Rachel Helms
Lead Vocals
William Sklenars
Bass Guitar
Steven Gibbs
Electric Guitar
Jacob Randal
Drums
Jono Fagg
Baritone Sax/BV's
Raynor Martin
Trumpet/Cornett/BV's
Matt Hitchings
Trumbone
Influences
Reel Big Fish, The WBC, 4 Man Bob, Five Iron Frenzy, Less than Jake, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Streetlight Manifesto, Sublime, The Specials, Buck '0' Nine, Trinity Roots, Fat Freddy's Drop, 10cc, Inner Circle
Sounds Like
The kids from band-camp meets the munter heavy metal bogans. Sometimes we try and play this genre of music known as "third-wave ska"
Eight Orange Orchard were a Taranaki, New Zealand ska punk band who came together in May 2004 in a bid to enter a New Zealand Music competition. The band ended up winning some awards, and continued to release two EP's, Ska'd For Life and All In A Days' Work.
Achievements
General Coolness
Release of 2 E.P's
Released on 3 Compilations
Smokefreerockquest Regional Finalists (2 years)
Smokefreerockquest National Finalists
Background and History
In 2004 two (young and good looking) high-school students from New Plymouth decided they wanted to enter national high school rock band competition, Smokefreerockquest.
William Sklenars and Steven Gibbs started drawing together other musicians, not really certain what they wanted, they ended up with a 4 piece bogan metal band. Within a few writing jam's Will and Steve quickly decided they wanted to go in a different genre direction.
They were soon to discover and be imprissioned by "Ska, Punk Reggae and Dub". And so it was. In March 2004, William started contacting his fello mexican mafia music playing friends to form a "Ska" Band, Eight Orange Orchard.
Consisting of the normal instruments in a "rock" band, they had: Jacob Randall on drums, William Sklenars on bass guitar, Steven Gibbs on guitar and Rachel Helms as lead vocalist and front woman. They also had a very very very good lookin' and talented horn section too (Raynor Martin on trumpet/cornet, Ashley Boswell on trombone and Jonathan Fagg on Baritone Sax).
In 2005 Ashley Boswell left for University in Christchurch and was later replaced by Matthew Hitchings, a stud muffin from the lake side of Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg.
Selon Recliner, The Orchid Door Album Release "Buffet & Show"
7pm Sat 16 May, New Orient, Auckland City.
To celebrate the release of Their 2nd album “The Orchid Door”, Selon Recliner are sharpening their chopsticks & oiling the Lazy Susan for a Buffet & Show at the classic & infamous New Orient restaurant, where deep in the basement of the Strand Arcade time has stopped still. With a complimentary “Orchid Door” Cocktail on arrival, and the New Orient’s famous Buffet to arouse your appetite, DJ Jimmy Olsen and VJ Grafix will add extra seasoning and get the night spinning. As the tastes settle and ambience is absorbed the bamboo curtain will pull back on The Orchid Door as Selon Recliner take over the old parquet dance floor.
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Hey guys, whats your drummers name, i've heard alot about him. Cheers, James. I've heard he is good. Tell him to come and watch my videos. They probably wont impress him much but hey, why not?
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