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		"REALLY FUCKING AWESOME>>>>" Welwyn Garden City via Sandy, United Kingdom Profile Views: 22467 Last Login: 10/9/2008
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Member Since	2/25/2005
Band Website	the-otters.com
Band Members	Mark Astronaut - Vocals Dominic Perez-Silva - Guitar/Backing Vocals Merlyn Perez-Silva - Bass/Backing Vocals Dennis White - Drums
Influences	*ROCK POWER *THINGS THAT GO HORRIBLY WRONG *THINGS THAT GO RAWWWWRRRR *ANIMAL PORN
Sounds Like	The sound of Chris Rea being hacked to pieces with a rusty saw.
Record Label	A really big one.
Type of Label	None

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About The Otters

Intense and dramatic no wave punk rock from Welwyn Garden City, featuring Mark Astronaut of semi legendary anarcho punk outfit The Astronauts. People love Otters- they're cute, cuddly and friendly, but The Otters are the antithesis of our cute furry friend. The Otters live gigs are unmissable; a fusion of chaos, violence, dancing, sing-a-long songs, noise, fluffy hair, furious drumming, thumping basslines, shredding guitar riffs, singing, screaming, and raw power. Juxtaposing dark tales of modern day suburbia with real, honest music that refuses to be pigeonholed, The Otters continue to leap from strength to strength, supporting the likes of up and comers such as The Holloways, The Chalets, Stuffy & The Fuses, as well as earlier bands such as P.A.I.N and Clayson & The Argonauts. Dubbed as the ‘anti Orson’ and ‘everything that’s right about music’, The Otters don’t exist to be cool, to get laid, to get drunk, to be famous or to conform to order; The Otters exist to challenge all that. Join in or fuck off.

“The Otters – a weird and surreal bunch of nutters, the singer Mark Astronaut now in his early fifties and writing stronger and deeper material all the time, performs from down stage right leaving the centre stage for Joe bass, Dom guitar and Dennis drums, 3 great musicians who are still teenagers, and are much prettier than Mark! Their performances always pull you into their world with some short catchy tunes in amongst the longer more epic songs that chop and change direction and enthrall the crowd at the same time, very entertaining and totally memorable”. Bob Marden - Club 85

"The Otters are out of their musical trees, anarchic, unpredictable, experimental and downright obtuse. We can only take our hats off to 'em." - FUSE Magazine

"It's noisy, uncompromising and a real reason to get excited about the future of the music industry. The Otters are the anti-thesis to everything around at the moment - the corporate bollocks of the emo rock / punk pop filling Kerrang each week. If more bands got into music because it excited them rather than thinking about sales and celebrity bullshit then the world would be a better place. Thank f**k for The Otters!!!"

