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{{Short description|New Zealand alternative rock band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = '''Bang! Bang! Eche!'''
| name = '''Bang! Bang! Eche!'''
| years_active = 2007–2013
|Img = Bang! Bang! Eche! in Wellington.jpg
| image =
|Img_capt = BBE at the Here's To Future Days festival in Wellington, New Zealand, 2008.
| caption = Bang! Bang! Eche! live at [[Piano's]] in NYC, 2008
|Background = group_or_band
|Origin = [[Christchurch, New Zealand]]
| origin = [[Christchurch]], New Zealand
| genre = [[Independent music|indie]], [[alternative rock]]
|Genre = [[Dance Punk]] [[Independent music|Indie]]
| website = {{Citation/make link|http://bangbangeche.com|bangbangeche.com}}
|Years_active = [[2007]] – present
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| current_members = T'Nealle Worsley<br>Charlie Ryder<br>James Sullivan<br>Zach Doney
|Label = [[PixelPop Records]]
|Associated_acts = [[Moron Says WHAT?!?!]]
|URL = [http://www.myspace.com/bangbangeche]
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|Current_members = T'Nealle Worsley<br />Zach Doney<br/>James Sullivan<br/>Czarek Ryder<br/>Pez Mahoney
}}
}}

Bang! Bang! Eche! (pronounced Bang Bang Etch) are a [[Dance punk]] band from Christchurch, New Zealand.
'''Bang! Bang! Eche!''' were an [[Independent music|alternative rock]] band from [[Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]], active between 2007 and 2013.


==History==
==History==
The band started playing shows in early 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trashmenagerie.com/blog/2008/09/30/bang-bang-eche |title=BANG BANG ECHE at Trash Menagerie |access-date=3 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906112820/http://www.trashmenagerie.com/blog/2008/09/30/bang-bang-eche/ |archive-date=6 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Towards the end of 2007, the band wrote and recorded a self-titled demo EP. The EP placed in the Top 5 Most Added Albums on US [[College Radio]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://services.cmj.com/directory/chart/show/37808 |title=CMJ College Radio Archives }}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It also gained rotation on US radio station [[KEXP]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kexp.org/programming/charts.asp?chart=6&chartMonth=11&chartYear=2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711151742/http://kexp.org/programming/charts.asp?chart=6&chartMonth=11&chartYear=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-11 |title=KEXP Adds chart for November 2008 }}</ref> with single "4 to the Floor" played widely. The band were also played heavily on Australian network [[Triple J]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/music/hitlist_artist.htm |title=hitlist (by artist): triple j music|publisher=ABC|accessdate=2008-11-19| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081101193008/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/music/hitlist_artist.htm| archivedate= 1 November 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> and had two number one songs ("4 to the Floor" and "Nikee") on the alternative New Zealand [[b.net]] radio network. The songs "4 to the Floor" and "Time Mismanagement" charted on the NZ Industry Radioscope chart for 21 weeks in 2008, peaking at #3 and #2 respectively.<ref>[http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1354&Itemid=73/ BANG BANG ECHE at Radioscope.net.nz]</ref>
The band started at the begining of 2007, after Doney and Worsley started dating, and decided to play music together. Inspired by local legend [[Glyn MacLean]], the duo began making music in the [[adult contemporary]] genre, in order to gain film publishing deals in [[Hollywood]]. Quickly dissilusioned with their below average success in this market, they decided to change musical direction, and enlarge the band. A few weeks later, the pair met Ryder and Sullivan, during a game of Live Action Role Playing, or [[LARP]]. They had only that day been fired from the [[Joe Sampson Experience]] support band, and were looking for a new musical adventure. Ryder and Sullivan joined the band immediately on guitar and drums, and the quartet began playing small shows around the greater Christchurch area. Mahoney then joined the solidified line-up after seeing the band play, and throttling Doney into submission. The band agreed on the condition that Mahoney would only be allowed to join if he played the lesser instrument of the [[Synthesizer]]. Following a tough initial period wherein the band struggled to write their first songs, the group met spiritual guru and overall svengali Josh Burgess. The band then blossomed remarkably, and recorded their debut EP after a flurry of shows in late 2007. Burgess is now widely acknowledged as being the unofficial leader of the band, and main songwriter - even though he has never been credited as such or played with the band live.
The band are currently recording their second EP, in the remote area of Stewart Island. It is rumored that once again Burgess is writing, performing, recording, and producing every song on the record.
Despite their sudden fame, the band have continued to be active members in the [[LARP]] community.


