na ill ▁secured ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁William ▁A ck erman ▁at ▁Wind ham ▁Hill ▁Records , ▁the ▁tracks ▁they ▁recorded ▁were ▁mixed ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Night no ise . ▁The ▁album ▁represented ▁a ▁real ▁departure ▁from ▁Ó ▁Dom h na ill ' s ▁Both y ▁Band ▁roots , ▁and ▁the ▁m ellow , ▁ambient ▁instrument al ▁style ▁incorpor ating ▁jazz ▁and ▁classical ▁elements ▁and ▁forms ▁full ▁of ▁spiritual ity ▁almost ▁defined ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁called ▁New ▁Age ▁music . ▁▁ 1 9 8 7 – 1 9 9 0 ▁▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁M í che ál ' s ▁sister , ▁Irish ▁pian ist ▁and ▁vocal ist ▁Tr í ona ▁N í ▁D hom h na ill , ▁who ▁performed ▁with ▁her ▁brother ▁in ▁Sk ara ▁Bra e , ▁Rel ativity , ▁and ▁the ▁Both y ▁Band , ▁and ▁Irish - American ▁fl ut ist ▁Brian ▁Dun ning ▁joined ▁the ▁original ▁du o . ▁Night no ise , ▁the ▁band , ▁was ▁born . ▁The ▁quart et ' s ▁first ▁album ▁Something ▁of ▁Time , ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Wind ham ▁Hill ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁At ▁the ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁Even ing ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁The ▁Part ing ▁T ide ▁( 1 9 9 0 ). ▁This ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁album ▁to ▁feature ▁the ▁playing ▁and ▁writing ▁of ▁Billy ▁O sk ay , ▁who ▁chose ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁dream ▁of ▁ow ning ▁his