Trash Fashion

English New Rave band
Trash Fashion
OriginBirmingham, England
GenresNew rave
Years active2005-present
LabelsPropaganda (UK)
Vinyl Junkie (Japan)
MembersTom Marsh ("Jet Storm")
Ben Marsh ("Mason Storm")
Matt Emerson ("Bam Bam")
Jim Ready ("Jimbo Ready")
Past membersK-Bomb
WebsiteOfficial Website
Myspace page

Trash Fashion are a four-piece band made up of brothers Tom Marsh and Ben Marsh (lead vocals and lead guitar, respectively) joined by Matt Emerson (as drummer) and Jim Ready (as bassist). Their current UK record label is Propaganda Records and in Japan it is Vinyl Junkie. All members originally hail from Birmingham and are now based in London.

Members

In early 2009, the band replaced their previous stage names (shown in brackets) with their real-life first names on their MySpace.

  • Tom Marsh ("Jet Storm") — keyboards, lead vocals
  • Ben Marsh ("Mason Storm") — guitar, vocals
  • Matt Emerson ("Bam Bam") — drums
  • Jim Ready ("Jimbo Ready") — bass

Former members

  • K-Bomb left the band in May 2008 to pursue his solo project, Kurran and the Wolfnotes [1].

Musical style

Trash Fashion describe their sound as "Guntronic Disco Warehouse Rock"[1] but are often placed in the New Rave[2][3] category, citing Black Strobe, Tiga, Daft Punk, Altern8, The Prodigy, Shalamar, Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Iron Maiden as some of their influences.

Trash Fashion also cover songs from established bands, such as Madness[4] and Hall & Oates.[5]

Discography

Albums

  • Nights of Error (album) (Released 20-10-2008), Propaganda Records
  1. Beat Goes Round
  2. Why Can't We Be Friends
  3. We Go To War
  4. Spread the Love
  5. Night of Error
  6. Rabbit in the Headlights
  7. Mom and Daddy
  8. Rave Dave
  9. I Got Slimed
  10. Tight Body
  11. Uphill Struggle
  12. What Am I Supposed To Do
  • Eat our Skill (Japan only mini-album) (Released 4-6-2008), Vinyl Junkie

EPs

  • I can't go for that (Released 2009)
  • Why Can't We Be Friends? (Released 10-3-2008)
  • Mom & Daddy (2007)

Singles

Year Title Album
2007 "Its a Rave Dave" Nights Of Error
2008 "Beat Goes Round"
"Night Of Error"

References

  1. ^ Oyster Magazine ; Trash Fashion - Rock and Rave[permanent dead link]; retrieved March 19, 2009
  2. ^ Our Cultural History Archived 2008-03-03 at archive.today; retrieved February 10, 2009
  3. ^ Times Online; Here we glo again; retrieved February 11, 2009
  4. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRNiFkc1vX8&feature=channel_page
  5. ^ http://www.myspace.com/trashfashion

External links

  • Official Website
  • Trash Fashion on Last FM
  • 'Rave Dog - a documentary about Trash fashion and New Rave on FourDocs'
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