In late 2008, the band toured the United States and Europe, while 2009 saw the band tour Australia, Europe and the United States extensively. This included slots at festivals including [[Rhythm and Vines]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rhythmandvines.co.nz/line-up |title=Rhythm and Vines lineup |access-date=24 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503083411/http://www.rhythmandvines.co.nz/line-up |archive-date=3 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Big Day Out]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/more/NID/1196/Big-Day-Out-Adds-the-Trons-and-Bang-Bang-Eche.utr |title=BANG BANG ECHE added to Big Day Out lineup}}</ref> [[Homegrown Music Festival (New Zealand)|Homegrown Music Festival]], [[South By Southwest]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10563488 |title=The New Zealand Herald, March 26, 2009 - Austin Translation |date=26 March 2009}}</ref> [[The Great Escape (festival)|The Great Escape]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kiwihits.com/greatescape |title=New Zealand at The Great Escape}}</ref> and CMJ<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cmj.com/marathon/music-artists.php |title=Bang Bang Eche CMJ 2009 |access-date=20 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224082642/http://cmj.com/marathon/music-artists.php |archive-date=24 February 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> for the second consecutive year.
== Members ==
Pez Mahoney - (Synth, Bass and Guitar)<br />
T'Nealle Worsley - (Bass, Guitar and Synth)<br />
Czarek Ryder - (Guitar and Synth)<br />
James Sullivan - (Drums)<br />
Zach Doney - (Vocals)


The video for "(You & Me) As Thick As Thieves" was released in September 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/6417625 |title=BANG BANG ECHE - (You & Me) As Thick As Thieves at Vimeo}}</ref>
== Achievements ==

BBE have had national rotation on the alternative New Zealand [[b.net]] radio network, featuring two number one songs - 4 To The Floor (July 2008) and Nikee, (September 2007).
In November 2009, the band released the a second EP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pedestrian.tv/pop-culture/news/bang-bang-eche-prep-sonic-death-cuntttt-ep-lose-a-/3021.htm |title=Bang Bang Eche Prep "Sonic Death Cuntttt" EP, Lose A Member}}</ref> featuring songs recorded in between touring of that year. The lead single "Fist Full of Dollars" was Download of the Day on [[NME]].com<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=122&p=7053&more=1&c=1 |title=BANG BANG ECHE - Fist Full of Dollars at NME.com|website=[[NME]] }}</ref> and Song of the Day on KEXP.org.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/08/31/song-of-the-day-bang-bang-eche-fist-full-of-dollars/ |title=BANG BANG ECHE - Fist Full of Dollars at KEXP.org |access-date=20 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905022722/http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/08/31/song-of-the-day-bang-bang-eche-fist-full-of-dollars/ |archive-date=5 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The second single "You're A Jerk" placed in the NZ Radioscope chart for 9 weeks, peaking at #1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2751&Itemid=73 |title=Alt Radio Chart - February 14, 2010}}</ref> "Fist Full of Dollars", and 3rd single "Dirt in the Water" also placed in the Radioscope charts for 11 and 5 weeks respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2836&Itemid=73 |title=Alt Radio Chart - March 28, 2010}}</ref>
<br>The band won the rdu98.5 Round Up competition in 2007.

