BAND BIO: SMASHING GRANDPA

SMASHING GRANDPA. 1993 - 2009

Genre:
Chiptune/ 8 bit

Former Members:
Tom Thumb- Deceased in train accident in 2008. R.I.P. (Center Front)
Muteantowl- Formed UP!DOWN! records (Right)
The Brainz- Living back in Baltimore, working back in accounts (Center Back)
724- Thrown out due to drug problems in 2002 (Left)

Biography:
In 1993 four accountants working at a firm in Baltimore USA met and formed Smashing Grandpa, they produced many albums and spread them locally using sales at live shows rather than a record label for dispatching. They remix songs from the nes and commodore 64 consoles, including some of their own.

In 2002 724 was thrown out of the band for his extreme drug use which ruined the band's clean image. They then continued to produce albums until 2008 when Tom Thumb was killed in a tragic train accident, Muteantowl and The Brainz released a memorial version of their last album in his memory and returned to mortality.

They never had a huge fan base usually playing local house parties and small venues with only the same fans attending each, although a small community the fan community collectively mourned Tom's death, and agreed with the decision to not continue the project.

To keep themselves anonymous and keep peoples attention focused on the music they wore masks each with a different graphic and color, to stop confusion between members. However because of this no-one apart from the band members ever knew the true identity of the members. Except 724 who announced on stage after his dismissal his actual name is Mike Williams. I know the identity of the other members but for Tom's sake as well as for my own personal reasons I am not at liberty to disclose them.

Discography: (Will All Be Made Available To Download In Due Course)

1993 - Thought Of The Unthinking EP

1996-Don't Adjust Your Colostomy

1996- Tropical Delight Single

1998- Thought Of The Unthinking EP (Reissue)

2001- The Final Broadcast Single

2002- The Untold Revelations Of A Mute

2002 - Attero Universitas E Single

- 724 was forced to leave

2007- U.S.B. (United Sound Boundaries) Single

2007- Jelly Bean Custard Stampede

2007- Custom Justice Single

2008- It's All Something For Nothing: The Greatest Bits

-Tom Thumb Died In The Tragic Train Accident

2009- Jelly Bean Custard Stampede [Black]

For a band with such an extensive discography its very strange that there has been no serious coverage of the music.

I am currently trawling through 16 years of demos, b sides and live tracks in order to upload some more rarer songs. I will upload all of these for free to download in the coming weeks.

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