MARIE DANCE: lead vocals, guitar
JOE CUMMINGS: lead guitar, electric sitar, vocals
CHAKKAPAN WATTANAPAN: bass
MARK IWAMOTO: drums
Influences
Kings of Leon, BRMC, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Grin, Nirvana, Uncle Tupelo, Traffic, White Stripes, Dinosaur Jr, Jimi Hendrix, James Gang, Razorlight, Buckcherry, Led Zeppelin.
Sounds Like
Boy guitar and girl guitar battle it out for your love. Jefferson Airplane crashes into Shocking Blue, they hail a taxi to Bangkok and land on Billboard Critics top 10 albums of 2008.
The Tonic Rays landed on the Billboard Critics Top 10 Albums of 2008, chosen by gifted rock critic Chuck Eddy (former Village Voice music editor and author of The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'roll and Stairway to Hell). The band also made the Rhapsody Critics Top 50 Albums of 2008. They are the first Thailand-based band ever to make either list.
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BLURT magazine review:In which musicians from the U.S., U.K., and Japan reinvent a rustic, sitar-spiced, and surprisingly catchy species of psychedelic folk-rock that Jefferson Airplane or the Shocking Blue might recognize, in the northern mountains of bassist Chakkapan Wattanapan's native nation Thailand. After opening with one of their most furious stomps, the cross-cultural combo proceed to lay back and make things sound easy. Though Marie Dance claims she's too lazy to love you but too lazy to break your heart, making your jangle this funky while keeping it spooky and gorgeous takes hard work--whether we see you sweat or not. --Chuck Eddy
Hail Satan! STURMGEWEHR 666’ recording session goes right along with the schedule. After successful and effective recordings of vocals, solos and samples now comes the turn for bass guitar. The date has been scheduled for 06/06/2009. It’s still too early to judge what the final effect could be but so far everyone involved in production of the 2nd STURMGEWEHR 666’ album is more than satisfied! New 13 hymns sound strong, brutal, dynamic yet with a bit of diabolic melody! Be ready for UNHOLY DEATH METAL!!! STURMGEWEHR 666 2nd album title is: “Challenging CrossReich Cowards” Horns Up &thanks for support S666 troops /Thailand, Chiang Mai/.
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DJ Simon SubSonic from Club NME London and Club Soma DJs. 1st August GOO, featuring ex members of FUTON & SUEDE. B250(inc 1 drink)
