Fashoda Crisis formed in Southend in early 2005 as a violent reaction to the haircut bands and scenesters cluttering up what would otherwise be a thriving music scene.
Described as a cross between Fugazi and Queens of the Stone Age, they combine wit, intelligence, skronky guitar riffs and extremely loud noise to create a unique sound that will peel back your skull and nest in the warm sticky goo of your subconscious.
Fashoda Crisis & Kunt & The Gang!
Borders on Boring Live
What people say..
"Fashoda Crisis return with their latest EP and from the off one thing is clear; these boys can make one hell of a noise. Opener 'A Pillowfull Of Hair And A Bucket Of Tears' pretty much blows you away from the start, and it just gets bigger and better from there on in. This EP is sheer energy with a good measure of aggression: all howling guitars and sneering vocals with a tempo that barely lets up. 'Ali Akmbah' is a brilliant slice of disjointed punk, but it has a dark edge which makes Fashoda Crisis sound like the older, wiser brothers of the doe-eyed Futureheads. By the time 'Borders On Boring' has chewed up your brain and spat it out, you too will be heralding the second coming of punk-pop. Fashoda Crisis have clearly been working hard since we last heard from them, and this EP is a huge step forward. - Rockmidgets.com
"Brutal but catchy...filthy rock never sounded so classy" - Underachiever Magazine
"Fashoda Crisis make fast, bouncy, upbeat rock songs that are often at odds with their rather bizarre lyrics. Crowd jumper' Mediocre Jones' kicks things off and sets the pace for second track 'You're All Dead', which takes on a darker tone towards the end with plenty of tortured yelling, but final track 'Stephen Hawking Need Not Apply' takes the prize for best title ever and catchiest tune, you won't help but sing along with the chorus of "who's been pissing in the gene pool?"! Great stuff. Go see 'em live and you might just get a copy of this CD for free!" - Noisyzine
"Anyone missing the fiery punk and scabrous wit of Mclusky should get in touch with this lot immediately.
Self-labelled skronky guitars and itchy megaphone vocals combine to make a band who sound ready for release, as well as righteously furious at the state of the world. In a land of mediocrity, Fashoda have somehow escaped." - 4 out of 5 Channel 4 teletext
"...with their intelligent adventure and need to challenge and their sense of Muse-ish X factor. More progress, there's a good band fixing to burst out here, they know it, they're almost ready to really start demanding your attention" Organ Magazine
"A mighty fine effort which justifies why Fashoda Crisis deserve to be everyone's favourite new band" (Noisy! Issue Three)
"They have a heavy, powerful sound. This track -Ali Akmbah-sounds a bit like Jimmy Somerville teaming up with Sepultura. And that surely can only be a good thing www.newsofthenoise.com
"This I like!...More humour and interest than a lot of their contemporaries...Michael's tip for the alternative chart goes to Fashoda Crisis"
(Raw Nerve Promotions)
'Angrier than a really big wasp with cancer on crystal meth at an anti-capitalist demonstration, this Essex quartet share their hometown with the talentless sixth form trouser pocket flurry that is The Horrors. Thankfully, however they sound fuck all like them. With an acerbic din so melodically brutal that you half expect a string to rip itself from a guitar and tighten odiously around your neck, Fashoda's rabid vitriol tramples anybody foolish enough to look at them a bit funny. Superb.' - Another Late Night Magazine
