Simon Harris - vocals, electronic percussion - founder of the Ceramic Hobs, unemployable, thinks he knows what he is doing - nervous wreck///
Nigel Joseph - lead guitar - first live Hobs appearance back in '97 and appeared on Psychiatric Underground, Straight Outta Rampton and Shergar Is Home Safe And Well making him the second longest standing member - also does solo noise performance often with vacuum cleaner - nervous wreck///
Laurence Brewer - synth - first played during live Al Al Who era, also member of post-punk combo Sign Language - extreme health problem///
GING - drums - has played every single show since the start of 2003 - navy veteran, heart and soul of the band - nervous wreck///
Kate Fear - keyboards, violin - joined '04 - also does myriad solo projects, also current member of Smell & Quim and founder of Misspawn Records - nervous wreck///
RooH - studio-only guitar/keyboards/engineer, joined '03 - once of legendary 80s retro-psych ensemble Tropicana Fishtank who get mentioned on Pink Floyd websites a lot - nervous wreck - LEFT Halloween '09 ///
Ric O'Doom - LOUD guitar - new recruit fresh meat - formerly of Ward 28, Higher Council Of Mars, currently of 1000 Dead and Circolo Maledetti - multiple addictions///
B. Ben S. - bass - new recruit fresh meat - formerly of Intravenous In Furs, currently Circolo Maledetti - hopeless drug addict///
Pissed 0ff - studio-only remixer, first appearance on 'Free Tim Telsa', now working on the third Oz Oz Alice volume - multiple addictions, life ruined by Crass/// Four members of band also sometimes play in HEFFALUMP TRAP
Influences
7" singles: Bedrooms And Knobsticks (Pumf 1988) - split with Howl In The Typewriter/ Wife Swapping Party (Stuffed Cat UK 1991) - as 'Orange Sunshine'/ This Sore And Broken Blackpool Legacy (BWCD 1996) - split with To Live & Shave In LA/ Beat I Woman Fe Respeck (Smith Research 1996) - as 'Iron Lion Zion'/ 72 Hour Drink Binge - Alcopop Madness (Pumf 1997)/ Klarion Kall To 50 Potential (Mental Guru 1999) - as 'Greasy Walter And The Razors'/ Shaolin Master (Harbinger 2002)/// 8" single: Paedophilia And Hard Drugs (Stinky Horse Fuck 1998) - split with Smell & Quim/// CDs: Psychiatric Underground (Pumf 1998)/ Straight Outta Rampton (Pumf 2001)/ Shergar Is Home Safe And Well (Pumf 2004)/ Al Al Who - twenty-one extraordinary renditions (Pumf 2007)/// CD-Rs: Astonishing Wheat Productions 1986-1989 (Fiend 2000)/ Free Tim Telsa (Small Orange 2000)/ Ultramont! (Pumf 2002)/ Of The Tin City - Live At Mad Pride (Pumf 2002)/ *MAY BE TRIGGERING* (Smith Research 2005)/ Celebrating 20 Years Of Mental Illness (aka) 20 Golden Deathtrips (aka) Golden Hour Of The Ceramic Hobs (Pumf 2005)/ (no title listed)(no artist listed) (no label 2009)///cassettes: Summer Hobdays (Smith Research 1985, split with The Turnip Brigade)/ Merry Xmas Folks! (Smith Research 1986)/ Swans Have Long Necks (Smith Research 1986)/ Fishbread Miracle (Smith Research 1986)/ Celery Bomb (ABCD 1987)/ Disturbing 'Boxing-Ring' Fantasies (Pumf 1988)/ You'll Wanna Blow Your Brains Out For A Fix Of Hobs Trash - SMFS 7(rec 86-88, rel BWCD 1995)/ Hi NRG Rock'n'Roll With Added PCP Power (no label 1989 - as 'Satan The Jesus Infekt'd Needles And Blood')/ The Unholy Elbib - SMFS 12 (rec 89, rel BWCD 1996 - as 'Satan The Jesus Infekt'd Needles And Blood')/ Bring On The Coincidancing Horses (rec 90-91, rel Pumf 1996 - as 'Orange Sunshine')/ Nihilistik Subkultures Shall Thrive Upon These Deathly Visions (Pumf 1993 - as 'Salty Grouse Castration Squad')/ You Don't Need A Pickaxe To Collect Ghoul Soil (Pumf 1995 - as 'Blood Klat (In Spume Bummer)/ split tape with Amputease (EF 1995)/ Top Buzz (Pumf 1995)/ Egg of The Day (Scum 1995 - as 'Bertie Egg's Ceramick Hobs')/ Onepercenters - The Worst Winter Ever (Cakehole 1996)/ Shingle (Kylie 1996)/ split tape with Five O'Clock Blood Shadow (Matching Head 1997)/ Fuck Da Police (Face Like A Smacked Arse 1998)/ Live 85-98 (Umbaybaybee 1999)/ noisy tape (Spite 2000)/ Recycled Music (RRR 2000)/ untitled (ordnance Tape only, 2001)/ Part 3 of Trilogy (Matching Head 2003)/ Oz Oz Alice (Total Vermin 2009) - plus many many compilation appearances, reissues, mp3s...
