Artist description An onslaught of sounds, pummeling you through a musical adventure of new concepts, odd time changes, tightly orchastrated, multi-part progressive jazz/punk/rawk n' rohl.

Music Style Progressive Jazz-Punk-Metal-Rawk and everything else

Musical Influences music

Similar Artists Don Caballero, Fugazi, Drive Like Jehu, John Zorn, Storm and Stress, Slint, Captain Beefheart, Naked City, Albert Ayler, Massacre

Artist History The band originally formed in the early 90's in their freshmen year of high school at Northwestern Secondary (the "real" Degrassi) in Stratford. Nick Kuepfer(guitar) and Tim Nichols(bass), whom had been friends since thier days of playing with Transformers and Nerf Crossbows, decided to form a band to enter in a Battle of the Bands so they could use the prize money to pay Brock's bail. They teamed with classmate Jason Lantz(drums)and formed Soylent Green. Soylent Green entertained many with their live performances and demo tapes which brought us instant classics like 'Johnny', 'Herman's Mental', 'Jesus the Fish' and of course 'Check It Out'. Realizing their was roughly 2 billion bands named Soylent Green, the boys changed their name to Lungbutter in early 1996. With the new name came new songs and a new drummer, long-time friend and the Don Brewer of the hoola-hoop, Lenny Haggerty. To this day the band has established a loyal fan of butter-heads and continues to write music in a style that is totally their own. Kings among men, the sultans of sound, Lungbutter

Group Members Nick Kuepfer: guitar & vocals - Tim Nichols: bass & vocals - Lenny Haggerty: drums & treasurer and the new guy!! Colin Fisher:guitar, Duckcalls & tha sexophone

Instruments guitar, guitar, sax, bass, drums, fire extinguisher & the robust Elephone

Albums 'Lungbutter' CD 1999 Discount Records/ Red Elephant Records, Donk EP - 2001, Dr Rush's Tranquilizer - 2002

