Member Since: 04/02/2007
Band Members: The drummer...Campaux, kicked off EMI records in 1977! for stealing Rolling Stones riffs, a charge he refutes to this day, he hasn’t cut his hair since. Not as old as the 2000 year old “City of Fish Heads†but he is Marseille’s “godfather “ of innovative music providing the rhythm section for Ferdinand and the diplomats, MC Rebel and others. A Knitting Factory regular. Mr. Campaux divides his time and energy between:Tokyo, Les Alpes Maritime and Maroc. Runs the Grand Domain studio in Marseille, home of ‘Beau Fixe’ improvisation collective.The Bass Player...Tony, Glasgow math-rock refugee, John Peel veteran, bass player with Badgewearer and Mug. Survived earthquake in Taiwan and a fall from the Eiffel tower. Indestructible Bass-Tank commando, uses plectrums and lives in a chateau.The Vocalist...Dennis, (Points at wireless’ and says, “you can see my house from hereâ€) Healey, any World War fetishist, now lungs and words in TSOM. Original Membranes paper thrower. Mum, Dinosaur jnr, grotus, guv’ner, catpower dogs-body. Brother of Cornershop and woodbine Guitarist, should know better than to join a band. Still in the huff with Thatcher. Herald the return of Brummie Sheik...The Guitarist,Neil (by-pass) Bateman, Scotland's most notorious jazz-fuck journeyman, guitar slashing clunk-chime-champion with a golf handicap and a brain shaped bread basket, now on active duty with TSOM (though prone to moonlighting...Oi Polloi,The Eastern Block,Norman Silver and the Gold,Alleschwindel, Domenic Waxing Lyrical, Spud Boy...etc) Ex Badgewearer and Archbishop Kebab, this fussy eater has also been known to foray into the world of classical music writing a string quartet for Art prancers A Company of Angels. Thinks he's it... Isnae.
Influences: Bass: The Stranglers, Yes, gang of 4, No Means No, Joy Division, Captain Beefheart,
Drums: ACDC, Magma, Wilson Picket, The Meters,
Guitar: Vocals: Noddy Holder, Winston Churchill, Steve Bull, a dalek, Pete
Type of Label: Major