Fonda 500

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Fonda 500
L to R: Ian, Jonee, Simon, Nicholas & Bod from "Fonda 500"
L to R: Ian, Jonee, Simon, Nicholas & Bod from "Fonda 500"
Background information
Origin Flag of England Hull, England
Genre(s) N/A
Years active 2000
Label(s) Record Mountain
Associated acts Bitmap (group), The Rocky Nest
Website http://www.recordmountain.com
Members
Simon Stone, Jonee Kemp, Ian Appleyard, Bod & Nicholas Broten

Fonda 500 (A.K.A. F500 or Fonda500) are a British band hailing from Kingston-upon-Hull.

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[edit] Background

Formed in by Stone and Broten in (or around) 1995, Fonda 500 have been releasing albums since 2000. One of the bands songs appeared on the soundtrack to British comedy Teachers on Channel Four Television. They have built up a cult following since 2000 chiefly through their live performances and their musical style, comparable to Black Sabbath jamming with the Beach Boys[citation needed]. The core pair are Simon Stone and Nicholas Broten. Their new album, 'Je m'appelle stereo', is released on their own label record mountain in June 2008.

[edit] Personnel

  • Simon Stone
  • Jonee Kemp
  • Ian Appleyard
  • Bod
  • Nicholas Broten

[edit] Live Performances

Their live performances have included several motifs:

  • Simon at the front of the stage playing an unfeasibly small Casio keyboard mounted on a large light-box with a picture of a cute panda on it. Sometimes he climbs on top of the light-box and shouts.
  • Simon re-inventing the songs, apparently ad hoc, through contemporary changes to the lyrics and "beatboxing".
  • Simon wearing a woolly hat with ears resembling a panda.
  • between song banter, either between the band or to the audience.
  • the conga.
  • bum bouncing in the audience.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Je M'appelle Stereo'
  • ABCDELP
  • No.1 Hi-fi Hair
  • The Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds of Fonda 500
  • The Autumn/Winter Collection
  • Eight Track Sound System

[edit] Singles

  • Super Chimpanzee
  • 8 Track
  • I Like Nick Broten
  • Computer Freaks Of The Galaxy

[edit] External links

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