The Kings of Frog Island are an English
stoner rock collective drawing from
psychedelic
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and
retro rock traditions. The Kings of Frog Island formed in
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
,
England (hence
Frog Island) in 2003, as a collaboration between guitarist and producer Mark Buteux, along with R. "Doj" Watson, a founding member of the
grunge
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/
punk group
Scum Pups
''Scum Pups'' was a grunge,Steven Wells "NME" 22 February 1992, IPC Media. punk rock,Mark Sutherland "NME" 15 May 1993, IPC Media. three piece band, that formed in Leicester, England in November 1989. The band formed while at sixth form colleg ...
and Mat Bethancourt, of the rock bands Josiah and The Beginning. The band released their debut, self-titled
album with
German-based Elektrohasch Records in 2005. Work on the first album involved some input from guest artists associated with members of the band's musical past, most notably, Matthew (Midge) Day of Scum Pups.
["KERRANG!" (no.418), 14 November 1992, Bauer Consumer Media] Mathew Bethancourt left The Kings Of Frog Island in 2010 to concentrate on Cherry Choke, while Mark Buteux, Gavin Searle, Gavin Wright, Tony Heslop and Roger ‘Doj’ Watson continued work producing a fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh album as The Kings of Frog Island. They run Amphibia Sound Studios VI and are working on forthcoming projects and collaborations with Bulletree Filmes of Brazil.
Members
* Mark Buteux
* Gavin Searle
* Lee Madel-Toner
*Other members and collaborators include:
* Phil Moorhouse
* Roger (Doj) Watson
* Jim Robinson
* Anthony Heslop
* Mat Bethancourt
* Matthew Day (Midge)
* Gavin Wright
* Julia Dream
* Gregg Hunt
* Leia Buteux
* Neve Buteux
* Scarlett Searle
Discography
* ''The Kings of Frog Island (2005)''
* ''II (2008)''
* ''III (2010)''
* ''IV (2013)''
* ''V (2014)''
* ''IV (2016)''
* ''VI (2020)''
* ''The Kings Of Frog Island 6.5 (2021)''
* ''VII (2021)''
* ''Stayfree (2022)''
References
External links
JosiahScum PupsElektrohasch Records
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English rock music groups
Musical groups from Leicester
English stoner rock musical groups