Carburetor Dung
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Carburator Dung is a Malaysian punk rock band formed in 1991 in Kuala Lumpur. Formed by bassist Fendi as a band called Stormfish but later changed its name to Carburetor Dung when guitarist Joe Kidd joined the fold. The name came from Lester Bangs' book Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung.
The next release came in 1999 with the mini-album The Allure of Manure. At the time, the band featured Fendi and Joe Kidd with drummer Ollie of Silent Death and vocalist Lee from The Pilgrims. Some tracks from the mini-album appeared on a 7" single in London in 2000. It was called Sheepfarming in Malaysia.
Between the releases, the band appeared in a few compilations and played all around the country. The band appeared on 'Dari Jemapoh ke Mancheste' movie directed by well-known activist Hishamuddin Rais. They contributed three songs for the soundtrack album to the movie.
After a long hiatus in the late-90s, the band became active briefly in 2002 before a year of limbo.
In 2004, the band was joined by drummer Apuk (from Kuchalana) and later a new vocalist Alak (from the band Pusher), and Carburetor Dung started playing shows again. By late 2005, The band acquired a new drummer Bullet (of Nemesis, Punisher and The Shitworkers). The band recorded a track for the Radio Malaya compilation in in December 2005.
Between 2005 to 2007, Carburetor Dung constantly played shows in Kuala Lumpur. A new album is planned for a 2007 release.
Early 2008, Tom of the band The Bollocks joined the band on the other guitar.
Malaysian musical groupsanarcho-punk bands
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History
Carburetor Dung released their first album, Songs For Friends in 1993. The album featured Fendi and Joe with vocalist Shahlan (of Terengganu's pioneering punk band Mallaria), drummer Lan Bear of The Infectious Maggots and lead guitarist Pari of Against Racism of Today.The next release came in 1999 with the mini-album The Allure of Manure. At the time, the band featured Fendi and Joe Kidd with drummer Ollie of Silent Death and vocalist Lee from The Pilgrims. Some tracks from the mini-album appeared on a 7" single in London in 2000. It was called Sheepfarming in Malaysia.
Between the releases, the band appeared in a few compilations and played all around the country. The band appeared on 'Dari Jemapoh ke Mancheste' movie directed by well-known activist Hishamuddin Rais. They contributed three songs for the soundtrack album to the movie.
After a long hiatus in the late-90s, the band became active briefly in 2002 before a year of limbo.
In 2004, the band was joined by drummer Apuk (from Kuchalana) and later a new vocalist Alak (from the band Pusher), and Carburetor Dung started playing shows again. By late 2005, The band acquired a new drummer Bullet (of Nemesis, Punisher and The Shitworkers). The band recorded a track for the Radio Malaya compilation in in December 2005.
Between 2005 to 2007, Carburetor Dung constantly played shows in Kuala Lumpur. A new album is planned for a 2007 release.
Early 2008, Tom of the band The Bollocks joined the band on the other guitar.
Discography
Albums
- Songs for Friends (1993)
- The Allure of Manure (1999)
EP
- Sheepfarming in Malaysia (2000)
Split
- Diminished Return / Carburetor Dung (1995)
Compilations
- 28 (1994)
- Dari Jemapoh ke Manchastee (1998)
- We are Everywhere (2003)
- Non-COnformity vol. 1 (2004)
- A Tribute to The Pilgrims aka Hijrah (2005)
- Radio Malaya (2006)
External links
- Official site
- Carburator Dung at MySpace
- Ricecooker Zine
- Carburetor Dung Newsletter Group
- Carburator Dung Malay Wikipedia
Malaysian musical groupsanarcho-punk bands
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carburetor Dung
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License