In 2010, the band toured the United States and Europe for three months<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tourdates.co.uk/londontourdates/issue-063/2010/07/16/2480-bang-bang-eche-cuss-cuss-bang-bang |title=BANG BANG ECHE - at www.tourdates.co.uk |access-date=20 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721212636/http://www.tourdates.co.uk/londontourdates/issue-063/2010/07/16/2480-bang-bang-eche-cuss-cuss-bang-bang |archive-date=21 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> before starting work on their debut album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tourdates.co.uk/londontourdates/issue-063/2010/07/16/2480-bang-bang-eche-cuss-cuss-bang-bang |title=Bang Bang Eche - Cuss Cuss, Bang Bang |access-date=20 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721212636/http://www.tourdates.co.uk/londontourdates/issue-063/2010/07/16/2480-bang-bang-eche-cuss-cuss-bang-bang |archive-date=21 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

While playing at [[SXSW]] 2010, the band signed a publishing deal with [[Native Tongue Music Publishing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nativetongue.co.nz/1426.html |title=NATIVE TONGUE GET BANG BANG |access-date=20 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603161510/http://www.nativetongue.co.nz/1426.html |archive-date=3 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The band was chosen as one of The 25 Best New Bands in the World by [[MTV]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtviggy.com/hub_pages/bestNewBands |title=Special Feature: The 25 Best New Bands in the World}}</ref>

In January 2011, the band performed at [[Big Day Out]], an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand.

In 2013, the band released the "Ur The Best" EP, performing their final live show at the Darkroom, Christchurch.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://music.bangbangeche.com/album/ur-the-best-2 |title=Ur the Best &#124; Bang Bang Eche |access-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053416/http://music.bangbangeche.com/album/ur-the-best-2 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==


*''[[Bang Bang Eche]]'' [EP] (2008)
===EP I [EP] (2008)===
{{Track listing
| title1 = 4 TO THE FLOOR
| length1 = 3:29
| title2 = TIME MISMANAGEMENT
| length2 = 3:15
| title3 = (YOU & ME) AS THICK AS THIEVES II
| length3 = 3:27
| title4 = FINGERS IN THE TILL
| length4 = 4:07
}}


===EP II [EP] (2009)===
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==External links==
{{Track listing
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* {{MySpace|bangbangeche}}
| title1 = BEAT UP THE CHILDREN
| length1 = 1:54
| title2 = FIST FULL OF DOLLARS
| length2 = 3:52
| title3 = YOU'RE A JERK
| length3 = 4:17
| title4 = DIRT IN THE WATER
| length4 = 2:33
}}

===UR THE BEST [EP] (2013)===
{{Track listing
| title1 = Cough Cough
| length1 = 2:22
| title2 = Boy Scouts
| length2 = 4:09
| title3 = Boys Are Gonna Make You Cry
| length3 = 3:41
}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

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==External links==
* {{Citation/make link|http://bangbangeche.com|bangbangeche.com}} Official Website
* {{Citation/make link|http://bandcamp.bangbangeche.com|Bang Bang Eche}} on Bandcamp
* {{Citation/make link|http://facebook.com/bangbangeche|Bang Bang Eche}} on [[Facebook]]
* [http://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/bang-bang-eche AudioCulture profile]
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* {{Twitter|bangbangeche}}

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Latest revision as of 17:57, 23 October 2024

Bang! Bang! Eche!
OriginChristchurch, New Zealand
Genresindie, alternative rock
Years active2007–2013
MembersT'Nealle Worsley
Charlie Ryder
James Sullivan
Zach Doney
Websitebangbangeche.com

Bang! Bang! Eche! were an alternative rock band from Christchurch, New Zealand, active between 2007 and 2013.

