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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Following on from the local bands thread- do you know of any unsigned or little known bands with an excellent/weird name?
My favourite for some time has been Shithorse  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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DIP D*unk In Public.
Rev Hammer and a few of the Levellers.
Used to play acoustic sets in pubs. Had an old crisp box as a bass drum with the pedal tapped to it with duct tape!
Bloody brilliant.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I remember Neds Atomic Dustbin (a fine name itself for a fine band) playing warm up gigs under the name Dog Doofer- and anagram of the album they had just released  |
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In the late ninetees there were a few Welsh bands, some still going with odd names:
Super Furry Animals
Manic Street Preachers
Weirdest of all Gorki Xygotic Mynki (think that's how you spell it)
'never found out what it meant  |
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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago
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Weirdest of all Gorki Xygotic Mynki (think that's how you spell it)
'never found out what it meant "
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Gorky - just a name and not Welsh I think. Always thought it was taken from Gorky Park which is in......Warsaw? Somewhere in Eastern Europe
Zygotic - it's a biology term. Not Welsh
Mynci - Welsh spelling of monkey.
Not really very Welsh at all if the above is correct!
I always like the eighties indie band of little repute called
Ken Dodd's Dad's Dog's Dead.
Oh, and Gaye Bikers on Acid and Lesbian Dopeheads on Mopeds |
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Weirdest of all Gorki Xygotic Mynki (think that's how you spell it)
'never found out what it meant
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Gorky - just a name and not Welsh I think. Always thought it was taken from Gorky Park which is in......Warsaw? Somewhere in Eastern Europe
Zygotic - it's a biology term. Not Welsh
Mynci - Welsh spelling of monkey.
Not really very Welsh at all if the above is correct!
I always like the eighties indie band of little repute called
Ken Dodd's Dad's Dog's Dead.
Oh, and Gaye Bikers on Acid and Lesbian Dopeheads on Mopeds"
Thanks for the explanation. I've learned a couple of new facts today.
Who says swinging isn't an education  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Weirdest of all Gorki Xygotic Mynki (think that's how you spell it)
'never found out what it meant
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Gorky - just a name and not Welsh I think. Always thought it was taken from Gorky Park which is in......Warsaw? Somewhere in Eastern Europe
Zygotic - it's a biology term. Not Welsh
Mynci - Welsh spelling of monkey.
Not really very Welsh at all if the above is correct!"
IIRC, the Welsh bit was that they mainly sung in Welsh
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I always like the eighties indie band of little repute called
Ken Dodd's Dad's Dog's Dead.
Oh, and Gaye Bikers on Acid and Lesbian Dopeheads on Mopeds"
I remember GBOA- Mary Biker now plays in Pop Will Eat Itself
vaguely remember the ken dods too- think Peel used to play them- the name just reminded me of another great band name- Camper Van Beetoven |
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By *un_JuiceCouple
over a year ago
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Some good bands being brought to the fold.
Neds were really good, also liked Carter USM, Gorkys Zygotic mynci were an intereting set up. At the time I remember listening to Banco De gaia and the Ozric Tentacles. Interesting stuff.
Not so much on the name but check out a girl I think Belgian by the name of Kania Tieffer, absolutely crazy arped ass shit, imagine punk accompanied with the music from a ZX Spectrum. Barmy ! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Never heard their music but still remember the name ):"
they played Goth music
used to go and see a band called Creaming Jesus in the 80's/90's |
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Alice in chains
Biffy clyro
The last shadow puppets
The pigeon detectives
Tame impala
Wu-tang clan
Smashing pumpkins
Papa roach
My bloody valentine
Jesus Jones
Harvey danger
Guillemots
Just went through my iPod for inspiration. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I came across a band on Facebook recently that was called The Rapists. I mean, REALLY? What on earth would make them name their band that??"
Maybe the are called the rap ists but are slightly intelligent and didn't realise? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"At the time I remember listening to Banco De gaia and the Ozric Tentacles. Interesting stuff.
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So you're the other person that listened to Banco de Gaia! Still have Maya, last train to Lhasa, big men etc on the iPod on a regular basis- excellent for late night long drives home |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Piston Broke - always made me chuckle.
Balls Deep - a local rock band
Police Bastard - Birmingham rock band
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Police Bastard are still playing on occasion, I'd say they were more punkish though? |
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By *un_JuiceCouple
over a year ago
Nr Chester |
Even more good stuff popping up, keep 'em coming.
Personally rate your taste in music meat2pleaseu.
If you like BDG then stuff like Hybrid & Infected Mushroom you must be familiar with. Rob Da Bank was banging out some eclectic stuff this morning at daft o clock. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Even more good stuff popping up, keep 'em coming.
Personally rate your taste in music meat2pleaseu.
If you like BDG then stuff like Hybrid & Infected Mushroom you must be familiar with. Rob Da Bank was banging out some eclectic stuff this morning at daft o clock. "
I'm a huge Orb fan, got in to banco purely by reading a review saying how good Maya was- so took a punt and bought it |
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By *urvywelshCouple
over a year ago
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There's a band that plays pubs around the Bridgend area called Two Hats.
Cos I'm posh (!?) I didn't get it until my friend said not to pronounce the 'H'
Duh!!! How I laughed when I did get it.   |
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By *un_JuiceCouple
over a year ago
Nr Chester |
"Even more good stuff popping up, keep 'em coming.
Personally rate your taste in music meat2pleaseu.
If you like BDG then stuff like Hybrid & Infected Mushroom you must be familiar with. Rob Da Bank was banging out some eclectic stuff this morning at daft o clock.
I'm a huge Orb fan, got in to banco purely by reading a review saying how good Maya was- so took a punt and bought it "
Ditto, been into orb for 20 odd years. Spotify is your friend for finding likeminded artists |
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"I came across a band on Facebook recently that was called The Rapists. I mean, REALLY? What on earth would make them name their band that??
Maybe the are called the rap ists but are slightly intelligent and didn't realise?"
Or Therapists? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Following on from the local bands thread- do you know of any unsigned or little known bands with an excellent/weird name?
My favourite for some time has been Shithorse "
There was a female punk band a long time ago called the slits. Great name ! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Wayne country and the electric chairs 70's punk band"
Later became Jane county after the lead singer had a sex change.
Album was titled "are you man enough to be a woman" |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"One of my favourites was Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine - think I managed to see them live 7 or 8 times  "
And named after Les "fruitbat" carter's hard earned reputation. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Piston Broke - always made me chuckle.
Balls Deep - a local rock band
Police Bastard - Birmingham rock band
Police Bastard are still playing on occasion, I'd say they were more punkish though?"
If ever a band proved that spikey hair and studded jackets does not make you a punk it is that bunch of Arseholes. |
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By *plankyMan
over a year ago
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Sunn 0)))
Alabama Thunderpussy
Bat for Lashes
Test Icicles
Pogues Mahone (for the gaelic speakers!)
The Sea and Cake
Soil & "Pimp" Sessions
Was (not Was)
the XX
Wayne / Jayne County did a song, if memory serves called "If you don't want to fuck me, fuck off" |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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the always shocking " ANAL CUNT " an american grincore band who released albume with catchy names like "everyone should be killed!" and "I like it when you die". Not into them my self but thier lyrics are funny if a touch on the sick side |
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Otherwise, I alwys thought that The The was the most terrible name ever worn by a pop band 
