desire was derived from the name of a chapter in Angela Carter's novel, "The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman" (1972).Mick Wilson (viola), who is now a successful painter, was one of the original members of the ensemble and the writer of all its original music.