Press release -
Legendary UK art-punk saboteurs COUNTRY TEASERS screen debauched documentary "THIS FILM SHOULD NOT EXIST" w/ live performance by EXEK | 26 SEPT | Thornbury Picture House
A comprehensive portrait of the legendary art-punk outfit COUNTRY TEASERS from Edinburgh whose confrontational lyrical stylings, explosive creativity and commitment to deconstructionism have elicited comparisons with Pussy Galore, Joy Division, Butthole Surfers, The Fall and even satirist Jonathan Swift.
Led by eccentric frontman Ben Wallers - also known as ‘The Rebel’ - Country Teasers roared out of the 90s with a sound that has been described as ‘evil country’, a provocative, ironic noise unleashed in notoriously anarchic live shows that blur the line between drunken unprofessionalism and performance art. In an attempt to pin down their chaotic energy, This Film Should Not Exist blends old and new unreleased live footage with interviews with Wallers and former bass player and successful playwright Simon Stephens, plus an appearance from scene experts like Eric Friedl, Greg Cartwright and Jack Yarber from lo-fi garage trio the Oblivians, Tim Warren of garage-punk label Crypt Records, and Pat Morgan and the late, David R. Edwards of Datblygu, one the most influential bands in modern Welsh-language music and Wallers’ artistic heroes.
In 2014, EXEK's new members were added, in an ever-changing recording and touring lineup. According to the founder: "if we to match the lifespan of The Fall then we could perhaps get close to having as many members/ex-members as that amazing group"
Event organized by Yasmine - music coordinator for MPavilion, head programmer for Colour Club, and is part of the crew at local underground record store Lulu's. Outside of the 9 to 5 you can find Yasmine hosting her RRR show - Cease and Desist, or out DJing Melbourne's worst dive bars
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Topics
- Music
Categories
- this film should not exist
- castle face records
- 1990s
- exek
- melbourne
- post-punk
- documentary
- ben wallers
- the rebel
- anti-fade records
Regions
- England
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