Gaye Bykers on Acid (GBOA) are an English psychedelic rock band from Leicester, and one of the founder members of the grebo music scene. They later released both thrash punk and dance music albums under various aliases.
Gaye Bykers on Acid were formed in late 1984 by Ian Reynolds (Robber) and Ian Hoxley (Mary). They were later joined by guitarist and art student Tony Horsfall and drummer Kevin Hyde. Their first gig was at The Princess Charlotte in Leicester in mid-1985.
Their first releases – the single Everythang's Groovy and the Nosedive Karma EP – were both recorded in Leeds with Jon Langford of The Mekons, and released on the InTape label.[2] They then signed to Virgin Records releasing the albums Drill Your Own Hole and Stewed to the Gills.[1] Initial quantities of the vinyl version of Drill Your Own Hole were pressed without a hole in the centre, so it was necessary to drill your own hole to play it.[2] The album spent one week at number 95 in the UK Albums Chart in November 1987.[3]
They also played gigs (dressed in women's clothing) under the name 'Lesbian Dopeheads on Mopeds', supporting themselves, and thus getting paid twice. They also performed as a fictitious East Germanthrash punk band "Rektüm" (they claimed to have jumped over the Berlin Wall), recording an LP Sakredanus and an EP Real Horror Show under the name.
However management problems and poor sales meant that they were dropped by Virgin in 1989. They subsequently released the album Cancer Planet Mission on their own record label, Naked Brain.[1] They also recycled and used the band name 'The Purple Fluid Exchange' (PFX) to release their dance cross-over material. It was at this time that Rocket Ronnie joined the band as DJ, sample player and dance advisor.
In 1990 they released Pernicious Nonsense, their last studio album, recorded with Jon Langford at the Stone Room Studios and at Alaska St. Studios with house engineer Chelo Zambelli. After difficult tours in the US and UK the band broke up, the final blow being when the label Rough Trade, who distributed their Naked Brain recordings, went bankrupt owing them and many other bands considerable amounts of cash.
Two compilation albums were subsequently released on the Receiver record label, From the Tomb of the Near Legendary… (1992) and Gaye Bykers on Acid (1993). A further bootleg compilation of Virgin records studio demo's was sold by their ex-manager (Tracy Lamott) to Cherry Red Records – Everything's Groovy (2001).
Tony and Kev collaborated in 1993 to form 'Steroid', releasing a CD album entitled "Jism Harvester" on Clay Records, a crazy industrial mish mash of samples and guitar riffs. 25 years later they followed it up with "Scrotox Ulcer" in May 2018 and "Baptising The Alien" in September 2018.
The groups Total Anthology on DVD is available from Robber Byker at their official site and via their MySpace page.
The group often included samples from other artists or films in their music, usually from cult films such as Repo Man, Taxi Driver or Dune.
On 22 February 2016, it was announced that Gaye Bykers on Acid would be reforming for a final performance at Indie Daze in October 2016. This was later expanded into a nine date tour.
Afterwards
Kevin Hyde formed the band G.R.O.W.T.H. and released an LP and 12" single.[1] He formed his new musical outlet (Rockshed Productions) (SHED) with Tom Stanley and still various GBOA band members.
Tony returned to creating artworks, living and working in the Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies. He is now currently working on new music and videos as Tony Byker, with his own brand of Electro-Acoustic vibes in Tokyo, Japan.
Robber now works as an underground DJ and film-maker. He records under the names Robber Byker and Surfin' Bernard. Robber Byker and Zoe Reynolds have released several Wonky Techno records on Shed Records, and remixes on Midtone. In 2013, with Robber on lead guitar alongside Porkbeast, Vom and Anderson from Crazyhead, a new band was formed, named Swamp Delta. The band has released a number of singles to date and played at the Bearded Theory and Rebellion festivals during the summer of 2014. They plan to release more new music and play more festivals in the summer of 2015.[4] Robber also mastered and remixed tracks from Ian Anderson of Crazyhead's latest venture, The Scavengers, on their debut demo, Picked Off The Bone. Robber later joined with Greg Semple as Twat Monkey. His newest venture is Ubertroll.
