Monty Oxymoron (born Laurence Burrow, 27 September 1961 in

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, England) is a

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for the

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punk rock group the Damned.

Biography

His previous bands include Punk Floyd and Dr. Spacetoad Experience, with

Captain Sensible Raymond Ian Burns (born 24 April 1954), known by the stage name Captain Sensible, is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. Captain Sensible co-founded the punk rock band The Damned (band), the Damned, originally playing bass before switc ...

. He released a few solo projects in the 1980s and 2000s. He joined the Damned in early 1996 and continues to tour and record with them. Monty also works as keyboardist and percussionist with the Sumerian Kyngs and as keyboardist with Tim Burness. He has spoken of love of psychedelic music, whose influence he claims to have heard in pre-Oxymoron Damned albums beginning with 1979's ''Machine Gun Etiquette''. In 2007, along with Damned bandmate Sensible, he attended a memorial to

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founder

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. In the 1980s, he trained as a

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and has worked as a nurse part time since then.

Discography

Solo

* ''Acorn Beer and Chestnut Wine'' (1984, Acid Tapes) (as Monty the Moron) * ''Tune into Channel Z'' (1984, Acid Tapes) (as Monty the Moron) * ''Tales from the Second Attic'' (1984, Acid Tapes) (as Monty the Moron) * ''Dr. Swastika Pumpanicle's Analysis'' (1986, Acid Tapes) (as Monty the Moron) * ''Living My Life Backwards'' (2005, Oxymusic) * ''18 Symptoms of Musical Insanity'' (2006, Bendi) (as Monty the Moron) * ''Mad Hatti's Reunion With Paradise'' (2007, Oxymusic) * ''Visions of the Ecstasy Aunt'' (2010, Monty Oxymoron)

with Captain Sensible

* ''

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'' (1996, Scratch)

with The Dr. Spacetoad Experience

* ''Time Machine'' (1996, Blueprint)

with The Damned

* ''

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'' (2001,

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) * '' So, Who's Paranoid?'' (2008, The English Channel) * ''

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'' (2018, Search and Destroy /

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) * ''

The Rockfield Files ''The Rockfield Files'' is a four-track EP by English rock band the Damned, released on 16 October 2020. It was released by London-based label Search and Destroy in a joint venture with Spinefarm Records. The EP marks the last recording with ...

'' (2020, Search and Destroy / Spinefarm)

with Sumerian Kyngs

* ''Post Art Pop Offensive'' (2016, 2Right Records)

Selected appearances

* Tim Burness – ''Finding New Ways To Love'' (2004, Expanding Consciousness) * Gilli Bloodaxe – ''This is Bon Bon'' (2010, Bloodaxe) * ''Portobello Shuffle: A Testimonial to Boss Goodman and Tribute to the Deviants & Pink Fairies'' (2010, Easy Action) – " Say You Love Me" (with Captain Sensible) * ''The Madcap Laughs Again!'' (2010,

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free CD) – "

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" (with Captain Sensible) *

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and

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– ''An Alien Heat'' (2018, Gonzo Multimedia) * Tim Burness – ''Interconnected'' (2018, Expanding Consciousness) *

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– '' Miles: From an Interlude Called Life'' (2020, Dirty Science) *

– ''Evolution Ritual (2021, Noh Poetry)

References

External links

Monty Oxymoron Official Website
The Damned (band) members English rock keyboardists Living people 1961 births Musicians from Brighton and Hove {{UK-keyboardist-stub