That Fucking Tank
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Keanu Reef
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General Info
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Genre: Big Beat / Classic Rock / Progressive
Location Leeds, Un
Profile Views: 293940
Last Login: 11/14/2011
Member Since 8/4/2005
Website www.thatfuckingtank.co.uk
Record Label Gringo/Obscene Baby Auction/Jealous/On the Bone...
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
This myspace page is no longer in use. Please go to www.thatfuckingtank.co.uk for info and bookings. .... ...... .. .... That Fucking Tank was formed in 2004 for a one-off performance by friends-since-school Andy Abbott and James Islip who met over an owl. Andy plays a specially tuned baritone guitar through guitar and bass amplifiers, James plays a minimal drum kit. Their novel name, energetic performances and manish volume saw them play all over Europe and the UK with brain-mangling regularity, sharing stages and tours with bands including Hella, Q and not U, Lungfish, Oxes, Unsane, Kid Commando, GI Joe, Chevreuil, Grabba Grabba Tape, Poltergroom, US Maple, Neptune, Whitehouse, AIDS Wolf, Vialka, Nervous Kid, Don Caballero, The Fucking Champs, Hoover and the like. The e.p 'A Document of the First Set' and the album 'Day of Death by Bono Adrenalin Shock' (both Jealous records) capture this era. .. Relentless touring, emigration from Leeds 6 and growing responsibilities outside of music saw the duo playing gigs at a more regular pace in 2007, and the entrance of old pal and Kill Yourself band-mate Giles Bailey who adds singing and physical-visual stimulation when possible. In 2008 That Fucking Tank fulfilled a teenage fantasy by playing on a bill with Metallica at Leeds and Reading Festivals. .. The newest That Fucking Tank album gathers songs from the last two years of activity, with more extended grooves, progressive structures and pop hooks for Reef's Gary Stringer to sing along to. The album is called 'Tanknology' and was released by Gringo records in March 2009. Tanknology received smatterings of mainstream press attention and has been the spine of the duo's live sets for the last year or so. New songs will, at some point, be written and recorded. .. That Fucking Tank is a band that operates on DIY principles; booking gigs, recording records and making music in a way that contributes towards the creation of alternative spaces to the boring mechanisms of 'industry', and challenging the assumption that 'good' music has to be made 'professionally' (i.e as a job). Therefore if you use this myspace account to get in touch, offer gigs, request interviews and so on bear in mind that we will respond as best we can in our spare moments. ..Visit ..thatfuckingtank.com.. for more music, writing and fun. .... ..Discography.. .... ..'Making a Meal for Beethoven' on ..Old Baby Sex Scene.. compilation ....Obscene Baby Auction... 2004. SOLD OUT but available at gigs occasionally. .... .... ....Document of the First Set.. ep recorded live in Cardigan Arms pub by Ben Gardener.....Jealous Records... 2004. SOLD OUT but available at gigs occasionally. .... .... ..'Andrew' and 'James' on ..split 7 inch with Grabba Grabba Tape.......Gssh Gssh../OBA. 2005. SOLD OUT. .... .... ..'Red' by King Crimson ..split 7 inch with Monster Killed by Laser.......Run of the Mill records... 2005. .... .... ....Day of Death by Bono Adrenalin Shock.. album recorded in a Welsh B+B by Robert Whiteley.....Jealous Records../OBA. 2006. SOLD OUT but available at gigs occasionally. .... .... ....Awesome Magnet.. (with Giles Bailey) picture disc 7inch with Euro tour DVD.....On the Bone Records... 2007. FEW LEFT. .... .... ..'Owl End' on ..Stench of Muscle.. compilation.....Stench of Muscle... 2008. .... ....Tanknology.. second full-length album recorded by Rob Whiteley, James Islip and Andy Abbott.....Gringo Records... 2009. Get ..here.. .... ....Youtube Footage.. ..Tank live in Leeds playing The Awesome Magnet with Giles Bailey singing Nov 07 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Tank live in Leeds Dec 05 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Tank live in Sheffield Feb 06 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Tank live in Bletchley April 05 .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Trailer for Tank Euro Tour DVD released Nov 19th .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... -
Members
Andrew Derek Ross Abbott - Baritone guitar .... James Richard Islip - Drums .... Giles Edmund Joseph Bailey - Special Guest Vocals -
Influences
Swimming in rivers in Zurich, the M1, Death-Buzzards circling Spanish petrol stations, Basements and Bedrooms. -
Sounds Like
'War' by Joe Satriani without any solos.
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10 Songs | Jul 6, 2009
eyeball eyeball 
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Poor Girl Noise 
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CONDUCTORS Cool tunes! Thanks for the freindship, cx
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mariano del teso 2 years ago
WISEACRE 2 years ago
Loud And Quiet OUT APRIL 17th
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hobbit motherfuckers 2 years ago
10 of 1160MoreStephen Hawkwind is a great fuckin song fellas!
hey That Fucking Tank, listened to ur song all the way through. it's a lovely song. great lyrics. you should be very proud of it That Fucking Tank. hope you're all well. have splendid rise.
adios,
Love the music
hola people of That Fucking Tank, good songs, and remember...music is food for the soul!!! saludos desde Argentina, escuchen mis canciones!!!! peace
fucking rad!
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yeah i thought it was a different lineup. proper enjoyed the show at the brudenell last night, especially beethoven. will keep an eye on moorfest then. looking forward to your next gig!