With the Squares, it's like playing at home. Going out and
ten minutes later, see them live in town. The Squares mean
for me the P'tit Zing headquarters with Dédé behind
the counter. It means the concerts in a place we miss, the
rehearsals with the guys of the band "Panik" in the next room.
The influence of the Headcoats on their stuff is real, but
they shouldn't be reduced to the label "French Headcoats".
They have a bigger debt to the whole Medway scene, to which
they will dedicate an entire album. The only time we saw
Billy in Nancy was at the P'tit Zing with the Squares opening
for the Headcoats. And all was said.
The Squares, 3 guys : Nick (guitar/vox), Stanley (bass) and Oli (drums)
who toured in the whole country (with a crash for every van they had
on tour, rock'n'roll attitude !) and abroad. It's also a garage-like
discography with not less than five albums and a bunch of singles.
They took afterwards different ways, but the beat is still here ...
my baaaaby's gone ... yeah yeah she's gone !!!
|
|
Singles
|
|
Wild Wild Squares
[Wild Wild Rds Wild001]
My baby's gone
Nobody loves you
You ain't square
Comanche
First Wild Wild production numbered to 500 copies.
Photo of the sleeve taken from a B-movie.
Exists in green and white vinyl, or black.
|
|
Get Hip?
[Get Hip GH154 '93]
Just one word
Night of the square
Makin love
Congo square
Black or colored vinyl
|
|
Bewitched
[Royal Rds Roy703 '94]
Blueish or purple sleeve
|
|
Ketch 3 up
[Hangman's daughter]
Ain't that lovin' you baby
I can't deceive you baby
500 copies
|
|
Life ain't no fun
[Roto RTSC-106]
Life ain't no fun
Pretty baby (live)
Hound dog (live)
|
Albums
|
|
All trapped in a square
[LP Hangman Hang45up]
He's back / Night and day / Come back / Ballad of the madman /
Sweet chains / Doctor A. Demon / No excuse / I saw your face /
Just for money / Sweeter than you / You can't destroy my love.
Recorded at the Red Studio, Chatham. Produced by Bruce Brand.
|
|
Curse of the squares
[LP Hangman Hang52up]
You ain't square / Reasons / Cry little girl / Behind every tree /
I wish I was a child / Out of nowhere / He's down / Guide my sword /
Dark gonna catch you / In my street / Kitty the schemer /
We've been cursed.
Recorded at the Red Studio, Chatham. Produced by Bruce Brand.
|
|
Curse of the squares + All trapped in a square
[CD Square Rds SQCD01 '92]
He's back / Night and day / Come back / Ballad of the madman /
Sweet chains / Doctor A. Demon / No excuse / I saw your face /
Just for money / Sweeter than you / You can't destroy my love /
Trapped in a square / You ain't square / Reasons / Cry little girl /
Behind every tree / I wish I was a child / Out of nowhere /
He's down / Guide my sword / Dark gonna catch you / In my street /
Kitty the schemer / We've been cursed.
|
|
Tribute to the Medway scene
[Dig Rds DILP1 '93]
Brimfull of hate / I've got everything indeed / Goin' nowhere /
Delmona the temptess of love / Just like you / Whenever I'm gone /
Jealousy / Miss black / Let me touch / When the night comes /
Hurricane / She's just 15 years old / Chatham train.
Recorded at the Red Studio. Self-produced.
|
|
Pure and filthy rhythm'n punk
[Royal Rds Roy1201 '94]
Ain't That Rough / Just One Night / The Little Girl / My Babe Is Gone /
His Name Is Dad / Walkin' / Just One Word / I Hope You're Ready /
Hell Into Heaven / She's Still Mine / You Come Home / Wanna Be.
Recorded at the Red Studio. Self-produced.
|
|
In squarification
[LP/CD Get Hip GH1035]
Believe / Learn that law / Ain't no shame / Can't stand it / Wanna know /
I got more hate / Squarification / Baby / Goin' home / You've won /
Another lie / Life ain't no fun / Kick me out.
|
Compilations
|
|
mini CD
with fanzine Larsen #4 Winter 92]
|
|
|
mini CD with fanzine
[Abus Dangereux Face 38 Oct/Nov 94]
Recorded at Toe Rag studio by Liam Watson.
|
|
|
"Fresh fire in your face"
[K7 Zine Say What '95]
|
 
|
Now put on your face & join the race ep
[7" Demolition Derby DD008]
(the single features Sin Alley/Perverts/Percolators/Squares)
|
|
Shut the gate Suzy and don't let me in
[CD Nitro NITR002]
|
|
10 garage shots Vol. 2
[10" Larsen LZ052 '98]
Recorded at Toe Rag studio in 93.
|
Videos
|
|
|
10/92 @ Fontenay le Comte
|
|
The next step for Nick and Stan (except the live appearances of
Nick alone with guitar and drums in the name of "Nick and the Beatnicks"
opening for various bands, at the P'tit Zing, or at the Caveau des Doms),
is named as "Thundercrack".
The two fellows play the guitar (original Roadrunner Guitars made by
Stanley himself), and imagine a Gories-type stuff, very primitive,
without useless things, and for this purpose, have a drummer who has
just started learning the drums (but with former musical activities),
which is the case of Sacha, who plays on the first single.
But afterwards, Jay join the band (musical past with the Sniffin' ghouls,
Panik on the Bitch, Sux Five, Sux Evulsors, and now in a one man band knpwn
as King Automatic). The photograph of the drummer on the single is Jay's.
After several concerts, the band gets on well, tours, and plays
with bands like the Revelators. And in september 98, is issued
their debut LP on Estrus Rds, which gathers their hits, nervous
songs like "I wanna be the one" or more bluesy ones.
Official site /
MySpace page
|
|
Singles
|
|
"Here comes ..."
[7" Royal Roy709]
Heres comes the thunder / I don't wanna go to Chicago /
I don't mean maybe / Another girl's got to go.
1st pressing issued on black vinyl, 2nd issue on purple vinyl (200 copies)
|
Albums
|
|
"Own shit home"
[LP/CD Estrus ES1249]
Come and see my friends / 99 / I wanna be the one / Shake your lips /
I love her gravy / I do it right / Suck me dry / Back dated sucker /
Kill a rich man / The way you treat me / Chicken biscuits /
Never say goodbye.
|
|
"The Crack"
[CD Estrus ES1292]
Intro / Cheap Cosmetics / Big Fat Lady / ES 125 / Get My Money Back /
Mature Woman / Fallin' Of The Log / Fightning Weight / Hide My Head In
The Sand / Try By Train / Old Time Kentucky / Outro
|
Compilations
|
|
|
V/A "Autorisation de chantier"
[CD]
compilation of local bands
|
|
V/A Larsen #14
[7"]
comes with the fanzine
|
|
V/A "26 Spicey Sizzlers"
[CD Estrus ESPD1 '99]
|
|
V/A "Nouveau Rock'n'Roll Français"
[2LP/CD '04]
|
|
Mr Zero
And what's about Oli ? We see them in several bands, and suddenly,
is issued an album of Oli as Mr Zero on Get Hip. He makes the
whole stuff on the album alone. Apart from the Mr Zero project,
he also plays with the Freaks (with ex-Mothers, a legendary band
in Nancy) we already saw live in Nancy.
|
|
|
"Voodoo's eros"
[LP Get Hip GH1070]
Woman eater / Down the dirty roads / You got me / Such a long way /
Your Voodoo man / Leavin' you / One of these days / Can't get your lovin' /
Jingle Jungle / Voodoo Stomp / Take it off baby.
|
|