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TORTOISE HEAD PLATOON

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About Me

T*H*P ARE CURRENTLY ON A BREAK. TO SORT THEIR FUNK OUT

They are a musical frankenstein, thick lashings of deep set grooves and catching melodies homespun and stitched together, somewhat ugly, somehow enchanting. But it’s only when you see them live you realise it’s safe to say it. Tortoise H*E*A*D Platoon is an accident, a one of a kind musical oddity. Too strange to keep, too rare to lose.
Everything from funk, blues, jazz, rock, country and even metal all fall into line beneath the hands and minds of Newcastle based band, T*H*P. Focused and confident as they strut their stuff on stage, flinging wild energy about with reckless abandon, one can’t help but wonder how such technical complexity can be matched with such enthusiasm.
But as unlikely as it seems, none of what is now known as T*H*P was planned on. It happened completely by chance when Sam Abbott (drums) stumbled across Kel White (bass, vocals) in a recording studio in june 2006. Completey unaware of each others ability they decided to get together for a jam. But something was still lacking. So hand picked completely at random one hour before sam and Kel’s next jam, Ben ’Russel’ McCauley
was thrown into the mix.
Finding that while their musical backgrounds were completely dissimilar from one another they shared a common interest in empowering audiences with positive energy, and bringing fun, excitement and enjoyment back into live music. So, to get the job done, (and drawing influence from their various backgrounds,) the trio cobbled together it’s own genre,
"manic ronk(rock/funk)"
No limitations, no preconceptions.
You’ll just have to see it for yourself.
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Music:

Member Since: 9/3/2006
Band Website: tortoiseheadplatoon.com
Band Members: For Booking Inquiries, Please Email
[email protected]
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Kel White- Bass, Vocals,
Russ' McCauley- Guitar,
Ben Robertson- -Drums,

Influences: Ashplatter,
Extreme,
Incubus,
Pornography Soundtracks,

Sounds Like: "...Like a bastard child of Parliament, Funkadelic and
every pub rock band on the planet, this three piece can
really put on a damn fine rock show. The front man and
4 string thumper goes from cooing falsetto and slinky
jazz vocals to growling rock monster in the blink of an eye,
all the while plucking, tapping, strumming and beating away
on his bass like the damn thing owed him rent money.

The guitarist flew the gamut - blinding grandiose solos,
modest bluesy licks, rudimentary funk chops and driving
rock riffery fit to peel paint; while the drummer barely
broke a sweat, filling every hole and tying every wayward
movement down with such precision and ease, you'd have
believed they were playing 'Smoke on the Water'.

Crowd interaction was at its peak, with several punters
at various points joining the band to sing along like pirates,
hug each other and sway, or just generally thrust about.
The band even got beckoned to do an encore and responded
by calling a chorus of crowd members to join them on stage
and sing along. What a way to end a show..."


Record Label: Independant,
Type of Label: None

My Blog

regional Finals?!

what'ddya mean we won?Okay fair enough!woo!
Posted by TORTOISE HEAD PLATOON on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:10:00 PST

Beach Party 2007 line up and press release

In 2006 The Beach Party returned from a seven year absence and proved that live music sounds better with sand between your toes&And now we're proud to announce that in 2007 the Beach is back!THE BEAC...
Posted by TORTOISE HEAD PLATOON on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:57:00 PST

Jim Beam And Tooheys Extra Dry

Hey Everyone!Just letting you know that we have made it through to the semi Finals of the Jim Beam National Band Competition at the Bar On The Hill, (Newcastle University) last tuesday night!Kel snapp...
Posted by TORTOISE HEAD PLATOON on Thu, 17 May 2007 05:35:00 PST

March 2nd Photos!!!

Pictures from our gig last friday night. Special congratulations to Steve who was the first to purchase our new cd, and also to.. Brooke for dancing hard enough to win a free one!! you can see more p...
Posted by TORTOISE HEAD PLATOON on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:19:00 PST

Netmoni.com.au Review!!!

Hey lads and ladettes, here's a few kind words that were written about us and our gig at the Lucky Country Hotel the other night, Read on!! T*H*P ______ Tortoise H*E*A*D Platoon, Blind Monkey Voodoo, ...
Posted by TORTOISE HEAD PLATOON on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:04:00 PST

To The Dubbo fans...

You're welcome.
Posted by TORTOISE HEAD PLATOON on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:01:00 PST

Photos From the Lucky Country Hotel 16th Feb

People who didn't show up. We feel sorry for you... Here! Have some photos! (courtesy of Nikki) And finally The "Guest Singers" ...
Posted by TORTOISE HEAD PLATOON on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 02:34:00 PST

Live! At The Wesley : contains imagery

Thanks to all the coolest of cool Dubbo folks for stompin' down to the concert on saturday night. For those who weren't aware it was a chairty event to raise money for the Pallitives care unit of the ...
Posted by TORTOISE HEAD PLATOON on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:09:00 PST

R.I.P James

James Brown, you were truely a soulman. An inspiration to us all, (except for the whole drug thing) Rest in Peace Brother. -T*H*P
Posted by TORTOISE HEAD PLATOON on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:34:00 PST

New Years Eve Party!!

Give This a Read gang...____ The Cambridge Hotel will be the only place to be when Mutations present their inaugural   NEW YEARS EVE PARTY!  First up we're crazy excited about presenting th...
Posted by TORTOISE HEAD PLATOON on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:57:00 PST