| Sonic Boom Six | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Genre(s) | Punk, Ragga, Hip Hop |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Label(s) | Rebel Alliance (UK) Deck Cheese (UK) Pyropit (Japan) Asbestos (USA) |
| Associated acts | Babyboom Suicide Bid |
| Members | |
| Laila Khan Ben Childs Paul 'Barney Boom' Barnes Neil 'Madfish' McMinn |
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| Former members | |
| Davey 'Hellfire' Kelly | |
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History
Sonic Boom Six first appeared on the Manchester punk scene in April 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Some of their members were originally in the band Grimace, and released an album under this name. However, a new line-up came together as Sonic Boom Six. Their sound has been described as "Notting Hill Carnival on a punk CD".
Their original, self-titled, demo recorded with Jerry Melchers, was self-released in October 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. To promote the CD, they toured the UK with ska veterans The Toasters and London 'Wildstyle Ska-Punk-Hip-Hop' band King Prawn. The Toasters were one of the first American bands in the third wave of Ska, and may be the longest active ska band in the United States though singer Robert King Prawn were a prominent band of the UK Ska punk scene during the 1990s and early 2000s They also toured with Coolie Ranx (ex Pilfers) as well as appearing as his backing band. frame|right|Coolie performing with Pilfers --> Coolie Ranx (real name Obi-Ajula Ugbomah) is a New York City based musician best known Pilfers formed in 1997 when former Toasters vocalist Coolie Ranx joined with former Bim Skala Bim trombonist Vinny Nobile
In September 2003 they released The Turbo EP, their first release for Moon Ska Europe. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. EP of Manchester band Sonic Boom Six In September 2003 they released The Turbo EP, their first release for Moon Ska Europe Moon Ska World, formerly known as Moon Ska Europe, is the European sister label of the defunct Record label Moon Ska Records. This was produced by Ace (of Skunk Anansie) and Christophe. Skunk Anansie were an English rock band whose members included Skin (Deborah Dyer Cass (Richard Lewis Ace (Martin Kent and Mark Richardson After a series of good reviews, Sonic Boom Six were invited to perform a session on BBC Radio One's The Lock Up.
After further touring with Catch 22, as well as the Moon Ska 'Launchpad Tour 2004' (alongside Zen Baseballbat, Graveltrap, Babar Luck and Dumpster Pop), the band re-united with Ace and Christophe to record their second EP. Catch 22 is a Ska punk band from East Brunswick, New Jersey. The band was formed by Guitarist vocalist/songwriter Tomas Kalnoky Zen Baseballbat are a Ska band from Widnes, England. They were the subject of a Granada TV documentary "Twin Town - North West Attitude" Babar Luck is the former bassist of UK Skacore band King Prawn.
Sounds to Consume was released on Moon Ska Europe in August 2004, and featured the whole of the Turbo EP as bonus tracks. Sounds to Consume is Sonic Boom Six 's second release for Moon Ska Europe and comprises four new tracks alongside the four tracks from their original release "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
After tour dates with Leftöver Crack and The Suicide Machines the band appeared on BBC2's Asian arts programme Desi DNA performing in a scrap yard as well as being interviewed by Adil Ray for his show on the BBC Asian Network. Leftöver Crack is an American Anarchist Ska punk band formed in 2000 following the breakup of the Ska punk The Suicide Machines were an American Punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit Michigan and disbanded in May of 2006. Desi DNA is a British Television show on the BBC covering Desi ( British Asian) art culture and entertainment Adil Ray, a British Radio and Television Presenter, born 26 April 1974 in Birmingham, England of Kenyan Pakistani
In early February 2005 Sonic Boom Six parted ways with guitarist Dave "Hellfire" Kelly who was replaced with current guitarist Ben who used to play sax, thus making SB6 a four piece. February 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August Ben's old sax parts are now played through a sampler when performing live, or by other bands at the show, such as when on tour with Grown at Home and The Flaming Tsunamis. Grown at Home is a British Ska punk band were tipped as "the new market leaders for their genre in this country and with a nationwide fanbase to back their
In 2005 the band opened the Love Music Hate Racism event on the Leftfield Stage at the Glastonbury Festival, played Belgium's Sortie 23 festival and performed at the premiere of the Rock Against Racism film Who Shot the Sheriff? with HARD-Fi and Roll Deep. Bramham Park is a country house between Leeds and Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Love Music Hate Racism (LMHR is a music-oriented campaign by the Anti-Nazi League and Unite Against Fascism. For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Hard-Fi are an English Indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003 Roll Deep are a MOBO Award -nominated London -based grime music collective
2005 also saw the release of the Champion Edition of Sounds to Consume, which featured 4 of their original demo tracks (remixed by Tim G), 3 remixes, an acoustic track and a video. They also embarked on several dates on the inaugural Good To Go Tour alongside The Aquabats and Never Heard of It. The Good To Go Tour is a British multi-artist package Concert tour that features a mix of established acts from the American punk/rock/ska/pop genres and rising UK bands The Aquabats (often written as The Aquabats!) are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording
2006 saw the band record their second session for BBC Radio 1's The Lock Up, which was broadcast on 27 June. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden They were joined by Pete and Tucker from Jesse James and Itch from The King Blues. Jesse James were a Pop punk band from London England. They formed in 2000 and have since toured the UK Europe and Canada The King Blues hail from London, UK. They blend a wide range of styles of music from acoustic to ska
