Intercooler
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A Mexican guitar was the catalyst for the formation of Intercooler in 2001. Had it been made in the US, perhaps the story would read a little differently.
Jaded by the ‘struggling artist’ cliché, Joel Potter (bass) hung up his instrument and pissed off to the UK, perhaps resigned to the fact that running around in circles for the sake of music wasn’t worth it.
Meanwhile, back in Oz, vocalist and guitarist Phil Ballantyne was getting restless. He knew of the possibilities he and Potter could explore if they gave it an honest shot. An epiphany of sorts occurred when the guitar Ballantyne had his sights on turned out to be a sub-standard Mexican copy and unfavourable trade for his beloved Telecaster. Not interested, he took the $1400 on offer, added a further $12 and bought himself a plane ticket to London to drag Potter home.
Arriving back home two months before Potter, Ballantyne enlisted the services of drummer Damon Cox and guitarist Michael Caso (later replaced by Darek Mudge), and the Intercooler line-up was almost complete. As though they were organising a show for a homecoming queen, the three put all they could into developing their raw rock sound for Potter’s return. So impressed by the enthusiasm and commitment of his band mates, who had been slogging away at it for the past couple of months, Potter’s inspiration for music was rediscovered.
Jaded by the ‘struggling artist’ cliché, Joel Potter (bass) hung up his instrument and pissed off to the UK, perhaps resigned to the fact that running around in circles for the sake of music wasn’t worth it.
Meanwhile, back in Oz, vocalist and guitarist Phil Ballantyne was getting restless. He knew of the possibilities he and Potter could explore if they gave it an honest shot. An epiphany of sorts occurred when the guitar Ballantyne had his sights on turned out to be a sub-standard Mexican copy and unfavourable trade for his beloved Telecaster. Not interested, he took the $1400 on offer, added a further $12 and bought himself a plane ticket to London to drag Potter home.
Arriving back home two months before Potter, Ballantyne enlisted the services of drummer Damon Cox and guitarist Michael Caso (later replaced by Darek Mudge), and the Intercooler line-up was almost complete. As though they were organising a show for a homecoming queen, the three put all they could into developing their raw rock sound for Potter’s return. So impressed by the enthusiasm and commitment of his band mates, who had been slogging away at it for the past couple of months, Potter’s inspiration for music was rediscovered.
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