Artist description Antilectual are a seven piece ska-punk band from SE England, they have been together for just over a year.

Music Style Ska Punk

Musical Influences NOFX, Mad Caddies, Spunge, Less Than Jake.

Similar Artists NOFX, Mad Caddies, Reel Big Fish, Lagwagon, Shootin' Goon, Captain Everything, Millencolin, Spunge, Route 215, Capdown, Lightyear, Voodoo Glow Skulls, MxPx, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Less Than Jake.

Artist History The band was started almost two years ago by Roy, Munch and Wasp. Then Antilectual were a punk rock band in the style of NOFX and Lagwagon etc. Paget was brought in on vocals coz no one else could sing properly. Soon McSam joined on guitar as well. We did a few gigs in small venues around our local area with another young punk band called 'Fresh OJ'. We also made a 2 track demo CD but the band never really progressed much. Then we started getting into ska, our main influences are the Mad Caddies, [Spunge], and Less Than Jake. We decided to invite Random Si and Joe in as our brass section. Since then the band has never really looked back, we got a new set together and started developing our own style. We began to do gigs more regularly and on a larger scale around the Cambridgeshire and Essex areas. And recently we won the Saffron Walden Rock Contest 2002. This is the Antilectual that we all know and love today!

Group Members Adam 'Old Matey' Paget- Vocals Jake 'Roy Borison' Skinner - Guitar Sam 'McSam' Moss - Guitar Chris 'Munch' Pike - Bass Jon 'Wontawasp' Willoughby - Drums Si 'Random Si' Lindsell - Sax and Joe - Trombone

Instruments Vocals, 2 Guitars, Bass, Drums, Sax, and Trombone

Albums Sore Eyes and Bruised Thighs

Press Reviews Carnival Rocks! 17/07/02 The Carnival continues its commitment to the community by providing something for everyone in the name of Rock Night last night. Local bands from in and around Saffron Walden aroused a mostly young and lively audience in a competition between four bands, all with their own material. First up where Reykjavik, a three piece band and did themselves proud as the first act to get the crowd warmed up. Somerset West were on stage next, and proved themselves worthy with a set resulting in bare chested lead singer, Barney (needs a tan mind), putting in a excellent vocal performance, much to the delight of the crowd. As the night drew in, Super 7 played some high quality music, the excellent sound system within the Marquee resonating their well played tunes to all corners. Lastly, the crazed Antilectual set about upstaging the other bands with a stage performance of their own! An unusual seven piece band with a brass section, played some innovative songs, and despite breaking a bass guitar they continued to rouse the crowd into a near fervour resulting in rapturous applause. And the winners, judging by our expert panel of band members deservedly awarded first prize to Antilectual much to the appreciation of everyone. So off they went again putting together a couple more performances to finish an excellent night off.  Andrew Minit Memorial Concert  Saffron Walden Town Hall - Friday 12th April Bands: Jonny B and The Blues Makers, Chinese Apron, Dumbstruck and Antilectual. "THERE'S STILL A BIG LIVE MUSIC SCENE IN SAFFRON WALDEN   Saffron Walden Town Hall was crammed - which was a good sign from the start. You do have to remember that the average age of any band member in any of the bands was no more than about 16. The night kicked off with Johnny B and the Bluesmakers. They got the crowd dancing in fine style with their upbeat jazzy blues set. Next came Chinese Apron, who seemed to be a crowd pleaser. They had a good sound but their timing needs a bit of work (hahahahaha!), just as I was getting into their groove it changed (it's not that bad lads, we think you're good any way). Third on were Dumbstruck, the first of the bands to actually look like they were into and loving what they were doing. Their punky songs certainly started to whip the audience up. And finally, the last band on were Antilectual, where do I start? They had charisma, style and basically were completely mad. Their mixture of ska and punk with an audience participation took us all to a different level, musically this was the band I enjoyed most, especially the funky chicken that was the trombonist. The band was by far the most entertaining of the night. It's good to see that there is still a big live music scene in Saffron Walden, with young bands coming through again. I'm sure that Andy was looking on and laughing at all the antics of the night. Well done guys, I had fun. Get a few more rehearsals in and you can only get better" ALI RICHARDSON         SAFFRON WALDEN REPORTER APRIL 18TH 2002

Additional Info We like lemons, eggs and cheese. Winners of the Saffron Walden Rock Contest.

Location Saffron Walden, Essex - United Kingdom

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