Steve Fart- original bass player, artist, lyricist.
Blaine "Zippy" Fart- worn out vocal chords.
Alex "Maggot Brain"- 666 string. Replaced Paul Solger in 1999. Alex was the bass player for Seattle's Maggot Brains--an early 80's outfit that simply featured bass, drums and vocals. He later went on to join Blaine in the Accused.
Karl Minus - the drumms. Been with the Fartz since the day they reformed. Former member of the North American Bison and the Detonators.
Probably best known as Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan's original band (he was the drummer), and also home to future Accused frontman Blaine Cook, the Fartz were one of Seattle's earliest hardcore punk outfits, attacking governmental and religious corruption, racism, sexism, poverty, and the like. The band's original lineup included vocalist Cook (under the name "Blaine Fart"), guitarist Paul Solger, bassist Steve, and drummer Loud Fart, who was eventually replaced by McKagan. Few Seattle clubs were willing to book hardcore acts during the band's short lifespan, so the Fartz often found themselves scrambling for any exposure or opportunities to perform.
The Fartz's first record release came with a self-issued 7" EP in 1981; Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label put out the Because This Fuckin' World Stinks EP later that year. The band's first full-length album, World Full of Hate, appeared in 1982, but even in spite of modest success overseas (one single reached the Top Ten on the NME's alternative chart), the frustration with Seattle's lack of opportunity took its toll. After the group broke up, Blaine Cook formed the Accused in 1984, while McKagan moved on to 10 Minute Warning and eventually Guns N' Roses. In 1998, Alternative Tentacles issued a thorough retrospective of the group entitled Because This Fuckin' World Still Stinks."
Svart Parad The Last War Continued Vol.1 LP (still hot)
01.Skolan 02.Samhället och staten 03.Konsertvandaler 04.Nukelärt hot 05.Utslagen 06.Köttvägrare 07.Sista kriget 08.Avskaffa alla jobb 09.Multisvält 10.Krossa kapitalet 11.Kapitalistäckel 12.Förstörelsen 13.Nationalism är stöld 14.Fiender 15.Sjuk humor 16.Statliga avrättningar 17. PD 18.Sista kriget 2 19.Krossa porren 20.Jag tycker synd om er 21.Slakthus 22.Det finns mat 23.Totalitär stat 24.Låt dom slicka 25.Drömvärld
01.Arne Møller 02.Blod 03.Älskling, Kan Du Inte Stanna 04.Käka Grøt 05.Fem Steg Fran Døden 06.Stig-Britt 07.Snoppen 08.Kvävande Hetta 09.Take on Bacon 10.I Hoppet På Inget 11.Klockan Gär, Klämtar Och Slår 12.Person Med Djurøga Och Målvakterna 13.Kan Avgøra Derby-Match 14.Stek E Ecklitt
Svart Parad The Last War Continued Vol.1 LP (OUT NOW)
01.Skolan 02.Samhället och staten 03.Konsertvandaler 04.Nukelärt hot 05.Utslagen 06.Köttvägrare 07.Sista kriget 08.Avskaffa alla jobb 09.Multisvält 10.Krossa kapitalet 11.Kapitalistäckel 12.Förstörelsen 13.Nationalism är stöld 14.Fiender 15.Sjuk humor 16.Statliga avrättningar 17. PD 18.Sista kriget 2 19.Krossa porren 20.Jag tycker synd om er 21.Slakthus 22.Det finns mat 23.Totalitär stat 24.Låt dom slicka 25.Drömvärld
Svart Parad The Last War Continued CD (OUT NOW)
01.Skolan 02.Samhället och staten 03.Konsertvandaler 04.Nukelärt hot 05.Utslagen 06.Köttvägrare 07.Sista kriget 08.Avskaffa alla jobb 09.Multisvält 10.Krossa kapitalet 11.Kapitalistäckel 12.Nationalism är stöld 13.Förstörelsen 14.Fiender 15.Sjuk humor 16.Statliga avrättningar 17. PD 18.Sista kriget 2 19.Krossa porren 20.Jag tycker synd om er 21.Slakthus 22.Krigets herrar 23.Offer för ett mord 24.Aldrig upplevt 25.Mitt totala hat 26.Jag ser kriget komma 27.Mitt samvete 28.Samhället och staten 2 29.Grundat för hycklare 30.Myteri 31.Spräng dig fri 32.Skolan 2 33. En dåres dikt
01.Arne Møller 02.Blod 03.Älskling, Kan Du Inte Stanna 04.Käka Grøt 05.Fem Steg Fran Døden 06.Stig-Britt 07.Snoppen 08.Kvävande Hetta 09.Take on Bacon 10.I Hoppet På Inget 11.Klockan Gär, Klämtar Och Slår 12.Person Med Djurøga Och Målvakterna 13.Kan Avgøra Derby-Match 14.Svea Rikes Slavbok 15.Tarthjarnor 16.1,2,3,4.... 17.Cellen Ellen 18.Heaven 7 19.Stek E Ecklitt 20.Visan Om Ålderdomen 21.Ett Litet Barn
Puke Back To The Puke Age LP (OUT NOW)
01.Arne Møller 02.Blod 03.Älskling, Kan Du Inte Stanna 04.Käka Grøt 05.Fem Steg Fran Døden 06.Stig-Britt 07.Snoppen 08.Kvävande Hetta 09.Take on Bacon 10.I Hoppet På Inget 11.Klockan Gär, Klämtar Och Slår 12.Person Med Djurøga Och Målvakterna 13.Kan Avgøra Derby-Match 14.Stek E Ecklitt
Extrem Jetzt Oder Nie 83-84 CD 01.Pressform 02.Scheiß System 03.Desertieren 04.Hoffnungslos 05.Vorheilen ist besser als beugen 06.Ich bin Gott 07.Extrem 08.Schlofn, Hackln 09.Neonazis 10.Jugend 11.Gehirnamputiert 12.Nazis raus 13.Star 14.Snob 15.Soldat 16.Verdruß 17. Es sogts 18.Wehrt euch 19.Jetzt oder nie 20.Luxusleben 21.Haus im zweiten Bezirk 22.Neonazis 23.Wir wollen endlich leben
Thanks for the friendship! I'm a big fan of The Fartz and was fortunate to play some shows with them in the late 90's! The clip below is something I put together around my old band Misery Seed's version of "Rights"! It has Blaine singing so hopefully you'll dig it! Thanks again! James Hunnicutt RIGHTS-performed by MISERY SEED w/ BLAINE FART on vocals!
Tracks 01-10 Recorded at Gaga 6/1983 Tracks 11-23 Recorded in Inzersdorf 22.7.1984 Tracks 01-08 Previously released as Extrem/Mickeyman Split LP 1983 Tracks 01-08 and 10-23 Previously released as "Vorheilen ist besser als Beugen" Tape 1985
On January 6th! We, along with 8 other local area bands will Be invading the Funhouse and your television Mind sucker boxes!! We will be playing Comcast Cables "Battle of the Bands" Which will be an uber rad show!! On top of the undeniably rad fact that you will be getting 9 Bands at the funhouse for Just a measly $5. 00, This show will also be Filmed, Recorded, produced, and Aired On Ze Comcast Cable programming! So come on out have a blast, get blitzed and act a fool for all your friends and families to watch on their TV!!
P.S.! The funhouse is extending a VERY generous guest list for this event, so talk to us ahead of time...And we may very well be able to save you the measly $5 for you to buy beer instead!