Martin Asparagus Clubb - Vocals, wordsmith, antics;
Rob Hillfield Boyd - Guitar, trying to remember chord sequences and never knowing the chord names.
In the not-too-dim-and-distant past they have played with various special guests loaned to them from friends' bands (in brackets, check them out!):
Talya (Ricky Spontane) - Drumming and eating sandwiches midway through the set;
Mark (Lucksmiths) - Playing bass so well it put the rest of them to shame;
Sheila (Airport Girl) - Cellist extraordinare
Influences
70 Gwen Party, A Witness, Avocado Baby, Big Flame, Bogshed, Brighter ("Wallflower!"), Candle Records, Chumbawamba, Dr & The Crippens, Even As We Speak, Fall, Field Mice, Gordon Macleod, Half Man Half Biscuit, John Peel, King Of The Slums, Love Is All, My Bloody Valentine, Noseflutes, O Level, Pil, Prolapse, Razorcuts, Robert Johnson, his son Ron and cousin Daniel (spelt with a t), Robert Wyatt, Sarah Records, Sarandon, Shrubs, Slint, Stars Of Heaven, Television Personalities, Thrilled Skinny, Trafford/McNeish in all incarnations, Ukrainians and constituent parts, various bits of Momus and that lovely Gordon from Ballboy.
Plus they enjoy getting feedback from those who visit this site and/or review their music or shows. One comment that made them especially chuffed was:
Partition... prove conclusively that, yes, there should be a law against bartender-types "singing" (Sounds XP)
And Can’t Dance, Won’t Dance was recently described as:
A big, boring mammoth (Living Atheist)
They work hard to ensure that the following sort of nonsense does not go to their heads:
Back by popular demand....the awesome Partition... featuring the godlike genius of Martin, pogo dancing lunatic and raconteur (Fortuna Pop)
Sounds Like
they could do with taking themselves a bit less seriously....
Partition formed in 2001 and, after one rehearsal and no demos, used their influencing skills (several pints and a fair amount of nagging) to secure a support slot for the Lucksmiths at the Bull & Gate. The unusually trusting promoter was probably as nervous as the band on the night but the sellout crowd seemed to enjoy Partition's take on life, love and their (slightly strange) universe.
Two angry young men playing short songs became two angry men and a very chilled-out woman playing short songs when Talya joined them as drummer for subsequent shows. This remained the core line-up for several years, although Partition tried to get into the record books as a punk band with a cellist in 2002/3. In 2005/6 they had a brief flirtation with a French bassist before settling on a rather more reliable Australian.
Although a UK tour eluded the band, the period 2001-6 included lots more gigs in London, 3 shows in Melbourne, an unoffical but highly profitable appearance at ATP and even a performance in Eire. Regular gigs at Club Blang! (12 Bar Club) culminated in a Partition track appearing on their 'Fruit Machine' CD. This was Partition's first official release but the band have recorded lots of other stuff for their own Pop Might label - see the Partition Discography Blog.
In 2006, after nearly 5 years of Partition drumming, Talya's parole finally came through and she headed off to teach other people how to drum, at very reasonable rates.
She left behind two men who weren't quite so angry (or young). Whilst the punk attitude remained - Martin's none-too-tuneful voice and Rob approach to guitar playing meant that this was a given - Partition's new songs and current live show concentrate rather more on the comedy part of their ridiculous genre-spanning monicker than the indie-punk-pop parts. (Musos: these days they are a bit more I Ludicrous than Isocracy).
2008 will finally see the release of the catchily titled 'If You Buy One CD This Year.... You Will Have Bought One CD This Year'. 3 of the tunes from this new 4-track CD are included here. See the Partition Competition Blog for a chance to get your hands on a free copy of the CD. Or just contact the band here or through www.thebandpartition.com if you want to buy it or any of their other stuff. Or give them a gig or put any records out. Go on, you know you want to.
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I am Vincent Vega Junior!!! My daddy is very ill!!! The alcohol was yesterday his best friend and now his brain is jumping around!!! So I send you my own comment!!!
I wish you a funny and happy day without alcohol, think about my daddy!!!
Thank you for our "friendship"!!!!!!!!!! I hope you find a perfect start into your new week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wishes from Vincent Vega
