"In the year 3000 on a far off star, some aliens had a party in a nasty little bar. The DJ was a Klingon, unfonky to the max, so they called on ROGER for some BAD ASS TRACKS !" Welcome to Roger's MySpace...
Biography: The Rogerlution Will Not Be Televised: Roger
And So..After years of watching the fonkless frenzy of the un-rock Unhumanoids, Roger decided it was time to come down from the Kingdom Of Roger, And so begins one of the greatest stories never told. Bigger, Badder and More Violent than the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Rogers "This Is The Sh*t" is finally here. Its the opening statement from a band who's mission is to bring The Jams to the Un-humanoids using the combined power of Marshall Stacks, Crusty Beats and Fonky Riffs to free the minds of mankind..Formed in the year 3000 near a far off star, the various freaks and fonk lords who make up the ROGER band met when one fateful night when they were abducted by a fleet of Flying V shaped spacecraft and woke up on the mountain of the chosen ones dressed in only loincloths.
The following years saw them perfecting some of the biggest baddest jams ever jammed in the history of anything, and creating The Kingdom Of Roger, a righteous and regal place where fonk and riffs collided, and freaks from every corner of the galaxy convened to dance, party and teach in the ways of righteousness.The Roger band is led by visionary axe man Randy Apostle, universally acclaimed to be the greatest guitar player who ever lived, who played his way out of the Philadelphia slums to join the live circuit and quickly discovered that city of brotherly love it ain't. Before his abduction on that fateful night, Randy was about to settle in the UK county of Berkshire, having decided to skip the drugs, drink, groupies and fame and cut straight to the bit where he opens his own trout farm.
Fortunately the gods refused to let this immense talent go to waste, and his true destiny was fulfilled. Joining Randy in the quest to bring the Jamms to the Un-humanoids and adding an extra pattie to the Fonk burger is the aristocratic and stylish Mohammed Ali of bass, Astley Le Jasper. Astley was originally born and raised in the suburbs of Hampshire. A shy and retiring child who's first words were "Uh! Good God!". Astley found solace in the depth and simplicity of the bass, and it was on the eve of his tenth birthday, whilst composing his one note concerto for bass & drum with a torch under the covers when he was snatched by the Flying V's to take his place in the Kingdom Of Roger at Randy's side.
Thus, one of the most prolific and exciting musical partnerships ever dreamed of was
formed. Adding the black cloud to Randy & Astleys Fonk light is J Edgar Hoova. Originally chosen to be the lead vocalist in Roger, but gradually edged out thru the blossoming song writing partnership of Apostle & Le Jasper, J Edgar embraced his position as the Brian Jones of Roger and went on drug fuelled rampage, turning himself into the archetypal ego driven British rock star of old. J Edgar still plays with the Roger band,
despite his protestations that Roger should play glammed up stoogerock, and the rest of the band live in fear of his inevitable take over at Roger gigs, where J Edgars band, The Body Removers invade the stage and launch into one of their stoogerock classics. Among the cast of freaks adding spice to the fonkin' stew are: The Docktor, born and bred in the UK but believing himself to be Swedish, the Docktors skills are many, but he's never usually allowed near a microphone due to the strange effect it has on him, as displayed in his sole lead vocal performance on This Is The Sh*t's "Motherfocker", The General, A thick-necked ex-dwarf responsible for marshalling the joint armed forces of FONK, Special Needs, the supaheavyweight champion of Drumm and Sindy X, backing vocalist extraordinaire.
The first fruits of the bands labour is This Is The Sh*t,released on Julian Cope's Head Heritage label, and compiled from the twenty tracks recorded one afternoon in the Kingdom of Roger. Featuring nine incredible tracks, ranging from the operatic groove alliegence of Overture via the 12 minute dirge fonk of Ramm It Home the glorious party vibes of Fonk Hammer, Roger Loves U and Hot Fudge and the apocalyptic fonk Opera of
Fonk Wars, It is truly a landmark album. The world domination of Roger will continue with forthcoming live dates planned, and sessions for the bands second album Backing Off Is For The Other Band. Its the dawning of a new age - prepare to be royally fonked !
The Rogership Has Landed
London, England November 5, 2004
The debut "space funk opera" from British funk megastars "Roger" is
released on the legendary Head Heritage imprint. Only the second non-Cope
release ever on Head Heritage, this album has already begun to make a
splash in the forward thinking media across the world:
"a galaxy of fuzz-riffed, throbbing rhythmed, effects-laden
tour-de-forces" Record Collector - UK
"This album is sensational" - Incindiary Mag - Netherlands
"fonking excellent" ireallylovemusic - UK
"Le Jasper sounds like an albino rock Andre 3000"
"powered up like Eddie Hazels exhumed cadaver, dancing & laughing" Jambase
- USA
" a whole psychiatric ward combined with The Rocky Horror Show, the
B-52's, Pink, Jackson 5 and Boney M"
I woke up one day and said, "I'm going to make my first movie today." And by the end of the day I had this... this is part 2 of "Intergalactic"... watch part 2 then part 1... Here's the link for part 1... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgu7CohwPYM
sweet rock and roll//it will cleanse yr soul//the lost velvet underground classic exhumed//free limited download now on the myspace//
colours + noise = love//the polaroids x x
LOVING YOUR WORK ROGER...WE GOT T FROM ORIGINAL HEADITS MIXING R SHIT N LETTING US RAPE HIS BASS N GUITAR PLAYING 4 SAMPLES..HE'S SUCH A NICE CHAP..CHEERS 4 THE ADD...HOPE YOU DIG THE TUNAGE...STAY HIGH LOVE PEACE STONED BaRlOw&MaLaRkEy
After spending 6 fuckin' years storming the stage and forcing you muthas to play rock, you turn out a decent rock tune! Fine...I am going back to funk just to piss you off. Think of all those that died in the funk wars!!! It was all for you and you have thrown it is their faces!!! Jesus Wept...whatever next?? A woman President?
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