The transplants
| The transplants | |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Punk rock , crossover , hip-hop |
| founding | 1999, 2010 |
| resolution | 2006 |
| Website | www.thetransplants.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Tim Armstrong | |
Rap , singing |
Rob "Skinhead Rob" Aston |
| Travis Barker | |
| Official addition to live performances | |
| Matt Freeman | |
Guitar, background vocals
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Craig Fairbaugh |
| Dave Carlock | |
| DJ Pone aka Travis Rimando | |
The Transplants is a punk band from California ( USA ) founded in 1999 . The band members include Travis Barker , who also played for Box Car Racer and +44 and is now back with blink-182 , Tim Armstrong from Rancid and Rob Aston (aka Skinhead Rob). On their self-titled debut they combined hip-hop , reggae , drum and bass , dub and punk and created a sound that is reminiscent of The Clash or the early Beastie Boysremembered. The transplants in the studio were supported by some guests. For example, Lars Frederiksen from Rancid contributed the refrain to the song We Trusted You and Brody Dalle - at that time still married to Transplants frontman Armstrong - can also be heard on the album. The first single, Diamonds and Guns, has become particularly well known, as this song has been used as background music in the commercials for shampoos by Garnier-Fructis in recent years.
After a hiatus and the reunification of the group, the band's second album Haunted Cities followed in 2005 , which in large parts was even more experimental than the band's debut. The group was supported in the recordings by, among others, the rap legend Boo-Yaa TRIBE
Since all three band members are big vinyl fans, the first album was also released on long-playing records, while Haunted Cities only the single releases are available on vinyl. The band has released three singles that are available in different versions and are coveted collectibles. An edition of the single Diamonds & Guns, for example, is not round - as is usual with a "normal" record - but has the shape of the band's logo (stylized male face with a kind of gas mask). The UK pressing of the single DJ, DJ was released as picture vinyl, while two versions of the 2005 single for the second album are available, each containing a different version of the hit Gangsters & Thugs .
The last official release of the Transplants so far was in 2006. This is not new material, but a remix of the second album Haunted Cities , a so-called " Chopped and Screwed " version, produced by the rapper and friend of the band Paul Wall . The response to this record was very mixed, rather punk-oriented fans of the band could not do much with the distorted and slowed sound, while the album enjoyed great popularity in hip-hop circles. Transplants rapper Aston himself is of the opinion that the "Chopped and Screwed" version of the record is better than the regular first release.
In January 2006, Rob Aston announced the breakup of the band in an interview, confirming rumors that had emerged after the band canceled their fall 2005 tour.
Each of the three members was dedicated to other ongoing projects: Travis Barker is back playing with blink-182, Rob Aston is working on his solo career and, together with Paul Wall, founded the band Expensive Taste , in which Travis Barker also plays the drums. Tim Armstrong continues to play with Rancid and is a songwriter.
At the beginning of 2010, Travis Barker announced the second reunion of the transplants via Twitter . Since then the group has met every Tuesday to work on a new album (the so-called Transplants Tuesdays ). The working title for the record was One Blood , which was denied by the band on May 12, 2011 via Twitter. In addition, Rob Aston announced an update of the band's homepage.
The first official musical signs of life after the breakup have already been released, this is a remix of the song You Don't Know Me by The Matches , including Tim Armstrong as guest singer and Travis Barker on drums. Furthermore, the Transplants contributed a song ( Saturday Night ) to the solo album Barkers, which was released in early 2011 . A music video by Estevan Oriol has already been shot for the corresponding track and published on YouTube .
The release date for the new album was only given in December 2011, but there was a delay because all members were involved in other projects. Travis Barker recorded a new EP with blink-182 and worked with rapper Yelawolf , Rob Aston founded the D-Beat band Death March , while Tim Armstrong was on a European tour with Rancid and also a large number of songs for recorded his solo project Tim Timebomb & Friends . In March 2013 the band announced that the new record had been mixed and would be released in May 2013. The final release date was postponed again, after which the album was finally released on June 25, 2013. Previously, the album's final title, In a Warzone , was announced. On May 14, 2013, the band announced on their Facebook page that the album will feature guest posts by Bun B , Equipto and Paul Wall .
In 2015 Travis Barker announced on Facebook that the Transplants had recorded various cover versions of punk and hip-hop songs. He published a picture with song titles like "Jump Around" (presumably House of Pain ), Roots (possibly by Sepultura ) and "Saturday Night" (this could be a remake of the piece from Barker's solo album). As a comment he said that the recordings were almost finished. After that, however, initially nothing was heard of a possible publication of the pieces. It wasn't until January 19, 2017 that Barker confirmed in an interview that the Transplants would publish a cover album. On June 6th, 2017, the band finally spread the following message on Facebook: "Friday the 13th. October 2017." (Friday, October 13th, 2017). This led to the assumption among fans that this could be the release date of the announced cover album. On July 29, 2017, this assumption was confirmed again on Facebook. However, the release shouldn't be an album, just an EP: "If you couldn't already tell, our covers ep" TAKE COVER "comes out 10/13/17. That's Friday the 13th." (If you didn't already know, our cover EP called "Take Cover" will be out on October 13th, 2017. It's Friday the 13th)
Discography
- 2002: The Transplants (LP, Hellcat Records, UK:
silver) - 2002: Diamonds & Guns (single, Hellact Records)
- 2002: DJ, DJ (single, Hellcat Records)
- 2005: Haunted Cities (LP, Atlantic)
- 2005: Gangsters & Thugs (Single, Atlantic)
- 2006: Haunted Cities (LP, Chopped and Screwed, Atlantic)
- 2013: In a Warzone (LP, Epitaph Records)
- 2017: Take Cover (EP, Epitaph Records)
Music videos
- 2002: Tall Cans in the Air (promotional video)
- 2002: Diamonds & Guns
- 2002: DJ, DJ
- 2005: Gangsters & Thugs
- 2005: What I Can't Describe (not officially released)
- 2011: Saturday Night
- 2015: Come Around
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Travis Barker reveals track list of upcoming Transplants' covers album . Punk normal activity. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ Travis Barker on Musink, Blink-182's Grammy Nomination + Transplants Update . kroq.cbslocal.com. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK