I recently joined the live version of Sukpatch (on bass). Damon recently wrote an article about his adventures in photography with the band for I-See-Sound.
More details to come. Meanwhile, check out this song (found on the Moshi Moshi website):
Hey Jolie
And this biography from V2:
By happenstance, Sukpatch began as a stoned accident in the summer of 1990. Having very little talent at the time, the easiest way to get a song made was by manipulating tape and old records into what later became Sukpatch’s trademark, patch-work sound.
After releasing a number a cassettes with numerous indie botiques,
Their sound caught the attention of an old college friend who decided
to take his trust fund to start a record label, known as slabco. It was time to finally get this stuff out on CD. In 1995 the groundbreaking “Haulin’ Grass and Smokin’ Ass”, was released to critical acclaim. “Honky Tonk Operation” followed it up in 1996. By this time they were playing shows with nothing but a $200 sampler, and a DAT tape.
It was around this time they began getting a lot of major label interest.
Various A&R people came to town and their were many fancy dinners, and needless amounts of shellfish ordered. Their were many scenarios drawn, suggestions of fancy outfits and synchronized dance moves, or to write a pop hit, “dumb it down a little, you gotta appeal to the lowest common denominator”. They heard of how one a&r guy used to ask bands to give him a hot plate to get out of their contracts. Hearing stories like that over bottles of chateneuf de pape made it all seems so easy.
The two releases caught the ear of Mike D. of the beastie boys, who
gave them a record deal. The beastie was in love with the sound, as
well he was interested in the boys idea of turning the Tibetan freedom show into a traveling riverboat extravaganza. Plans and promises were many. Soon the Sukpatch fellas found themselves cooped up for 3 months in Mick Fleetwoods former Malibu estate with a Hip-Hop hillbilly whose claim to fame was having produced “Insane In The Membrane” by Cyprus Hill. Totally unsatisfied with the final product, which resembled Uriah Heep more than it did Sukpatch, a plot was formed, and Sukpatch’s manager, known by the nudist colony as Shappy, went to the estate, got everyone very high and was able to heist the masters, which were then ritually burned. it was, much to the shame of the boys, later released in southeast asia with the title “Natualisms”.
Soon after the debacle in Malibu, Grand Royal filed for chapter eleven, closed it’s doors and released all of their bands. Feeling defeated, the Sukpatch then retreated to their country homes and tried to shake off the demons of a typical experience in the commercial record industry. They began writing the songs that later was released as the album “23”. Although they live on opposite coasts, they were able to finish the whole album by passing sessions through i-chat.
Steve is living on a plantation in Newport Kentucky, where he was able to take the remainder of his advance money to purchase a Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits franchise. Chris, now located in Minneapolis Minnesota, is tinkering with the advertising world. The two have begun the recording the follow up to “23” and have been developing a reality show about getting pregnant.
(There's more from Google.)
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