Friday, 15 April 2011

BUNKFACE


Bunkface

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Bunkface

From left to right: Sam Youk and Paan.
Background information
OriginKlang, Selangor,
Malaysia
GenresPop Punk
Punk Rock
Alternative Rock
Years active2005–present
LabelsBunkface Production
Associated actsThe Azender
Coda(Band)
One Buck Short
Dichi Michi
robot asmara
Websitehttp://www.bunkfaceband.com/
Members
Sam
Youk
Paan
Past members
Biak
Bunkface is a Malaysian Punk Rock band from Klang, formed in 2005. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Sam(Shamsul anuar), bass guitarist and backup vocalist Youk(Farouk Jaafar), Paan (Ahmad Farhan). Popular songs by Bunkface include Silly Lilly, Situasi, Revolusi, Prom Queen, Through My Window, Extravaganza, Soldier and most recently, World.






History

[edit]Lesson of the Season

In December 2007, Bunkface released their first EP titled "Lesson of the Season", featuring 6 English tracks, mixing a pop-punk/rock alternative sound. The hit song "Silly Lily" was number 1 on Suria.fm’s Malaysian Top Ten for 8 weeks and number 1 on Fly.fm’s Campur Chart for 10 weeks.

[edit]Mainstream success

After their EP "Lesson Of the Season" in 2007, "Bunkface" then released their first Malay single titled "Situasi" in 2008. Originally the song was intended to be recorded in English, But Youk suggested the band to record it in Malay instead. Few months later, Situasi stormed the local Malay radio stations and hit number #1 on FLY FM and steadily stayed at #3 on ERA FM for 3 weeks. Bunkface won the Rockstar, Break Out as well as the Ultimate Shout! Award in the inaugural Shout! Awards which was organized by 8TV and held for the first time at the Stadium Bukit Jalil. Their achievements at the awards drew the interests of the organizers of the One Movement For Music Perth (OMFM), who subsequently invited them to perform at the festival which was held on the 16th to the 18th of October, 2009. This marked their first time performing overseas in Australia.[1]. The band also performed at the 02 music festival in Islington And Liverpool early october in 2010.

[edit]Through My Window

Bunkface joined the Everyone Connects campaign by TMNet and sung the song Through My Window which was used in the campaign's television advertisement. The song was first heard over the airwaves when an anonymous CD arrived at radio stations in the country.[2] This mystery generated an immediate buzz among the public, who wondered who the artist behind the song were. Bunkface's popularity soared when it was revealed they we're the artists. Discussed widely throughout Facebook and Twitter, the song was said by many to be viral and infectious. Its fan base so far numbers more than 17,000 and it has garnered more than 3.7 million online mentions and over 6,600 video and audio uploads on Facebook.[3] The song even attracted a large crowd to a public sing-along at Lorong Cungah Port Klang which also became the largest sing-along event in Malaysia.[4]

[edit]Phobia Phoney

In March 2010, Bunkface released their debut full album, Phobia Phoney. Phobia Phoney is made up of 6 English songs and 4 Malay songs. It is including their hit singles such as "Situasi", "Revolusi", "Extravaganza" ,"Prom Queen", "Soldier" , "Escape Dance" and "World".

[edit]Side Projects

In mid-2010 Sam has formed a side project called The Azenders along with his friends from other bands such as Izal(Bass) from One Buck Short, Ajam(Synth/Strings) from Dichi Michi, and Kudut(Drummer) from Robot Asmara and has released their first single on Facebook, Myspace page called "Ladies & Gentlemen" and is now getting frequent plays on local radio stations. The band has also released "Peribadi" recently, another single.





Style and influences

While BuNkface are primarily considered as Punk Rock,Alternative Rock , band has cited Sum 41, Green Day, and Blink 182 as their main influences.

[edit]Music Videos

Stupid lilly (2007) Bunk Anthem (2008) Prom Queen (2009) Through My Window (2009) Situasi (2011) Revolusi (2010)

[edit]Band members

[edit]Current members

[edit]Former members

  • Biak - Drums ( 2005-2008)

[edit]Touring & session members

[edit]Discography

Main article: Bunkface discography
  • Demo (2006)
  • Lesson of the Season[EP] (2007)
  • Phobia Phoney [Album] (2010)

[edit]Awards and nominations

Bunkface awards and nominations
[hide]Awards and nominations
AwardWinsNominations
Totals
Awards won9
Nominations12









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