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Tub Ring

Formed:
1992 in Chicago

  • Genre: Rock
  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Major Members: Jeff Enokian, Chris Wiken, Trevor Erb, Dave Tavares, Shawn Sprinkel, Mouse

Biography

Experimenting with the wildest part of alternative rock via reckless rhythms and specific instrumentation, Tub Ring end up delivering spacy collections of eccentric and melodious themes. Starting off as a punk outfit in 1992 in Chicago, Ring rapidly evolved into an experimental ensemble, assembling risky tone conceptions with moving experimental rock selections. Kevin Gibson (vocals), Rob Kleiner (keyboards), Jason Fields (bass), Mouse (guitar), and Mike Gilmore (drums) make up Ring, all of them having previous band experience and coming from varied backgrounds. Stupid Pet Tricks appeared in 1992 as the band's first disc, one year before the issuing of yet another EP, Music for the Bathroom. Tub Ring's original tunes gradually started to turn into a reference in Chicago's underground club circuit, and three years after forming, the crew finally managed to deliver its first album, And the Mashed Potato Mountain Etiquette. In 1997, Super Sci-Fi Samurai Rockstar Ultra Turbo II, their second album, hit record stores and received exciting reviews from the media and expanded their loyal fan base. In 2001, following yet another three-year period, and with the production credits of Mr. Bungle's Trey Spruance, the band released its third album, Drake Equation. Tub Ring's drummer and guitarist were switched out in time for 2002's Fermi Paradox, Dave Tavares and Shawn Sprinkel joining on respectively. Zoo Hypothesis appeared in August 2004. Continuous touring -- alongside bands like Mindless Self Indulgence, the Fully Down, Dog Fashion Disco, Estradasphere and Kill Hannah -- and plenty of hard work helped their underground fan base swell, and in 2005, Tub Ring became finalists on the MTV2 on-air "Dew Circuit Breakout" contest alongside pop-punk acts Over It and Hellogoodbye. Though they ultimately lost, the exposure obviously didn't hurt and a year later the band (which now comprised Gibson, Kleiner, bassist Trevor Erb, drummer Chris Wiken and guitarist Jeff Enokian) signed with The End Records. ~ Mario Mesquita Borges, All Music Guide

Representative Albums:

Fermi Paradox, Zoo Hypothesis, The Great Filter

Similar Artists:

Estradasphere, Dog Fashion Disco, Mindless Self Indulgence, John Zorn, Frank Zappa, Beck, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More
 
 
Wikipedia: Tub Ring
Tub Ring
Origin Flag of the United States Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre(s) Rock
Experimental rock
Punk rock
Years active 1992–present
Label(s) Invisible Records
The End Records
Associated
acts		 3-2-1 Activate!
Super 8-bit Brothers
Mindless Self Indulgence
Tub Ring
Website tubring.com
Members
Kevin Gibson
Trevor Erb
Rob Kleiner
Chris Wiken
Jeff Enokian

Tub Ring is a Chicago based rock band.

Biography

Tub Ring formed in 1992 as a high school punk band. The band really took form with addition of keyboard player Rob Kleiner, who spent his teenage years following around the band Mr. Bungle. With Kleiner added to the band, Tub Ring adopted the similar sounds of Mr. Bungle. Mr. Bungle guitarist Trey Spruance took note of Kleiner's passion and creativity and ended up producing their first official full-length.

Eventually, in the late 1990s and early 2000s a new scene of weird music arose, with Tub Ring, Dog Fashion Disco and Mindless Self Indulgence leading the way as a new underground musical revolution started. Rob Kleiner also filled in for Mindless Self Indulgence's injured guitarist on the road in 2004 and 2005.

On December 10, 2005, Tub Ring came in second place during MTV2's "Dew Circuit Breakout" competition. Tub Ring performed two songs throughout the competition including "Future Was Free" as well as a cover of Justin Timberlake's "Rock Your Body".

On October 17, 2006, it was announced that the band had signed with the experimental metal/rock record label The End Records on the label's official website. It was also announced that "the band will release their yet-untitled debut album for the label sometime in early 2007".[1]. The band released their album, The Great Filter.[2] on the first of May, 2007.

Members

  • Kevin Gibson – vocals
  • Rob Kleiner – keyboards
  • Trevor Erb – bass guitar
  • Chris Wiken – drums
  • Jeff Enokian – guitar

Discography

Albums

  • Stupid Pet Tricks (1992)
  • Music for the Bathroom (1993)
  • ...And the Mashed Potato Mountain Etiquette (1995)
  • Super Sci-Fi Samurai Rockstar Ultra Turbo II (ver3.6) (1997)
  • Drake Equation (June 12, 2001)
  • Book of Water (December 2001)
  • Fermi Paradox (October 15, 2002)
  • Zoo Hypothesis (August 17, 2004)
  • The Great Filter (May 1, 2007)

DVDs

Note

  1. ^  — The End Records Press Release.
  2. ^  — The End Records Press Release 2.

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