Latest phase of The Ceramic Hobs, formed in 1985 and due to end in 2035.
Eleven albums all entitled OZ OZ ALICE are being released between 2009 and 2014. Reviews of '09 shows and material culled from interweb:
"The Ceramic Hobs Ouseburn Regeneration Center 04/10/09 - Best band I've seen this year."/"Ceramic Hobs were amazing! Wasn't quite sure what to expect but it was raw, nasty and full on!"/"...ruled. When I grow up I wanna be just like the singer"/"The whats-er-names were up last, and were ferocious. An audio / visual treat and , again, great to see other faces in the fold like Mr Ric O Doom. Every member appears to be having so much damn fun - which is obviously an important trait. The crowd were eating out of the palm of their collective hand. . . "/"took me by surprise. Singer in his undies and 'toolbox murders' balaclava. Total butthole dinge. Swampy riffs. Psychadelic grot. Stinky. Loved it. Really fucking loved it."/"The Ceramic Hobs' live performance was a full-on aural assault. I would have liked to have been able to hear both the keyboards more though as Ric's guitar was dominating the mix a bit. I definitely prefer the recorded material to the live stuff but it was good to see a bit of improvisation and something unique"/"I know little about The Ceramic Hobs, but enough to know their talent can change the dynamics of any venue scenario within seconds. No one at this event will forget the first & last song (before the smoke finale). It was a wall of sound rock performance with amazing visuals, floor to ceiling effects, and left everyone wanting more. OK the night ended suddenly, but what a way to go out in style. You cannot buy that"/"the Toto cover went places I never expected Toto to go, with Ric & Nigel Joseph really going mental on the guitars, proper noise rock style...ace...Short set, leaving the just-big-enough audience literally baying for more..." / "Listened to this 3 or 4 times in succession whilst doodling late last night. . . .its most entertaining. A playful romp with insanity, that leaves you smiling, and safe in the knowledge you have just spent your time with something highly original, and yet true to the 'Hobs. Although, having said that, new ground is being tread too.... well worth downloading!" / "JUST LISTENED TO IT ALL.........AWESOME - FUCKING BARKING MAD THOUGH GONNA GET HIGH AND LISTEN AGAIN.......IT'LL PROBABLY GET EVEN BETTER" / "This album is proof that you don't need to take any substances to go on a trip (I don't mean a drive). It's disturbing. There aren't any pretty moments, apart from a Christmas tune sample. A true work of art. The 'noise' hurts my ears though- my hearing is especially sensitive to high frequencies. It's draining, but that's part of the experience. I'll listen a further 0.5 time on the way home later... PS. This makes 'Shergar' look like a pop record by comparison. PPS - You wouldn't play it to your wife or servants" / "....IT REMINDS ME OF THE MELVINS AT THEIR ABSOLUTE WEIRDEST........COMPLETELY FUCKING RAW AND GENUINELY UNHINGED LYRICALLY AND MUSICALLY YET QUITE CONSTANT/DRONING..." / "Not my 'cup of tea' but an interesting listen nonetheless. The first half is strangely catchy and with a bit of polish could be a smash... the second half is disturbing and uncomfortable to listen to which is usually how i feel when listening to the Ceramic Hobs and not necessarily a criticism" / "An outpouring of hate and resentment? It made me listen to it 5 times. I was wondering who would listen to this, into the room walked my 18 month old boy, he danced his little arse off to it. Who am i to argue with his inexperience and innocence. Its obvious a lot of thought has been put into this work, Im undecided as to wether the writer is trying to shock for the sake of it or are some of the words used in the piece actually important to it. I think some clever tricks are used to make you listen closely, it obviously worked on me. I think the vast majority of people would turn this off within the first 30 seconds of it starting, they'd miss an interesting and very thought provoking 7 minutes. Maybe that is the point, the vast majority miss so much in life due to blinkers and closed ears they may aswell miss this aswell. It demanded my attention and got it" /////
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Sorry I missed you, I was in London this weekend with my mum. I'm gutted I missed it, it seems like ages since you last played up here. Hope it went well. Will write a proper letter soon jane
It was great but the clientele reminded me of the sorts of people I always imagined to meet backstage at the theater! Sorry I left early out of the blue but if I left any earlier I would have missed the bus from Oxford Road to Withington.... Well nice to see you, hope to do it again soon!
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ask for that weird song by that band whose name was weird and stupid and hence you forgot -surprisingly you also forgot the friggin song-but for some reason was drawn to call and request it but to be sorta kind and what some would refer to as helpful it sounds kinda like 'My Milkshake' with ring modulated Bee Gee harmonies, Oud, pandeiro, Soviet subway sounds, jug, reckless explosions and jews harp
Let us be the first to spam your page .... here goes ..... We will be giving 3 songs away for free download just as soon as I can be arsed finishing the remixes, so there. Hope your all well, whoops I forgot when leaving myspace comments your not supposed to show any concern whatever for the band whose page your leaving them on are you, sorry, erm I meant to say ignore the 0z 0z alice project and listen to me, everyone else is crap. :-) feel free to do some retaliatory spamming at your leisure. all the best the pope