Mary Byker has sung in the bands Pigface, Hyperhead, Apollo 440, and Maximum Roach.[1] His current group is called The Jungle. He also composes music for TV adverts. In 2011 he joined a new incarnation of Pop Will Eat Itself, replacing original member Clint Mansell. Now he has joined with Noko from Apollo 440 to form Am I Dead Yet?
A tribute band called Lesbian Dope Heads on Mopeds occasionally play biker events.
Ronnie Rocket went on to open the Ambient Music store in London's Soho and still runs the associated label Worm Interface.
^ abcStrong, Martin C. (2003) "Gaye Bykers on Acid", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN1-84195-335-0
^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 223. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
^Robber Byker, AKA Ian Reynolds, Alex Peach, Ian Anderson, Robert Morris
External links
Official website
Gaye Bykers MySpace page
GBOA Samples List (no longer updated)
January 08, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gaye Bykers on Acid news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gaye Bykers on Acid GBOA are an English psychedelic rock band from Leicester and one of the founder members of the grebo music scene They later released both thrash punk and dance music albums under various aliases Gaye Bykers on AcidOriginLeicester EnglandGenresRock psychedelic rock hip hop greboYears active1984 1990 2016LabelsVirgin Records Naked Brain Major League Productions MLP Past membersIan Hoxley Tony Horsfall Ian Reynolds Kevin Hyde William Morrow BozWebsitegayebykersonacid wix com Contents 1 Personnel 2 History 3 Afterwards 4 Discography 4 1 Singles 4 2 EPs 4 3 Albums 5 References 6 External linksPersonnel EditMary Byker Ian Garfield Hoxley vocals Tony Byker Phlegm Lubricant Tony Shuttleburger Sven Eleven Tony Horsfall guitar Robber Byker Ian Reynolds bass guitar Rocket Ronnie William Samuel Ronald Morrow turntablist Kev Byker Cubehead Buffalo Hyde Gavina Hyde Kenny Pride Kevin Hyde drums 1 History EditGaye Bykers on Acid were formed in late 1984 by Ian Reynolds Robber and Ian Hoxley Mary They were later joined by guitarist and art student Tony Horsfall and drummer Kevin Hyde Their first gig was at The Princess Charlotte in Leicester in mid 1985 Their first releases the single Everythang s Groovy and the Nosedive Karma EP were both recorded in Leeds with Jon Langford of The Mekons and released on the InTape label 2 They then signed to Virgin Records releasing the albums Drill Your Own Hole and Stewed to the Gills 1 Initial quantities of the vinyl version of Drill Your Own Hole were pressed without a hole in the centre so it was necessary to drill your own hole to play it 2 The album spent one week at number 95 in the UK Albums Chart in November 1987 3 They also played gigs dressed in women s clothing under the name Lesbian Dopeheads on Mopeds supporting themselves and thus getting paid twice They also performed as a fictitious East German thrash punk band Rektum they claimed to have jumped over the Berlin Wall recording an LP Sakredanus and an EP Real Horror Show under the name However management problems and poor sales meant that they were dropped by Virgin in 1989 They subsequently released the album Cancer Planet Mission on their own record label Naked Brain 1 They also recycled and used the band name The Purple Fluid Exchange PFX to release their dance cross over material It was at this time that Rocket Ronnie joined the band as DJ sample player and dance advisor In 1990 they released Pernicious Nonsense their last studio album recorded with Jon Langford at the Stone Room Studios and at Alaska St Studios with house engineer Chelo Zambelli After difficult tours in the US and UK the band broke up the final blow being when the label Rough Trade who distributed their Naked Brain recordings went bankrupt owing them and many other bands considerable amounts of cash Two compilation albums were subsequently released on the Receiver record label From the Tomb of the Near Legendary 1992 and Gaye Bykers on Acid 1993 A further bootleg compilation of Virgin records studio demo s was sold by their ex manager Tracy Lamott to Cherry Red Records Everything s Groovy 2001 Tony and Kev collaborated in 1993 to form