Bang Bang Eche
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| Bang! Bang! Eche! | |
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 BBE at the Here's To Future Days festival in Wellington, New Zealand, 2008.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Genre(s) | Dance Punk Indie |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Label(s) | PixelPop Records |
| Associated acts | Moron Says WHAT?!?! |
| Website | [1] |
| Members | |
| T'Nealle Worsley Zach Doney James Sullivan Czarek Ryder Pez Mahoney |
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Bang! Bang! Eche! (pronounced Bang Bang Etch) are a Dance punk band from Christchurch, New Zealand.
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[edit] History
The band was started at the begining of 2007, by Irish compatriots Sullivan and Mahoney, who had previously attended an International School in Christchurch, New Zealand. Inspired by local legend Glyn MacLean, the duo began making music in the adult contemporary genre, in order to gain film publishing deals in Hollywood. Quickly dissilusioned with their below average success in this market, they decided to change musical direction, and enlarge the band. They then drafted fellow international school drop-outs, Doney, Ryder and Worsley into the band after coincidentally meeting again on their overseas experience in Norway. Once back in New Zealand, the band began practicing, and recording demos of soft rock motifs. Worsley, who is of Swiss origin, decided that the band should take on a "more brutal" edge and wrote the band's first 25 songs in a single week. In April 2007, the band played their first ever show with The Sneaks, The Whipping Cats and Disasteradio. Nearly a year later, on May 23rd 2008, Bang Bang Eche released their debut, self-titled EP (alongside their now defunct sister-band The Insurgents). 5 days later they performed the new songs in Auckland, New Zealand, opening for New York band Chk Chk Chk. They have since entered the studio to record their 2nd EP, which will feature such fan favourites as "Frogs in Popular Culture" and "Gabi is a Slut".
Many members of the band have been known to be avid fans of LARP, or Live Action Role Playing.
In February 2008, BBE was the subject of a feature article on UK indie website ThisIsFakeDIY.co.uk.[1]
[edit] Members
Pez Mahoney - (Synth, Bass and Guitar)
T'Nealle Worsley - (Bass, Guitar and Synth)
Czarek Ryder - (Guitar and Synth)
James Sullivan - (Drums)
Zach Doney - (Vocals)
[edit] Achievements
BBE have had national rotation on the alternative New Zealand b.net radio network, featuring two number one songs.
The song 4 To The Floor, was #1 on 95bFM in July 2008.
The song Nikee, was #1 on rdu98.5fm in September 2007, although the transperancy of rdu98.5fm's radio charts have been questioned by many in the Christchurch music scene.
The band won the rdu98.5 Round Up competition in 2007.
[edit] Discography
- Bang Bang Eche [EP] (PixelPop, 2008)
