Fudge tunnel
| Fudge tunnel | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Nottingham , England |
| Genre (s) | Sludge , post-hardcore |
| founding | 1989 |
| resolution | 1995 |
| Last occupation | |
| Alex Newport | |
| Dave Ryley | |
| Adrian Parkin | |
Fudge Tunnel was a British band that played sludge and post-hardcore from 1989 and split in 1995.
history
The band was formed in Nottingham , England by Alex Newport , David Riley and Adrian Parkin. After releasing two singles ( Fudge Tunnel in 1989 and The Sweet Sound of Excess in 1990) under Pigboy Records, they signed with Nottingham's Earache Records . Her debut album was Hate Songs in E Minor , which received a lot of press attention after the album cover was confiscated.
Two more albums followed: Creep Diets (1993) and The Complicated Futility of Ignorance (1994). There was also a collaboration between Max Cavalera ( Sepultura ) and Alex Newport under the name Nailbomb . They produced a studio album ( Point Blank ) and a live album, as well as a live DVD. The band broke up afterwards as intended.
After the third album was released, the trio broke up. David Riley ran his label BGR Records for a while. Adrian Parkin played with Tubesurfer until this band broke up in 1996. Alex Newport started a successful career as a producer / mixer and now lives in New York and runs his own studio there. He has produced albums for At the Drive-In , The Mars Volta , The Icarus Line, Ikara Colt and many others. He formed the band Theory of Ruin , which released an album ( Counter Culture Nosebleed ) and an EP ( Frontline Poster Child ), both on Escape Artist Records .
Discography
Singles and EPs
- Fudge Tunnel (Pigboy / Vinyl Solution, 1989, PIG2)
- The Sweet Sound of Excess (Pigboy / Vinyl Solution, 1990, 12PIG4)
- Fudgecake (Pigboy / Vinyl solution / Cargo, 1992, OINK11)
- Teeth EP (Earache / Relativity, 1992, MOSH57)
- The Joy of Irony (Earache, 1994, 7MOSH124)
Albums
- Hate Songs in E Minor (Earache / Relativity, 1991, MOSH36)
- Creep Diets (Earache / Columbia, 1993, MOSH64)
- The Complicated Futility of Ignorance (Earache, 1994, MOSH119)
Compilations
- Gray - Dining Hall Classics (Sony, 1993)
- In a Word (earache, 1994, MOSH99)
- Whore - Various Artists Play Wire (WMO, 1996, WMO2CD)
Others
- A punk band called Fudge Tunnel was active in Austin, Texas, USA circa 1982-1984.