TsSKaPudDLe was a great band. I was 15, a friend's brother was in the band, and they actually managed to release 2 EPs on cassette.
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2They described their style as "Punk, Funk, Indie, Psychadelic". My parents described it as "that awful noise". As a teenager I described it as great fun. I believe I may even have been one of the "Twm o'r Nant lunatics" credited on the inside sleeve of the first EP.
If only they'd started 12 years later, with the global reach of the internet at hand. Bidger the Amphibious Whippet could easily hold his own on MySpace. And I'm sure you still Can't Resist a Kipper from the BTEC3 Hall of Fluff. Ah well. Here's to you lads.
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Mr Barr!!
Of course you were one of the main ringleaders of the Twm O'r Nant lunatics, or "The 'Puddlers" as they became known - mental days....
Absolutely brilliant. I randomly came across one of these ep's on tape the other week and just googled the band name. I too was one of "the Lunatics" and recall making t-shirts to vo to the gigs in! I'll try and find them - I'm sure they're in an old suitcase somewhere! I love the old days Mark
Hi, I found your page because just for the hell of it I googled "you can't resist a kipper from the btec hall of fluff." I've never been completely sure how to spell Tsskapuddle because the handwritten notes I'd gotten with the copy of "Wise Old Sage" had some weird-looking possibly-not-English letters in it, but I had been wondering about them and decided to see if I could find anything on the internets. Back around the mid-90s I was pissing around doing a zine and I think I may have advertised for submissions for a cassette compilation that I never finished, and I'm pretty sure it was on account of one of those things that Tsskapuddle found me. Unfortunately, I think the tape they sent me (which also had someone called The Playpeople on it) is probably lost now, but I really liked the Tsskapuddle songs.
Bizarre! I was staying with Trev on the weekend, we'd had a few pints, and - as it does between old bandmates - talk turned to Tsskapuddle. Trev - history's greatest frontman - said we were on the internet somewhere, so I Googled it and... hey presto here I am.
I must say I'm touched to find people who remember Tsskapuddle. I saw Wizz over summer too - he's married (about to divorce) with two kids and living in California these days. The fuzzy hair and cape have gone, though. Not sure what Will's up to.
Anyway, cheers Day, for flying the flag. I reckon you were probably ringleader of the Twm Loons. They were some totally mental gigs. I have some limited edition boxed set cassettes which include live gigs and demos from Wizz's greenhouse. They're utterly dreadful!
Best
Nick Moore, Drummer of The Puddle I'm still making music by the way - check out http://www.myspace.com/howlgriff7
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