Hi, and welcome to the crazee world of
THE SPECTACULARS
Here ye shall find a world that you only thought existed in your most exotic dreams and your most feared nightmares!
History in the making part 1.
When Lee Harvey Tozwold and Doktor Hotknife met in the dark days of a post-rave UK they shared common influences both musical and lyrical. The music of Parliament, The Stooges, Faith No More, acid house, breakbeats and rock 'n' roll. The words of Chris Morris, dark hip-hop raps and comic book superheroes. Teaming up to produce a number of hi-energy tunes which appeared on the radio and wales-based album compilations they were appreciated by the likes of The Prodigy, Steve Lamacq and a very bemused John Peel approached at the dead of night like a silent Jack Ruby. Last Night a Dj raped my wife!!!
After a number of record companies, fanzines and strange hangers-on all declared 'this would be really good live' (up to this point everything was sampled, sequnced, looped, fucked, looped again, turned over and fucked harder...) they set about putting a band together. After two years the Kill Whitey band got within a gnats cock of getting signed and it all went tits up!!! Just ask if you really want to know.....
The Doktor talked of early retirement and making more babies, while Toz was secretly building up a new band in Hanger 18....
History in the making part 2.
'DAZ the drum' (Stuart Copelands darker half), he the drummer of the Policemen and Ed 'dont start on me fatty' Rees were knocking out funky grooves in the Daz Cafe (you can visit the Daz cafe in Porthcawl and buy some clothes if you like). Toz invited them over and called up the Doktor out of near rock 'n' roll retirement.
They made a noise together they enjoyed it they needed a guitarist....
Wales, the land of our fathers, rugby, sheep, close harmony singing, the list is endless. At the top of this list is MUSIC. From this great tradition of song and revelry comes Gorgeous George Jones, son of Mickey Jones of Welsh legends MAN. Guitar slinger from birth, (by christ his mam winced as she gave birth to a baby boy, a les paul and of course a strat), ...sideways!!!
Delighted to get his axe into something alternative to 'pissy old men rock' George slid into the role and he keeps sliding. Gorgeous....proper gorge...george jones la la la, george jones la la la !
To complete the line-up they scouted for girls (a regular past-time so it was no hardship). After trying out a few, Lizzie was the only one who refused the standard 'can you blow on this for me' and 'while yer down there' lines to come out on top. Its hard being the only girl in a band. Besides what do you expect when yer name is fuckwell?
History in the making part 3.
So here we is The Spectaculars. We will be taking this world by storm over the next couple of years so pin back yer lugholes and turn us up!
"It's like playing into a jumbo jet engine!" Chris Shaw - Sax
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