Press Reviews CDReviewsLungbutter -self-titled (red elephant records) Bow down to the kings of the Stratford music scene - Lungbutter has finally delivered their eagerly awaited self-titled CD. And was it worth the wait? You bet your sweet Jesus, Eugene! The disc starts off with the multi-parted energy packed punch in the teeth, Sincerity. The wide variety of style, tempo and timing within the song opens the listener to a gateway of different possibilities that the following songs could explore. The disc includes a mixture of newer material and some older crowd pleasers like Burger Flipping Fuck and Day or Two. Broken Numbers follows the song within song style of Sincerity, giving a wide variety of styles and pumped up rhythms and beats which drive the song to a twang-funk groove preceding the songs climactic finish. Mr. Liquid was a perfect selection to close the CD with its upbeat and aggressive main body which suddenly slows to a calm refrain that gradually builds up to a charged big finish. For the most part the CD does Lungbutter's live show justice. The vocals are a bit louder than fans might be used to, but the disc still captures a great deal of the band's charged performance. When listening to the disc one may be able to hear the drums screaming for help as they are getting the hell beat out of them by drummer Lenny "I forgot the name of the Club we were supposed to play at so I went home" Haggarty, (the leading pioneer of fire extinguisher percussion in recorded music), at insane speeds with remarkable accuracy. This disc is all around awesome, every single song kicks ass whether it's two minutes, or a brilliantly orchestrated multi-part song clocking in closer to five. This is a great CD from a really great band. Anyone who has every enjoyed a Lungbutter set would enjoy this disc. Come to think of it, anyone who has ever seen Lungbutter has enjoyed their set. And who in Stratford hasn't seen Lungbutter play before? No one. So everyone should have a copy of this disc by next month granted that Nick and Tim (I forget which one's which) make more. TavoLungbutter-New CD (not yet titled) As you've probably heard through the grapefruit vine, Stratford's original boy band, Lungbutter, is about to release a follow-up to their last CD. The boys are about to unleash 5 new songs that are sure to make you put down those Crayolas and pick up ? an apple? I don't know where I was going with that. Anyway, the point is that I've heard the CD and you haven't, so keep reading, you oaf. The other day I happened to be snooping around Kuepfer's house looking for items that I could sell on e-bay when I came across a copy of the new CD with the working title "Lenny Does Dallas." Rather than waking up Kuepfer from his slumber to ask him for information, like song titles and the actual release date, I decided just to flee from the scene and take the new disc home to review it. The new CD starts off strong with some song whose title I don't know, but it's a strong song to open the CD. The new disc picks up where their previous release left off, exploring different time signatures, odd rhythm patterns and tight orchestration. You'll notice that some of the tracks on this CD have a bit more of an avant-garde jazz flavor to them and the songs have more parts and changes. The songs all vary in length. Some are 2 minutes to 5 minutes long: the longest being close to 12. That track in particular is the greatest gem on the CD and is probably one of the band's greatest musical achievements. The song is carefully knit together with countless parts, each one with the potential to stand alone as its own song. The different parts vary in style and tempo, making the song exciting to listen to and impossible to grow tired of. One track has Nick rambling on instead of singing while the music plays behind him. The final track of the CD is also quite amusing to listen to. The first time I heard it, I thought the boys of butter were just jamming out on different instruments, including saxophones, but if you double the speed of the track and play it backwards, it's actually 'Meat and Potato Man' with Tim on the bassoon. The production and recording of the disc is a little better than last time, but it still doesn't quite capture Lungbutter's live sound and Lenny's drum murdering in particular. Still much of the excitement is captured and you know Lenny is busting the hell out of the drums, Nick is smiling politely and Tim is hiding his 'chubby' with his bass. The vocals are a little hard to decipher at times, which means I have to mumble when I sing along, but they still do the trick. This release is definitely a step forward in musical and creative maturity and points towards more exciting things to look forward to in the future. As we say at the proctologist's office: "I give it 9 brown thumbs up." I'm sure you will agree with me when you kids find it in your Easter baskets, ya jerk-asses! -Tavo cd reviews-donk ep(red elephant records/cast165 records) As you've probably heard through the grapefruit vine, Stratford's original boy band, Lungbutter, is about to release a follow-up to their last CD. The boys are about to unleash 5 new songs that are sure to make you put down those Crayolas and pick up ? an apple? I don't know where I was going with that. Anyway, the point is that I've heard the CD and you haven't, so keep reading, you oaf. The other day I happened to be snooping around Kuepfer's house looking for items that I could sell on e-bay when I came across a copy of the new CD with the working title "Lenny Does Dallas." Rather than waking up Kuepfer from his slumber to ask him for information, like song titles and the actual release date, I decided just to flee from the scene and take the new disc home to review it. The new CD starts off strong with some song whose title I don't know, but it's a strong song to open the CD. The new disc picks up where their previous release left off, exploring different time signatures, odd rhythm patterns and tight orchestration. You'll notice that some of the tracks on this CD have a bit more of an avant-garde jazz flavor to them and the songs have more parts and changes. The songs all vary in length. Some are 2 minutes to 5 minutes long: the longest being close to 12. That track in particular is the greatest gem on the CD and is probably one of the band's greatest musical achievements. The song is carefully knit together with countless parts, each one with the potential to stand alone as its own song. The different parts vary in style and tempo, making the song exciting to listen to and impossible to grow tired of. One track has Nick rambling on instead of singing while the music plays behind him. The final track of the CD is also quite amusing to listen to. The first time I heard it, I thought the boys of butter were just jamming out on different instruments, including saxophones, but if you double the speed of the track and play it backwards, it's actually 'Meat and Potato Man' with Tim on the bassoon. The production and recording of the disc is a little better than last time, but it still doesn't quite capture Lungbutter's live sound and Lenny's drum murdering in particular. Still much of the excitement is captured and you know Lenny is busting the hell out of the drums, Nick is smiling politely and Tim is hiding his 'chubby' with his bass. The vocals are a little hard to decipher at times, which means I have to mumble when I sing along, but they still do the trick. This release is definitely a step forward in musical and creative maturity and points towards more exciting things to look forward to in the future. As we say at the proctologist's office: "I give it 9 brown thumbs up." I'm sure you will agree with me when you kids find it in your Easter baskets, ya jerk-asses!

Additional Info 'Toys You Can Choke On' CD Compilation 1999 Pencil Neck Records, Some Japanese Compilation CD 1999, trsack on meathead records 9 cd box set of canadian independent artists, track on KW's ARA benefit cd, track on Cast 165 records cd sampler, track on Belleville ontarios Anti Antenna records compilation

Location Stratford, Ontario - Canada

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