Mach Pelican

Infobox musical artist
Name = Mach Pelican


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genre = Punk rock
Years_active = 1996–2007
Label = Shock Records
Stomp Entertainment
Bop Records
URL = [http://www.machpelican.com.au/ Official website]
Current_members = K-Rock
Atsu Longrun
Toshi-8Beat
Past_members =

Mach Pelican were a punk rock band formed in Perth, Australia in 1996. In 1998, they relocated to Melbourne, Australia. They announced their farewell tour in July 2007, and played their final show in Tokyo, Japan on September 17, 2007.

Biography

The band was formed by three Japanese students who were studying english in Perth in 1996.cite web|url=http://www.amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=949 |title=Mach Pelican |publisher=Australia Music Online|accessdate=2008-08-13] After touring extensively, Mach Pelican moved to Melbourne in 1998.

In eleven years, Mach Pelican played 800 shows, touring with bands such as The Buzzcocks, Radio Birdman, Rancid, The Hard Ons, Guitar Wolf, Supersnazz, The Donnas, You Am I, The Spazzys and The Porkers.http://www.machpelican.com.au]

2006 was a huge year for the three crazy rockers with their 10 year anniversary, release of their third studio album "Radio Action" on newly formed label Bop Records, touring Japan, as well as their non stop coast-to-coast shows across Australia.

Mach Pelican opened the 2006 Falls Festival in Lorne to a crowd of over 15,000 attendees. The band also played at half time in the 2007 Community Cup in St Kilda to a crowd of over 20,000 spectators.

The band's split in 2007 was a result of personal differences and immigration problems. [cite web|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/9786/Mach-Pelican-final-shows-ever.htm |title=Mach Pelican - final shows ever!|publisher=FasterLouder.com.au|date=2007-07-17|accessdate=2008-08-13]

Band lineup

*Keisuke Nakamura (K-Rock) - Guitar/Vocals
*Atsushi Omori (Atsu Longrun) - Bass/Vocals
*Toshi Maeda (Toshi-8Beat) - Drums/Vocals

TV

Mach Pelican's music has been played on:
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*The Mick Molloy Show
*Rage
*Big Brother Aus Version

Discography

Albums

* "Radio Action" Bop Records (October 2, 2006)
* "Pulsate to the Back Beat" (October 2002)
* "Mach Pelican" Shagpile/Shock Records (August 6, 1999)

ingles and EPs

* "She's A Mod" Bop Records (February 2007)
* "Radio" (April 2006)
* "Airport" (August 2001)
* "Dance in Chicago/Gigantor" (May 1999)
* "Born to Delivery" (September 1999)
* "Blue Sky" (May 1998)
* "Kim Salmon Sessions" Corduroy Records (2000)

plit EPs

* "Chicken & Champagne" 6 track split with "Guttermouth" Shagpile/Shock Records (2000)
* "Cake Spirit EP" 4 way split: Groovie Ghoulies/The Spazzys/Dazes/Mach Pelican
* "Hook up Bikini Girls" 4 way split with:The Wimpy's(Japan)/Mach Pelican/Surfin' Lungs(UK)/The Manges(Italy)
* "Smugglers/Mach Pelican" 5 track split with "Smugglers" Cordrouy Records (2001)

References

External links

* [http://www.machpelican.com.au/ Mach Pelican Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/machpelican2005 Mach Pelican on MySpace Music]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/11/23/1037697938805.html The Age Newspaper Article in November 2002]
* [http://boprecords.net/ Bop Records Website]