Their debut full-length album, The Ruff Guide to Genre-Terrorism, was released on 10 July 2006 on Deck Cheese Records[1], and in August 2006 the band played the Reading and Leeds Festivals as a last minute replacement for Paramore. The Ruff Guide to Genre-Terrorism is the first full-length release by Manchester, UK based Sonic Boom Six. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Deck Cheese is a Record label based in London, UK. It is run by Miles Hackett and Eugene Butcher. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to Paramore (ˈpærəmɔər is an American pop rock band that formed in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee in 2004 consisting of They were joined again by Itch of The King Blues for a performance of All In (singing the parts of the song written by Coolie Ranx) and Nick 'The Blade' Horne of Howards Alias, current partner of vocalist Laila - who played trombone on the songs Bigger Than Punk Rock and Until The Sunlight Comes. The King Blues hail from London, UK. They blend a wide range of styles of music from acoustic to ska frame|right|Coolie performing with Pilfers --> Coolie Ranx (real name Obi-Ajula Ugbomah) is a New York City based musician best known Howards Alias were a popular band in the modern UK underground punk scene During May 2007 they played at the Slam Dunk Festival at Leeds University Union with Paramore and Reel Big Fish. Reel Big Fish is an American Ska punk band from Huntington Beach California, best known for the 1997 hit " Sell Out. During Reel Big Fish's set Laila joined the band on stage to sing parts of She Has a Girlfriend Now alongside Aaron Barrett. She joined them again during Reel Big Fish's Monkeys for Nothin' winter tour in 2008. Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free is the sixth studio album from Reel Big Fish, and their first studio album since being released from Jive Records They played the Reading and Leeds Festivals again in 2007, on the Lock Up stage, playing not only their own material but covering the song Sound System by Operation Ivy. Operation Ivy was an influential Ska punk and Hardcore punk band formed in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. During this song, Itch from the King Blues once again joined them on-stage to sing it.
November 2007 saw the release of the band's second full-length CD, Arcade Perfect, on their own Rebel Alliance Recordings[2].
In May 2008, the band will embark on the Rude Awakening 2008 tour, alongside Big D and the Kids Table and Random Hand. Big D and the Kids Table is a Third wave ska band formed in October 1995 in Allston Massachusetts when its members converged in college Random Hand is a British Ska, metal and Reggae band formed in Keighley in 2002.
Members
- Laila Khan: vocals/melodica
- Ben Childs: guitar/vocals/saxophone
- Paul 'Barney Boom' Barnes: bass/vocals
- Neil 'Madfish' McMinn: drums/samples
- Francis Hunt: Flute
Side-projects
In addition to Sonic Boom Six, all four members are also in the acoustic reggae band Babyboom. Their self-titled debut EP was recorded in February 2006. Babyboom is the debut self-titled release by Sonic Boom Six 's acoustic side project An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English Laila, Barney and Ben also contribute vocals to the ongoing dub/punk project Suicide Bid and feature heavily on the collective's 2006 album The Rot Stops Here as well as performing live on rare occasions such as Rebellion punk festival. Suicide Bid are a musical collective from Manchester London Philadelpia Scotland and a few more places The Rot Stops Here is the second release by London based collective Suicide Bid.
Discography
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sonic Boom Six EP | self-released |
| 2003 | The Turbo EP | Moon Ska Europe |
| 2004 | Sounds to Consume | Moon Ska Europe |
| 2005 | Sounds to Consume Champion Edition | Moon Ska Europe |
| 2006 | as Babyboom: Babyboom | self-released |
| 2006 | The Ruff Guide to Genre-Terrorism | Deck Cheese |
| 2007 | All-In (single) | Deck Cheese |
| 2007 | Ruff and Ready: Live in Manchester (DVD) | self-released |
| 2007 | Arcade Perfect | Rebel Alliance |
| 2007 | While You Were Sleeping (single) | Rebel Alliance |
References
External links
See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sonic Boom Six is the self-titled debut EP by the Manchester ska/punk band Sonic Boom Six, released in October 2002 and produced by Jerry Melchers Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. EP of Manchester band Sonic Boom Six In September 2003 they released The Turbo EP, their first release for Moon Ska Europe "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Sounds to Consume is Sonic Boom Six 's second release for Moon Ska Europe and comprises four new tracks alongside the four tracks from their original release Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Babyboom is the debut self-titled release by Sonic Boom Six 's acoustic side project Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Ruff Guide to Genre-Terrorism is the first full-length release by Manchester, UK based Sonic Boom Six. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. All-In is the first single by Sonic Boom Six featuring Coolie Ranx, released as an Enhanced CD. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ruff and Ready Live in Manchester is the first DVD by Sonic Boom Six. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Arcade Perfect is Sonic Boom Six 's second full-length CD and their first on their own Rebel Alliance label. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. While You Were Sleeping is the second single by Manchester, UK based band Sonic Boom Six, and the first to be taken from their second full-length MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music andDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic