Crab Smasher

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Name = Crab Smasher


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Origin = Newcastle
Genre = Noise_music / electro pop
Years_active = 2002 – Present
Label = Monstera Deliciosa, Squeamish Recordings, Trapdoor Tapes
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Current_members = Grant Hunter, Nicholas French
Past_members = Chloe Russell
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Crab Smasher were formed in 2002 by Grant Hunter, Nicholas French and Chloe Russell. They are currently based in Newcastle, Australia. Their music is best described as an amalgamation of ambience, noise and electro pop characterized by frequently shifting movements of improvised sound. They utilise traditional and electronic instrumentation as well as found objects, toys, and tape manipulations.

Members

*Grant Hunter 2002-Current
*Nicholas French 2002-Current
*Chloe Russell 2002-2006

Additional Musicians

*Sarah Humphreys 2002-2004
*Matt Ranzetta 2003-2004, 2007
*Nick Senger 2006

Discography

Albums

*"Crocodile box and the Johnny Mars" (Album, Squeamish Recordings, 2002)
*"David intolerant and the Seventeen Screaming kids" (Album, Squeamish Recordings, 2003)
*"Dr.Snake and 200 bearded Skinnys" (Album, Squeamish Recordings, 2004)
*"Todd mcfarlane crushes the Tyranny of Corporate America" (Album, Squeamish Recordings, 2005)
*"Serie Una di Collaborazione"(Album, Squeamish Recordings, 2006)
*"DOOM+DOOM=OMG!!!"(Album, Trapdoor Tapes, 2007)

ingles And EPs

*"To have ants.." (EP, Squeamish Recordings, 2006)
*"Yvonne Ruve 18/02/2006" (EP, Squeamish Recordings, 2006)
*"ORCA" (EP, Squeamish Recordings, 2006)
*"IMPOSSIBLE MONSTERS" (EP, Squeamish Recordings, 2007)

Compilations

*"Shriek Sounds Autumn Oh Six" (Shrieksounds, 2005)
*"Summer Winds: Sydney 2007" (Summer Winds Records, 2007)

External links

* [http://www.mp3.com.au/crabsmasher Crab Smasher's mp3.com.au page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/crabsmasher Crab Smasher's myspace page]