Alex McCann, Designer Magazine

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Rotten to the core	Oct 9 2008 10:01 AM I LOVE YOU
Band Badges- Cheapest Badges In The Land!	Sep 23 2008 1:40 PM Shiny badges and sweet stickers are just a click away! Matt bandbadges@hotmail.co.uk
The Housewives	Sep 2 2008 9:51 AM Hello there, Apologies for spamming, but we've got stuff to sell so we can keep feeding baby that delicious milk he loves... Oue second single 'Cream' is out now! Order it from Filthy Little Angels right now by visiting www.filthylittleangels.com! Here's what press people are saying... "More hooks than a butcher's shop window." Artrocker "'Cream' is a ramshackle pop riot that could make even a cripple dance, mixing elements of a million different musical genres into one four minute slice of party perfection..." Neon Buzz "The Housewives are unlike most right now, and certainly leave an indelible impression in your sub-conscious!" Subba-Cultcha "Strange but utterly compelling..." Manchester Music That's enough whoring from us. Please buy the record and love it to bits... Hope you're well, Nick Housewife
BIRTH OF A HERO! [GUITARIST WANTED!]	Jun 15 2008 10:02 PM Alright, this is blackrosefalls just letting you know we have CHANGED OUR NAME to Birth Of A Hero. We've got a new tune up and stuff, check it out! You alright, anyway? x!
Bedford Metal	Jun 9 2008 7:54 AM The New Website From Bedford Metal www.bedfordalternativemusic.co.uk www.bedfordalternativemusic.co.uk
skozey fetisch	May 30 2008 5:40 AM A Pocket Full of Skozeys presents SuperFreaky podcasts: ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. http://between_the_vortex.podOmatic.com/ : :009 between the vortex vendor beautiful: : ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. Designed and arranged for your edification, herein and now, follows artists from the playlisting of this, the very 10th episode (or installment, if you prefer): Small Cruel Party (1993) Knut Remond (1996) Monde Bruits (1991) skozey fetisch (1995) Billy Murray (1905) ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. Find the learn moment, you give 'em a listenoid and like 'em freinds are your comment others to leave. Take care, Mark C. / skozey fetisch / criptid ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::.. ..::..
Bedford Metal	May 15 2008 3:45 PM The New Website From Bedford Metal www.bedfordalternativemusic.co.uk www.bedfordalternativemusic.co.uk
Sick and Tired Funnies	May 9 2008 2:24 AM Please don't ever break up.
ehn	May 5 2008 8:10 PM DOMINIKKKK!!! have a great time with you in cordoba hope to see you again take care and stay away from drugs :PPPPP
COARSE	May 1 2008 2:37 PM New COARSE vid sooooo check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp5eG2jlcLY
Serge ZENI	Apr 24 2008 6:29 AM Hi there & thanks for being friends! The Otters are new discovery to me. I like the songs a lot. AllTheBest, Serge.
TOXINS	Apr 3 2008 12:53 PM Hello The Otters! Sorry to be chain commenting like this, but it's the best way to speak to you all. I hope everyones well! We certainly are and we'd like to extend an invitation to you to join us! We are playing the following events shortly. So please come see us and say hi. And in the mean time, leave us a comment and have a chat! I get bored when I'm not playing! Much love Sean (Toxins) APRIL 12TH - The Dry Bar, London (13 Long Lane, Barbican Tube) APRIL 17TH - Castle Tavern, Luton MAY 7TH - Tommy Flynn's, London (55 Camden HIgh Street, Mornington Crescent Tube)
Mastering the album @ WWS Studios N.Y. U.S.A.	Mar 28 2008 3:15 PM Theres a song online from the E.P. 24/7 The love syndrome Check it out and leave some love. Bless
Bleeding Hearts	Mar 23 2008 6:50 PM Thanks for adding :) Bleeding Hearts
♦Blinky promos♦	Mar 12 2008 1:37 PM Hey :) Hope alls well. Starting 31st March we have our Unsigned tour, featuring: My Passion Plastic Toys And many more, for more information and tickets visit www.blinkypromos.co.uk http://blinkypromos.bigcartel.com Hopefully see you at a show or 2, thanks for the support the blinky team x
♦Blinky promos♦	Mar 4 2008 6:41 PM Hey :) Hope alls well. Our next gig is on FRIDAY at the hat factory visit the website for more info. We have just launched our new website, events at a new venue, and announced our first ever tour which we will be running featuring MY Passion and Plastic toys, please check out our blog for info and get in touch if you want more info! TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY The blinky team x
Band Badges- Cheapest Badges In The Land!	Feb 20 2008 11:33 AM Shiny badges and sweet stickers are just a click away! Matt bandbadges@hotmail.co.uk
peyoteLee	Feb 19 2008 4:10 PM Hi Otters, Cheers for the add. Had a good listen to your stuff on here today - damn I wish we could've stayed for your gig at 85 the other night - never mind - another time. peace Lee
Rogue Poet	Feb 18 2008 2:40 PM HOWBURY HAUNTS EP NOW AVAILABLE ON MYSPACE FOR FREE X
Sian.♥	Feb 17 2008 3:29 PM Great gig last night, really enjoyed it!! Nice one guys xxx
RIZZO	Feb 15 2008 10:22 PM I have a good memory of Heresy from the corn exchange.....such a good song.
It All Started With Doo Wop	Feb 11 2008 1:39 AM IT ALL STARTED WITH DOO WOP Snap your fingers to the unforgettable sounds of your favorite Doo Wop classics of the '50s and '60s. Featuring Dion & The Belmonts, The Platters, The Drifters, The Supremes and many more! 146 songs in all! For more details, please visit: http://www.myspace.com/itallstartedwithdoowop
StrayDogCafe	Jan 16 2008 5:24 PM Hi hi hi SDC are touring in March (17th - 23rd) to promote our new record. If you want to put us on or know of someone who can help us out, don't be a stranger and get in touch via the myspace. STay STray! sdc
Mary & theMannequins	Dec 27 2007 2:04 PM a gig? hmmmmmmm dead cowboy promotions? probably. why are you leaving?
