LAURENT - Principal Singer - The vocal vandal of origin, expelled out of his own birthplace for crimes against the music. Now rectifying his larynx, within a Scotland released of the influence of the cigarette in the public places, for a great attack on the traditional ones of the Garage and other pop failures of the 60’s.
ANGUS - Guitar and Singer - Guitarist veteran of which the style did not improve of a single iota since he started to play of the years dot. You can also hear his false notes in combos such as The Thanes and Preston Pfanz and the Seaton Sands.
COLIN - Bass and Singer - The big bottom ends are ensured by another old fighter. You can also hear his low rumble on the furious insane pieces of Preston Pfanz and the Seaton Sands.
ROSS - Drums - Marginally more gifted than the majority of the other primates of the percussion, but hardly more, our primitive drummer comes out of his cave exclusively for Les BOF!
MARIE - Singer - This delightful and sensual young lady has been imported from the island of La Réunion, lost in the middle of the Indian Ocean. A reincarnation of the french ideal feminine of the sixties, she is also the band exotic touch.
Former members: Allan - Drums, Ali - Drums, Ricky - Bass, Mike - Drums, Mark - Bass
Track: N'oublies - recorded at the Zapata Café in Berlin, 27th of February 2008
Track: Ils vont tuer le R'n'R - recorded at the Bassy Club in Berlin, 26th of February 2008
Track: Chante - Edinburgh Fringe Festival, recorded at the Belly Dancer, 18th of August 2007
Track: Sacré Patron - Edinburgh, gig @ The Subway, first part of The Gussets show, 13th April 2006
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Influences
We cover some classic sixties US garage and British Beat tracks with our own words in French as well as our own songs. Some classics sixties French beat are also part of our songbook.
After years as a musical enemy number one of the town council of Marseilles, Laurent Mombel estimated that his talents were ignored and wrongfully punished. In exile in the United Kingdom, Laurent, put himself about to find the musicians of Garage that were most endowed within their neighbourhoods - unfortunately they all were occupied and thus decided to make do with a few old tearaways met in the wild regions of Scotland - Thus Les BOF! were formed and after that, a series of concerts left them in the not very enviable situation of premier garage rockers of French language in Great Britain.
‘BOF!’ literally translates as ..don’t care!' or ..not interested!' but do not see there a group for which one would not have to be interested, but rather a group universally rejected by the established order - a situation, we are sure, you all know too well and with which you can only sympathize.
Les BOF! play regularly not only in the dull cellars and dusty cafes of Edinburgh and its neighbourhoods but also abroad - try to see them whether they come in your city - or better, invite them to play in your own living room - it will not cost you the eyes teeth – Vive Les BOF!
Next Performance:
Live @ the Voodoo Rooms: - Edinburgh 22/02/08 - 2 years anniversary!
First 4 titles 7" EP out now! 'LES BOF!' on copaseDisques. Available at any gig or online from the label web site:copasetic.de
...and don't forget to book your ticket for UK top Garage/Surf/FratRock festival this summer:
Yeah thanks for presenting the show at primitive!! hope to see ya again! Thanks for rockin' them bones to these dead and primitive tones. Greetings from the Memphis stiff....!
hey Laurent and Gang, how are you now after this amazing weekend. It was a pleasure to met you again, but one question, what do you do on the photo with my bad bad brother, ha ha.
hope to see you soon my friend, I count the hours to go to the Festival Beat, the next partyweekend, yeahhh
Traxman
PS: which colour has your balls after the primitive??? - hi hi hi
Thanks so much for the wonderful gig, you really got the party started! And a special thanks to Chef Laurent for providing us with his perfect presented four-course menu, c'etait magnifique!!!
Salut les gars ! Yeah, it was really nice to see you, we've had a lot of fun ! Hope we'll do more gigs together, ..Edimbrough or anywhere in the world ! Bisous, Rudie Terrible
Hello boys!!!! Nice to meet you too!;-) It was a pity not to see your gig on thursday, but i'm sure we will meet again somewhere soon! I will have to see you in Youtube instead! Big kisses from Barcelona, mes amis!! XDXD
This Sunday.... THE FIVE ACES ROCKIN’ DANCE PARTY. A night of rockin’ soul, rock n’ roll and rhythm & blues featuring live music from The Five Aces, The Bottleneckers and The Privates Hammond Orchestra. Mikey Collins will be DJing which makes this an unofficial pre club to the last night of the glasgow mod weekender. Tickets £5. The Venue @ Oran Mor, Byres Rd. Doors at 7pm, 1st band onstage at 7.45pm sharp Last band offstage by 10pm latest.
CLUB MAU MAU DJ ALL-NIGHTER @ ISOLA ROCKMUSICCLUB WITH DJS VON MARKHAM (DK/UK) & ENGLISH KARL (UK)
On Saturday 27th june 2009 at Isola RockMusicClub it will be the turn of Club Mau Mau Djs Von Markham and English Karl to get the dance floor moving at Club Mau Maus Original Dj All-Nighter
From 11pm to 5 am Club Mau Mau will be playing the Best, Rare, Obscure and Sought After 60s Beat, R&B, Soul, Mod, Psych, Freakbeat, Garage Rock etc plus the latest movers from the Underground Scene
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Oi oi ! Hahaha yeah, all that 'on off' thing was well nuts on saturday BUT we made up for it the next night between and after the bands...was a good un! Had a blast up there and you lot were fucking ace..i will indeed get you out ere asap! Kisses from Lisbon
NOBODY, RINGS A BELL ON THE CAPTAIN 'TIL THE END OF THE ROUND,BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I(RANDY CAPTAIN DYNAMITE HORNOCKER )WILL BE DOING THE INTROS FOR EACH BAND UPON THE NIGHT OF THE BLAST OFF 'N' I THUNK I'LL DO YOURS IN FRENCH....ZOOT A FUCKIN' LORE!
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