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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?

The first album ‘Johnny Townmouse’ which followed on from Bladdersack was indeed a psychedelic bad-acid trip, slab-of-noise version of Beatrix Potter’s nursery story. The band were an impure mash of all things that had gone before, pushed to the extreme. The ‘Cake’s fierce, simple grooves of noise somehow gained some mainstream BBC Radio 1 airplay - much to the bemusement of the DJ’s.

In those early days it was the norm to see Cheesecake as main support or to bands such as White Zombie, Prong etc whilst also headlining around London and beyond with bands such as Silverfish, Godflesh, God and Gallon Drunk (with whom Gary often deputised with as Maracas player) and even Radiohead (whatever happened to them?) in support.

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  • painovoima

    ginge le geezer sounds like limp bizkit covered by royal trux. very amusing musics

    2 Oct 2012 Reply
  • menyauthe

    what a crap bio [2] Great music, though.

    15 Sep 2012 Reply
  • KeefRob

    what a crap bio.

    12 Apr 2012 Reply
  • RussellChap

    Angel In Pigtails was fantastic, unfortunately I have no stereo & haven't found either a CD copy or mp3...Oh well.

    28 Nov 2011 Reply
  • HeroinMilkshake

    I'm addicted.

    22 Apr 2011 Reply
  • pathtoyirah

    mmmmm..

    10 Mar 2010 Reply
  • Baron_Krelve

    I spent years trying to track down a copy of Angels in Pigtails on CD. It’s a stunning album and way ahead of it’s time. The first few minutes sound a lot like Lightning Bolt and it was released at a time when the guys from LB must have still been in nappies. God I love this fuck awful noise. It’s about time someone reissued the back catalogue!

    9 Feb 2010 Reply
  • Medullac

    scaruffi says: "Terminal Cheesecake played space-rock the way avantgarde composer Karlheinz Stockhausen" this is truily reflectly.

    17 Jan 2010 Reply
  • Smirnon

    one of my first tapes was Johnny Town-Mouse. sadly i lost it. good memories tho and band's sound still stands strong

    22 Dec 2009 Reply
  • Thee23ACid23

    Yeah first releases are realy similiar to Skullflower firsts, like Form Destroyer and so...

    28 May 2009 Reply
  • pathtoyirah

    Bladdersack, VCL and Johhny Town-Mouse are great. Anything similar to Skullflower gives me a wood.

    4 May 2009 Reply
  • connect_icut

    This is relevant: http://www.last.fm/group/UK+Post-Rock

    23 Apr 2009 Reply
  • Hierogamia

    A great and extremely underrated band.. What the hell are they doin now?

    23 Mar 2009 Reply
  • markmullally

    Gaz Voola I remember a Vibes gig at the Clarendon Hotel in Hammersmith reminisent to the Blues brother's chicken wire scene - glass and bottes flying eveywhere between the hairsprayed quiffs

    13 Mar 2009 Reply
  • milimetr666

    Big Shout for Garry Cheesecake - Hugs & Kisses from Witek & Monika - Hope to See You in Poland :D \m/

    10 Jul 2008 Reply
  • lostmusic

    Loved VCL and Pearlesque Kings of the Jewmost - back in the late 80s and early 90s. Lost my copies ages ago. So MP3s it is - would love to get this as rereleases on CD......

    2 Jul 2008 Reply
  • hudgie

    So much fun, they where the UK's version of the Butthole Surfers. A bunch of weirdos in Virginia LOVE Terminal Cheesecake!!!!!

    18 Jun 2008 Reply
  • mugginz

    Angels in Pigtails was one of my better purchases in the nineties...saw them live in New Cross, London...worth the 2 bob!

    21 Jan 2008 Reply
  • XamaX666

    Saw these guys @ the duchess in Leeds a couple of times-something different to say the least!Angels in pigtails is definately one for my desert island bag of weirdness! Keep music evil!

    1 Apr 2007 Reply
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