Steroid releasing a CD album entitled Jism Harvester on Clay Records a crazy industrial mish mash of samples and guitar riffs 25 years later they followed it up with Scrotox Ulcer in May 2018 and Baptising The Alien in September 2018 The groups Total Anthology on DVD is available from Robber Byker at their official site and via their MySpace page The group often included samples from other artists or films in their music usually from cult films such as Repo Man Taxi Driver or Dune On 22 February 2016 it was announced that Gaye Bykers on Acid would be reforming for a final performance at Indie Daze in October 2016 This was later expanded into a nine date tour Afterwards EditKevin Hyde formed the band G R O W T H and released an LP and 12 single 1 He formed his new musical outlet Rockshed Productions SHED with Tom Stanley and still various GBOA band members Tony returned to creating artworks living and working in the Commonwealth of Dominica West Indies He is now currently working on new music and videos as Tony Byker with his own brand of Electro Acoustic vibes in Tokyo Japan Robber now works as an underground DJ and film maker He records under the names Robber Byker and Surfin Bernard Robber Byker and Zoe Reynolds have released several Wonky Techno records on Shed Records and remixes on Midtone In 2013 with Robber on lead guitar alongside Porkbeast Vom and Anderson from Crazyhead a new band was formed named Swamp Delta The band has released a number of singles to date and played at the Bearded Theory and Rebellion festivals during the summer of 2014 They plan to release more new music and play more festivals in the summer of 2015 4 Robber also mastered and remixed tracks from Ian Anderson of Crazyhead s latest venture The Scavengers on their debut demo Picked Off The Bone Robber later joined with Greg Semple as Twat Monkey His newest venture is Ubertroll Mary Byker has sung in the bands Pigface Hyperhead Apollo 440 and Maximum Roach 1 His current group is called The Jungle He also composes music for TV adverts In 2011 he joined a new incarnation of Pop Will Eat Itself replacing original member Clint Mansell Now he has joined with Noko from Apollo 440 to form Am I Dead Yet A tribute band called Lesbian Dope Heads on Mopeds occasionally play biker events Ronnie Rocket went on to open the Ambient Music store in London s Soho and still runs the associated label Worm Interface Discography EditSingles Edit Year Title Format Label1986 Everythang s Groovy 7 inch and 12 inch single InTape1987 Nosedive Karma 7 inch 10 inch and 12 inch single InTape1987 Git Down Shake Your Thang 7 inch box set and 12 inch single Virgin1987 All Hung Up 7 inch 12 inch and 2x12 inch with Picture Disc Virgin1989 Hot Thing 7 inch 10 inch and 12 inch single Virgin1991 S P A C E as PFX 12 inch single Naked Brain1991 Killer Teens in New Orleans as PFX 12 inch single Naked BrainEPs Edit Year Title Format Label1998 The BBC Sessions EP Strange Fruit1989 Real Horror Show as Rektum 12 inch EP Manic EarsAlbums Edit Year Title Format Label1987 Drill Your Own Hole LP CS CD and Video album Virgin1989 Stewed to the Gills LP CS CD album Virgin1989 GrooveDiveSoapDish LP CD album Bleed1990 Cancer Planet Mission LP CS CD album Naked Brain1990 Sakredanus as Rektum LP CS CD album PSI1990 Pernicious Nonsense as PFX LP CS CD album Naked Brain1992 Gaye Bykers on Acid CD album Receiver1993 From The Tomb of the Near Legendary CD album Receiver2001 Everything s Groovy CD album Cherry Red2012 A Big Bad Beautiful Noize CD album Major League Productions 2 References Edit a b c d e Colin Larkin ed 1997 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music Concise ed Virgin Books pp 509 10 ISBN 1 85227 745 9 a b c Strong Martin C 2003 Gaye Bykers on Acid in The Great Indie Discography Canongate ISBN 1 84195 335 0 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 223 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 Robber Byker AKA Ian Reynolds Alex Peach Ian Anderson Robert MorrisExternal links EditOfficial website Gaye Bykers MySpace page GBOA Samples List no longer updated Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gaye Bykers on Acid amp oldid 1078946449, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