History

[edit]

The band started playing shows in early 2007.[1] Towards the end of 2007, the band wrote and recorded a self-titled demo EP. The EP placed in the Top 5 Most Added Albums on US College Radio.[2] It also gained rotation on US radio station KEXP,[3] with single "4 to the Floor" played widely. The band were also played heavily on Australian network Triple J,[4] and had two number one songs ("4 to the Floor" and "Nikee") on the alternative New Zealand b.net radio network. The songs "4 to the Floor" and "Time Mismanagement" charted on the NZ Industry Radioscope chart for 21 weeks in 2008, peaking at #3 and #2 respectively.[5]

In late 2008, the band toured the United States and Europe, while 2009 saw the band tour Australia, Europe and the United States extensively. This included slots at festivals including Rhythm and Vines,[6] Big Day Out,[7] Homegrown Music Festival, South By Southwest,[8] The Great Escape,[9] and CMJ[10] for the second consecutive year.

The video for "(You & Me) As Thick As Thieves" was released in September 2009.[11]

In November 2009, the band released the a second EP[12] featuring songs recorded in between touring of that year. The lead single "Fist Full of Dollars" was Download of the Day on NME.com[13] and Song of the Day on KEXP.org.[14] The second single "You're A Jerk" placed in the NZ Radioscope chart for 9 weeks, peaking at #1.[15] "Fist Full of Dollars", and 3rd single "Dirt in the Water" also placed in the Radioscope charts for 11 and 5 weeks respectively.[16]

In 2010, the band toured the United States and Europe for three months[17] before starting work on their debut album.[18]

While playing at SXSW 2010, the band signed a publishing deal with Native Tongue Music Publishing.[19]

The band was chosen as one of The 25 Best New Bands in the World by MTV in 2010.[20]

In January 2011, the band performed at Big Day Out, an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand.

In 2013, the band released the "Ur The Best" EP, performing their final live show at the Darkroom, Christchurch.[21]

Discography

[edit]

EP I [EP] (2008)

[edit]
No.TitleLength
1."4 TO THE FLOOR"3:29
2."TIME MISMANAGEMENT"3:15
3."(YOU & ME) AS THICK AS THIEVES II"3:27
4."FINGERS IN THE TILL"4:07

EP II [EP] (2009)

[edit]
No.TitleLength
1."BEAT UP THE CHILDREN"1:54
2."FIST FULL OF DOLLARS"3:52
3."YOU'RE A JERK"4:17
4."DIRT IN THE WATER"2:33

UR THE BEST [EP] (2013)

[edit]
No.TitleLength
1."Cough Cough"2:22
2."Boy Scouts"4:09
3."Boys Are Gonna Make You Cry"3:41

References

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  1. ^ "BANG BANG ECHE at Trash Menagerie". Archived from the original on 6 September 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  2. ^ "CMJ College Radio Archives".[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "KEXP Adds chart for November 2008". Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.
  4. ^ "hitlist (by artist): triple j music". ABC. Archived from the original on 1 November 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
  5. ^ BANG BANG ECHE at Radioscope.net.nz
  6. ^ "Rhythm and Vines lineup". Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
  7. ^ "BANG BANG ECHE added to Big Day Out lineup".
  8. ^ "The New Zealand Herald, March 26, 2009 - Austin Translation". 26 March 2009.
  9. ^ "New Zealand at The Great Escape".
  10. ^ "Bang Bang Eche CMJ 2009". Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  11. ^ "BANG BANG ECHE - (You & Me) As Thick As Thieves at Vimeo".
  12. ^ "Bang Bang Eche Prep "Sonic Death Cuntttt" EP, Lose A Member".
  13. ^ "BANG BANG ECHE - Fist Full of Dollars at NME.com". NME.
  14. ^ "BANG BANG ECHE - Fist Full of Dollars at KEXP.org". Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  15. ^ "Alt Radio Chart - February 14, 2010".
  16. ^ "Alt Radio Chart - March 28, 2010".
  17. ^ "BANG BANG ECHE - at www.tourdates.co.uk". Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  18. ^ "Bang Bang Eche - Cuss Cuss, Bang Bang". Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  19. ^ "NATIVE TONGUE GET BANG BANG". Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  20. ^ "Special Feature: The 25 Best New Bands in the World".
  21. ^ "Ur the Best | Bang Bang Eche". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
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