Terminal Cheesecake formed in North and East London in 1988 and was put together by Gary (Jah Geezer) Boniface (formerly of The Purple Things and The Vibes). The band was formed along with Russell Smith, Mick Parkin and John Jobbagy (drummer from the Vibes and Purple Things and leaving the band in late 1989) were the first band signed to the then fledgling Wiiija Records (which later went on to spawn Cornershop, Silverfish, Bis and many more listener-friendly indie-stalwarts).
The first Cheesecake and the first Wiiija release was the 12" vinyl EP 'Bladdersack'. On this totally uncompromising debut release, the title track starts with a heavy hip-hop beat which is rapidly obliterated by a wall of fuzz-tone, sheets of painful feedback and, in there somewhere, a wailing human voice processed almost to the point of being unrecognisable. This is not pop. Are we having fun yet?
Style over time
Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album
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Terminal Cheesecake members
Current members: John Jobaggy (membranophone, original), Russell Smith (original), Neil Francis (lead vocals), Gordon Watson, Dave Cochrane
Former members: Gary Boniface (lead vocals, original), Mick Parkin (original), Scott Kiehl
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