Mary & theMannequins	Dec 27 2007 1:56 PM being a rabbit is superfly!! when are you cats in central london??? lovelovelove
StrayDogCafe	Dec 20 2007 11:31 AM UBiK present: A Very UBiK XmAS featuring: ZOMBIE! ZOMBIE! with Mirror! Mirror! and Mr Fang! also featuring MAGICK DAVE! 21st December Cafe Saki, Rusholme, Manchester This Friday 21st December! only £5 8 - late (4am bar) DJs Jakes and Fever + guests UBiK: safe, when used as directed
Sick and Tired Funnies	Dec 10 2007 2:45 AM You do this uppity american anglophile's ears good. Any plans for an LP?
RIZZO	Nov 29 2007 4:30 PM You should come educate the harlow square about how musicccc is played.
RIZZO	Nov 28 2007 9:51 PM was wicked rehearsing on same stage as you last night... x
nikos	Nov 28 2007 8:57 PM Hello, i am Nikos from Athens Greece.i hope you remember me from the gig.Please let me know the tracklisting of the Athens gig, as they are in the dvd of the gig,i've sent you last April.I know the titles of the old Astronauts stuff,but two or three of the new songs are unknown. thanks a lot, nikos.
StrayDogCafe	Nov 27 2007 10:06 AM UBiKnight presents: Friday 30th Nov @ Cafe Saki, Rusholme £5 Doors open @ 9pm – 4am (free after midnight) A selection of the strangest crop of manc. talent gigging at the moment. Prepare to have your frontal lobes sliced and diced and generally mauled over. Stray Dog Cafe Angular riffs and pounding rhythms from the creators of minmal dirt rock. They've played with Youth Movies, Part Chimp, Oxes and Blood Red Shoes. Sci-Fi inspired yelps and working class cynicism in an unadulterated slice of this exciting bands work to date. Last gig with current SDC founder GT the Warlock before he disapears for his paternity leave. www.myspace.com/straydogcafe Benway Miasma Upcoming jazz tinkles from the Manchester melodramatists. Nick Cave's unborn twin sister playing Flaming Lips songs at a Thelonius Monk-tribute/karaoke night in the local valium emporium feeling a bit pissed off having been sacked from the NME for writing too pretentiously... www.myspace.com/hostdivine Go Lebanon Five pairs of eyes adjusting to multicoloured fractals of light in a dimly lit room. Circus punk, Plato doom and Ketamine lounge. Eurovision song contest hopefuls. Inventive swirls of post-rock punctuated by the more extreme tendancies of Miles Davis 'On the Corner' period. www.myspace.com/golebanon Monster Island 3 piece 'ecstatic northern doom' merchants. Think early Pavement circa 'slanted and enchanted' mixed with the acerbic and dry wit of Lancastrian post-punks and you're not too far away from the island that we sent the big scary creatures to. Also near Blackburn. www.myspace.com/monsterislandmusic with DJs Jakes and Fever (Grand Royal, Area 51, Zulu Nation) playing the best in New Indie, Funk, IDM, Electro, post-Punk & post-Rock from the likes of !!!, Deerhunter, LCD Soundsystem, Deerhoof, Gang of Four, Lee Dorsey etc. after midnight till 4 am. www.myspace.com/ubiknight UBiK: safe, when used as dire
BASICK RECORDS	Nov 26 2007 10:42 AM EASY! Just thought you might be interested in checking out our awesome new release from NO MADE SENSE !!! If you're into your HAUNTED / MASTODON / SIKTH type stuff, then come and check it all out on our page ! Thanks again for your support, it means a lot to us. TEAM BASICK
♦Blinky promos♦	Nov 18 2007 9:23 PM Blinkypromos presents...... Friday 23rd November The Hat Factory Luton Forever Falling Symbo Silent screams Remind me the apathy Doors at 8pm Message us for more info see you thetre the blinky team x
Diath	Nov 14 2007 12:36 AM Hello lads. Guess which pair of South Cambs noisy bastards are back in action? We need gigs, so if you can help us out (any more than you guys already have in the past) we'd be really grateful. Cheers guys.
PoP CaSh CloThinG	Nov 10 2007 2:09 AM yo thank you thank you just let me know what you want and will sort it out..... p.s. good tunes very good tunes x x
Bass Hero	Nov 5 2007 3:53 PM Hello, A massive thanks to everyone that came down to Club 85 on Sat night. We raised £990 from the gig and we've still got a few collectable items to eBay as well. To those who gave up their time and did the gig for free. (To those people who weren't playing but still helped themselves to the bands beer, we know who you are!!!) To, Sir Walter J. Wallis (maybe next year, eh?) Boom In The Diamond Industry DJ VK The Otters The Chris Phillips Band The Clinic DJs and special guest DJ, Sam from Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly plus, Kev Wilson and his camera. ...THANK YOU!!!! To Bob and everyone at Club 85 who helped out, and to all the people who donated raffle prizzes, The Music Place in Letchworth (for the Fender guitar!!!). SoundARC Studios, Shefford. Davids Music, Letchworth. CD Heaven, Hitchin. Katie at Sony Debbie at DiS Dan at.... Shhhhhhh! Chris at The Green Room, WGC. My Gran for the cuddley toys. ...THANK YOU AS WELL!!! We're already making plans for bigger and better GHH gig in 2008, so watch this space. Cheers, SoundARC Promotions. x
Band Badges- Cheapest Badges In The Land!	Nov 5 2007 1:06 PM Shiny badges and awesome business cards are just a click away (kind of!)
Bar Amp	Oct 26 2007 3:14 PM One week to Otter action in Manchester....looking forward to it boys Alex
Minimal Damage [Looking For Shows]	Oct 17 2007 1:30 AM MINIMAL DAMAGE IN HITCHIN!!!! Saturday 27th October upstairs @ the george, hitchin The Smoking Hearts rock n roll hardcore punk http://www.myspace.com/smokinghearts + Freak 4 garage punk surf rock n roll http://www.myspace.com/freakfour + Press To Continue new ska band feat. ex punktuation http://www.myspace.com/presstocontinue MINIMAL DAMAGE dub and 2tone influenced punked up ska http://www.myspace.com/minimaldamage boz xxx
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