s:bahn

  AND NOW WITH LONG LOST FOOTAGE OF THE INFAMOUS DOGHOUSE SHOW

 

S:Bahn Live at the Doghouse , Hobart

So, Im at the Punters Club lurching away to One Inch Punch when I get a tap on the shoulder and some guy asks me "are you a singer", well what do you say? Kristian wants to start a band , he used to be in "Providence" (means nothing to me) , he says "cool" a lot but seems ok.
So we put an add up in polyester records "bass/drums needed for high impact noise band, must like unsane, sonic youth, big black"  that sort of thing. We get a call from Rob , hes from ballarat and doesnt say much but he seems ok. We try out a couple of drummers before we get this guy with dreads, Denis,  whos in "wigshop" ('never heard of em)  , he used to be in "Root beer" ('never heard of em), he says "right" a lot, but seems ok.
I borrow my mate Neil from Ricaines' Fender combo and we head down to midian, Im scared we might be standing around playing a riff for 30 mins (called "jamming" apparently) so I bring a couple of ideas I have..but no problems - KABOOM - these guys can play!
Thats how a band comes together and - one time in a hundred- it works.

And here for the first time since 1995 the first demo in all in its emo-angsty-guitar-shredding-splendour:


http://www.divshare.com/download/16117496-f95
"just  cant turn this damn thing off!!"


81 shows each with a numbered flyer from Denis...heres No.1:

And 4,5 and 6


And here near to the end , playing lake of fur, live at the punters club, 1998

There wasnt a huge crowd at this show, but one of the  cameras was on a tripod and of course the ever courteous melbourne gig going public all stood behind it.....