ASHLEY DAVIES (Headbutt, Project Dark, Spectreman, Apeiron, iD, Hot Pant, None, Nun, K&A, Pommagne, The Peter, Paul And Mary Chain, The Noirs) - Bass/ backing vocals
KIRSTEN REYNOLDS (Headbutt, Project Dark, Bow Gamelan, None, K&A, Pommagne) - Stand up drums
WAJID YASEEN (2nd Gen, Uniform, The Scrap Club) - Vocals
NICK BROWN (The Membranes, Honey and the Hucksters, The Noirs, Stagger-Lee Club) - Guitar
NEILl FRASER (The Tindersticks) - Guitar
KEVIN YOUNGER (Speed Of Sound, The Stripchords, Armitage Shanks, Fifty Watts Of Power) - Guitar
ROB LEWIS (Pulkas, Hot Pant, None) - Stand up drums
ELVINA FLOWER (Headbutt, Spectreman, Hot Pant, The Sperm Wails, The Noirs) - Stand up drums
ROGER CARNE (Leechwoman) - Stand up drums
TERRY EDWARDS (The Scapegoats, Gallon Drunk and a million others) - Horns, trumpets etc
JON FREE (Gin Palace, Penthouse) - Guitar
PROFESSOR BLINDING (The Buckets, Felix Moment Power Trio, Dirty Water Club) - Guitar
BUTTER (The Jersey City Dirthole Company, The Observers) - Guitar
SEXTON MING (The Astonishing World Of Sexton Ming's Band Of Doo Dah's) - Vocals
KIM E. Leon (The Mentalists) - Guitar, vocals
LEWIS RICHARDSON (Headbutt, Headcleaner, Hommage Freaks, Ridiculous) - Stand up drums
Influences
The basics of raw music.. simple tunes, bags of energy and getting it all done without any unneccesary frills.
The London Dirthole Company play...take your hands out of your pockets, stand up straight and pay attention rock'n'roll with a 60's bent and an 00's crease in the trousers...
The songs are short visceral bursts of heartbroken disapointment, the eccstacy of survival and the nadir of being unable to prevent it from happening again and again and again.
The band is an ever changing line-up of people who've seen too much music business frontline activity and just want to be in a band that rocks with no strings attached. There are generally 3 guitarists, 4 drummers, bass, vocals and occasional horns.
The band began in 2004 and over a week went from being a 2 piece studio accident to an 8 piece live act with 14 songs in 20 minutes.
Averaging a gig a month in London's toilets and respectable venues alike, The London Dirthole Company are a refreshing party to escape from the contract chasing norm.
Anyone who wants to release something please get in touch...
If the DHC fancy a slot at the Half Moon Herne Hill this Friday for a laugh they're welcome - Kirsten! Dan Maurer will be playing drums with us - Neurotic and the PVCs.
Come along on Thursday night for an evening of fast-paced Detroit rock'n'roll action with THE DIRTBOMBS, plus Kelley Stoltz and The Kits and DJ PJ (Dirty Water Club)! Click on flyer for tickets...
Not a bad excuse really… Looks like one hell of a night! Looking forward to friday here as well. Hopefully we'll have a good turnout… Say hi and see you soon in Rotterdam.
