TRIBAL THUNDER NEWS

DOTDASH A.K.A TRIBAL THUNDER
has some new demos out and a new MYSPACE ready for the masses.The songs seem to have taken a turn to the 'darkside' folks...what can you say when you live in S U B U R B I A ?

Life after CLONES

So - Clones have called it a day.Tribal Thunder is still pumping out new tunes on his myspace.
The new tracks feature some fairly primitive keyboard playing and more reverb than you can poke a stick at...
As for Bob Cadillac ? Still drinkin' ,watchin' TV and carrying the flag for ROCK N' ROLL ...

CHINASKI QUITS...
That's right...Chinaski has officially quit Clones but we won't be disclosing the reasons why.Needless to say it's a BIG loss.Whether or not Clones continues on remains to be seen.And this is before Clones played a gig!!The Clones myspace will remain online just to document the recordings...What a shame - this band had the potential to be a fantastic live act.All flowers , messages of grief and moneys can be forwarded via their myspace.Meanwhile Bob Cadillac still has some recordings availible via his myspace and of course Tribal Thunders on under the name Dotdash.What else is there to say but - HAHAHAHAHA HOHOHOHOHO HEEHEEHEEHEEHEE

New Clones tracks ready

Chinaski has just added some moaning and groaning , crooning and swooning to the latest Clones demos including : 'Smokin' Dub' and 'Burnout'.Two extremes in sound - massive dub and some grimy psychedelic spacepunk...Check our myspace to hear the fantastic results & stay tuned for Clones L I V E ....

Dotdash demo ready now

Just a quick update.Dotdash has a new demo 'Bombs' ready for listening over on his myspace.It's one of the few tracks you'll hear him use a 'talking bass' effect ...it works believe me!

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Clones - Drummer vs. Drum Machine

Clones at one point were looking for a drummer to complete the lineup.The requirements were standard...must like Punk,Post Punk ,Industrial,Dub etc ...binge drinking , barbecues and complaining about other bands...
We polled far and w i d e - and the response ? ONE APPLICANT who thought they would get tired after one song...
Now Melbourne is full of BANDS...some might say TOO MANY...so why add to the mass of already average bands littering the streets?Why indeed...But we didn't count on the totally apathetic response to our band...maybe we were worse than we thought?Maybe too old?Not EMO/ELECTRO enough?God knows.So PLAN B = buy a Drum Machine.If it's good enough for Big Black then why not?
So the demos we've been flogging to the public were recorded with a 'real drummer' Tribal Thunder/Dotdash.
He's played the tracks more or less like a drum machine anyway.But if you're looking to sleep with the drummer after one of the Clones gigs you're out of luck - unless you're kinky and like that sort of MAN/Machine weird sex.So All Hail the drum machine - won't steal your drink/girlfriend , easy to fit in the taxi...

Our first 'review'...the cheque's in the mail

This just in from Andrew Schmidt's blog Mysterex - someone is listening God bless 'im...
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Flipper’s moggied out prowler Ha Ha Ha has long been a favourite. It was one of those arty punk tracks from Jello Biafra’s landmark 1982 compilation, Let Them Eat Jellybeans, that dug deep into the head. It sounds no less biting and snarky in 2008 as Melbourne’s Clones give it a good dusting at www.myspace.com/icloned. The Clones are Dark Mark Courtney, long active on the Hamilton punk scene in groups such as Swamp Goblin, performing here as Stininski, Lance Strickland, Paeroa’s best product of punk, and Bob Cadillac from Christchurch. Kiwi ex pats all. Better still is UFO Remix, a pounding synth slashed original. Both tracks can be downloaded gratis. Bargain. Lance also has Dot Dash (www.myspace.com/dotdasha), his solo electronic project. Anyone who thinks Myspace sites are minimal and clumsy should take a look at this layout. It suits the sounds as well. Lance also demonstates his considerable way with words with tales about SPUD and King Loser. There’s four downloadable tracks available of which Fruity, a propulsive synth-dance track with occasional dark twist, and Musk, where the synths attack, are the pick.
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So it's T01's shout next time we spot Andy...And BTW - there's some great reading on his blog just in case you were even mildly curious to know more about some legendary Kiwi Punk.

Clones - Will resume shortly

Clones - not the prettiest flowers in the bunch,that's for sure.But we look like blokes you could trust right?Might even be fun to hang out with ?Probably lend you some money?Well let's not get carried away...What we can say is all systems are GO @ Clones HQ and the new set promises to be totally fit , fat free and low cholesterol!Now if you're as keen on Dub as we are then why not have a listen to our latest effort 'Tough Guy Dub'...we got da bass to move mountains ...and who knows it might end up having a vocal track soon...Clones - goin' hard and goin' home...