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the whackouts

edmonton, Canada
October 29, 2005
2,971 plays
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The Whackouts are a 4 piece group from south central Edmonton. Lucky Azuka .......... Bass / vocals Jarod Munk .... ... Drums / vocals Miko.......................Keyboards / vocals David Axis ........... .Vocals / Guitar / Harmonica We try to present our tunes in a format that is "hookish ,crunchy ,contemporary ,radio friendly, exuberant ,dynamic, danceable and fun. however that said , THE WHACKOUTS furthermore endeavor to give the listener something to ponder that "could" be relevant to their own existence. We write about the streets, because the streets are where we are from. We have lost many good friends over the years and accordingly we endeavor to keep the music as a reflection of the streets that we are from .Both as redemption ( for us )and our own modest way to honor the memory of the fallen . " Part of the job" was written when our friend ended up in the slammer "the life" it is part of the job deskription."Shapes"is about the Various geometric expressions in the lexicon of hyperbole. What can I say about †THE SNOWMAN†? I suppose every town has various shades of this life form "PULP" is a slice of life from what could best be described as a Tarintino(esque) state of mind. "Letters I’ll write" is a low rider main street Saturday night anthem.
Band/artist history
This is another one of David Axis projects that barely made it out of the basement. The disappearance of original drummer Scott Lavey and David Axis having his thumb chopped off in a gambling accident were contributing factors in the demise of this band. The tunes were played live a couple times in 06 and 07 with various incarnations of the David Axis Gruppe! Although David Axis usually writes much heavier music "David Axis Tribal Garage "still has "Pulp" on the set list.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
yes. underground speakeasy's, after hours clubs ,and private parties for our friends and family.
Your musical influences
Murder inc. ,Bonnie and Clyde ,Brahm Stokker baron Von Richthofen,john Dillinger,John Gotti and Pulp is dedicated to Sammy Gravano. Alister Crowley .
What equipment do you use?
lucky likes to emit super low frequency(10 cycles)pulses using a dish like device to aim and fire. Miko uses a piano wire and Jarvok likes sharp sticks while David cuts heads.
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edmonton, Canada
October 29, 2005
2,971 plays
12,254 views