The Bambi Molesters

2001

The Bambi Molesters are a Croatian surf rock band around the two guitarists Dinko Tomljanović and Dalibor Pavičić. Influenced primarily by the garage and surf music of the 1960s, the debut work Dumb Loud Hollow Twang, released in 1997, was popular with rock critics and independent audiences.

history

The Bambi Molesters were founded in 1995 in Sisak , Croatia .

All 15 tracks of the 1997 album Dumb Loud Hollow Twang on the independent label "Dirty Old Town" were recorded in a total of three hours. The album was produced by the Californian surf DJ Phil Dirt and later licensed to the German record label Kamikaze Records . Three songs from the album were used for the film Barabe ("Viba film", Slovenia).

In 1999 the band signed a record deal with the label "Dancing Bear" and released their second album Intensity! . This album was also licensed to "Kamikaze Records". The song C Alpha E can be found on the soundtrack of the film The Treat by Jonathan Gems ( Mars Attacks! ).

Both albums, Dumb Loud Hollow Twang and Intensity! , have been very well received by the music press and have been nominated for various Croatian music awards.

In December 2001 the Bambi Molesters released their third album Sonic Bullets: 13 From the Hip . The album was recorded in the Slovenian studio "RSL Production" in August 2001 and released again on the "Dancing Bear" label. The Croatian producer Edi Cukeric and Ed Brooks (RFI / CD Mastering, Seattle, USA) were responsible for production and mastering. In June 2002 Sonic Bullets: 13 From the Hip was then released for the European market by “Big Beat” (“Ace Records”, London ). The album features Peter Buck ( REM ), Scott McCaughey ( Young Fresh Fellows ), The Walkabouts Frontman Chris Eckman, Terry Lee Hale , American singer / songwriter, and Speedo Martinez ( The Flaming Sideburns ). Buck was so convinced of the Croatians that he invited them to support part of the REM Europe Tour and Eckman started the project “The Strange” with the Molesters.

In February 2002 the Molesters played at the New Zealand Festival. Of the six shows in Wellington, one was recorded live and broadcast on New Zealand radio. After an extensive European tour in 2003, the Bambi Molesters began to re-record their first album. In addition to some changes to the arrangements, additional bonus tracks have been added. The result Dumb Loud Hollow Twang - deluxe was released in December 2003 by "Dancing Bear Records". A DVD documentary about the band from 1999 to 2003, The Bambi Molesters Backstage Pass , directed by Gonzo, was included with the album.

In January 2004 the Molesters began to record the EP Comin 'Undone and the album Nights Of Forgotten Films under the band name “The Strange” together with Chris Eckman and Phil Brown (co-producer) in the Slovenian studio “Metro” in Ljubljana .

The Bambi Molesters toured a. a. with the Cramps , Man or Astro-man? , Chrome Cranks , The Flaming Sideburns or REM in Croatia , Europe and New Zealand .