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The Thought Criminals
Electro / Punk / New Wave

"the original tounge and cheek electro band "

London, London and South East
United Kingdom

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   The Thought Criminals: General Info
Member Since6/12/2004
Band Websitethethoughtcriminals.com
Band MembersMembers:
Rocky Goode - Vocals/Lyrics
Kirlian Blue - Synths/Backing Vocals

Formed:

Winter 2005
Location
New Cross Gate, South London
InfluencesThe Sex Pistols, David Bowie, Gary Numan, Front 242, T-Rex, Japan, Soft Cell, Prodigy, Aphex Twin, Ultravox, Duran Duran, Visage, The Human League, The Sisters Of Mercy, Siouxie & The Banshees, New Order, John Foxx, Killing Joke, Public Image Limited, Depeche Mode, Devo, Adam & the Ants, Cabaret Voltaire, Joy Division, Tubeway Army

Sounds LikeProdigy, Gary Numan, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, Tubeway Army, Soft Cell, Covenant, Public Image Limited, Depeche Mode, The Sex Pistols, leftfield, John Foxx, Adam And The Ants, Revolting Cocks, Nitzer Ebb, Devo, Ultravox, Front 242, T Rex, David Bowie, The Cure
Record LabelDirty Electro
Type of LabelIndie




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   About The Thought Criminals


Back in 2004 two very different and unique individuals met by fate in South London after a Club night was cancelled. Both started talking about music and the general state of the Alternative Scene. On that same night they decided to start a Band. Kirlian Blue at the time was becoming fed up with The British Police State and Brain-dead Celebrity’s.

The name was chosen, so the due became The Thought Criminals. They started to work on a sound and image. Luckily Kirlian had bumped into Tony Messenger a Producer and started recording early tracks like Cyberslut and Revenge. Coming from South London and having quite unique outlooks and experiences in life the duo put their personalities into the Music. The Thought Criminals became a Tongue and Cheek electro outfit. There was no band out there doing it since the late 1970’s and in true South London cheek the style became an instant trademark. At the time the only music making any impact on the UK Charts was by The Prodigy, Gary Numan and Goldfrapp. The duo put their frustrations & humour into the music they recording something there new found following picked up instantly.

With a stagnant charts and a stagnant fashion world in Britain at the time, the Duo instantly came up with an image which separated them from bland unimaginative Indie & Dance musicians. Something which is yet to be achieved by the so By 2006 The Thought Criminals had become a live band . The band headlined Venues like The Mass, Brixton, The Underworld Camden, Goldsmiths College and The Dublin Castle. With these live dates there was clear evidence Rocky and Kirlian’s sound and vision was working. The Band also self released Die Young: Stay Pretty and the classic Singles I Wanna Be a Celebrity and Suicide Bomber. Even though none the releases charted the tracks were picked up and put on several compilations/split singles.

By April 2008 it was clear to Rocky and Kirlian that they needed to go back to there routes with the sound. Since the start the band had a problem being defined as any Genre. The move into Alternative Dance was probably clear for sometime with the Remix’s and the heavy alternative dance production on the first album.

WATCH THIS SPACE!!!:)

Suicide Bomber (single) 2007

buy now at: iTunes - Kliktrack

 

I Wanna Be A Celebrity (single) 2007

buy now at: iTunes - Kliktrack

 

Die Young : Stay Pretty (album) 2007

buy now at amazon.com - iTunes - mns

 



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Tubeway Patrol





Apr 23 2008 12:03 PM

Rhythmic Tide





Apr 17 2008 8:21 AM

Hey Guys,
Thanks for the add. Love your music and great lyrics. Keep up the great work.
Cheers
John G (Rhythmic Tide)
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Apr 16 2008 12:53 PM

Hello ,

Just stopped by to listen to your great tunes !

Keep up the great work

Cheers from Vienna ,

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Mar 14 2008 5:06 PM

Hi guys - have a great weekend, Kez xx
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Mar 12 2008 5:06 AM

Greetings from Keygen :D

Thanks for adding us!!!

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Feb 18 2008 10:53 AM

Awesome show the other day. A real pleasure to see you in action. The album was a sweet deal as well.

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Feb 15 2008 8:57 AM

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Jan 8 2008 2:05 PM

miss all your pretty faces happy 2008:)
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Nov 26 2007 1:53 AM

Good to see you guys in Dublin. Mad as a box of frogs! LOL! Nice One!
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Nov 6 2007 10:16 AM

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Oct 26 2007 7:39 AM

Hey check out the remix of "I Want to Be A Celebrity" on the new Ninthwave Records Smash Hits remix set on amazon.com's mp3 section...
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Oct 23 2007 1:46 PM

We played Suicide bomber in our latest show ;) Great song.

cheers

Ron
Will





Oct 8 2007 6:14 PM

Any new material soon guys??
Still lovin the album though :)
John Foxx





Sep 21 2007 2:45 AM

Hi Thought Criminals
'She was dressed in a white suit, she looked like a bride too'
Metamatic Live 2007
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Sep 12 2007 1:49 PM

Thanks for the add - really liking your music :-) xx
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Sep 12 2007 2:29 AM

Joe





Sep 10 2007 11:59 AM

Hi Thought criminals. Great new song, but that's no surprise. I like your humor and your music absolutely is unique in a good way.
Cheers guys,

Joe.
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Sep 10 2007 6:03 AM

good luck with the new single fellas!

x
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Sep 8 2007 3:30 AM

Cymeria is currently seeking artists to remix.
If you'd like to go under the knife, message me back.
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