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Fleshies

 
Artist: Fleshies
Fleshies

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Johnny Geek

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  • Formed: 1999, Oakland, CA
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Kill the Dreamer's Dream", "Scrape the Walls

Biography

Oakland, CA's Fleshies first launched themselves out of their dingy practice space in 1999. Banshee vocalist Johnny No Moniker led Vonny Bon Bons (bass), Mattowar (guitar), and Hamiltron (drums) into on-stage battle, leaving actual songcraft behind in favor of drunken violence and a love of loud amplifiers. While their frequent gigging didn't calm the craziness, it did focus the Fleshies' sleazy art punk enough to find some songs within the revved-up noise. Appearances on numerous compilations and split 7"s were released between gigs and tours, but a full-length wasn't available until summer 2001, when Kill the Dreamer's Dream was issued by Alternative Tentacles. A 10" picture disc for Adeline followed; naturally, both were promoted with incessant and insane live shows. In early 2003, Fleshies returned to Alternative Tentacles with The Sicilian. Nothing had changed -- typically subtle song titles like "Maelstrom of Whirling Bullshit" and "This Is the City Where All the Dirty Assholes Are Safe" proved that -- but the album provided an even tastier version of Fleshies' freaky-ass garage punk stew. Guitarist Yvan Kawecki came aboard somewhere along the way, and in early 2004, following an impressive 133 shows in 131 days, the band added a new Fleshie to their ranks, bassist Brian Plaskett, who replaced Bon Bons. An album of B-sides entitled Gung Ho! also appeared on Life Is Abuse Records before the band began work on a new record -- one that they would take their time in creating, rather than bust out in the span of a week. A year and half of being holed up in Hamiltron's Oakland studio eventually produced Scrape the Walls for Alternative Tentacles, released in June 2006. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
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Fleshies
Origin Oakland, California
United States
Genres Punk rock
Years active 1999—present
Labels S.P.A.M. Records
Alternative Tentacles Records
Adeline Records
Geykido Comet Records
Recess Records
Associated acts Triclops!
Harbinger
Members
Mattowar
Vonny Bon Bons
John Geek/Johnny No Moniker
Brian Plastik
Hamiltron

Fleshies are a band from Oakland, California signed to Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles. They are known for their outlandish stage presence, their left-wing politics and their non-stop world touring schedule. From their inception they were an influential presence at events such as Geekfest, held in the late 1990s.

Member John Geek also plays in the band Harbinger with Robert Eggplant and Aaron Cometbus, who have released one album, Challenging the Prevailing Judeo-Christian Doomsday Mentality, to date.

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Discography

Studio albums

  • Arbgabdo, Baby! (Tape only, 1999)
  • Fleshies (demo also known as "The Baby", S.P.A.M. 2000)
  • Gung Ho! (7" Tracks,B-sides,Comp Tracks Collection), (Life is Abuse, 2004)

Singles and EPs

  • Playdough EP (Split 7" with The Jocks, S.P.A.M. Records/Risk Records, 2000)
  • The Phantom Limbs / Fleshies (Split 7" with The Phantom Limbs, S.P.A.M./Mungaso Records, 2001)
  • Federation X / Fleshies (Split 7" with Federation X, Molasses Manifesto Records, 2001)

Compilation contributions

  • Noisy DVD compilation - four tracks filmed live in London (Punkervision, 2005)

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