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fREAK-1-C was a rock band with a funky edge that played the London club scene and were regular entertainment on the VW Enthusiast scene, playing at festivals like Big Bang, VWoodstock and Bug Jam. The band started in 1996 as a band called Ultra-High Frequency, but as time went on the name was shortened to Frequency, and then fREAK-1-C. The line-up of the band changed quite dramatically over the years, with the core members being singers Ian Husbands and Stephanie Lamoureux who remained constant up until early 2005 when the band split up.
The finest and last incarnation of fREAK-1-C recorded the bands debut album, "Swimming With The Big Fish" in early 2004, collecting together the best of the tracks the band had played over the years into one strong 11 song album.
The band played live acoustic sets on regional and student radio stations, and were interviewed on many other radios, including a slot with Dr. Pam on LHR. The album received mostly rave reviews from the music press and Powerplay Magazine even featured the band on their magazine cover CD.
But as they say, all good things come to an end, and the pressure of trying to promote an indie band on no budget, with no management or financial backing started to show the cracks in the band... Eventually in early 2005, less than a year after the release of their debut album, the difficult decision was made and the band split up.
Now, in 2012 the band still catch up and play some tunes occasionally, although Tim has married and moved to the USA, so that is a bit harder now. Paul and Ian Husbands still run the fREAK-Jam down at the Rising Sun every Thursday and Ian Mauricio and Hayden still play together with Jules Fothergill in funk band Northsyde.
Check out some links here:
Ian Husbands iComp page: http://www.icompositions.com/artists/8MonthMalfunction
fREAK-Jam: http://www.freakjam.co.uk/
Tim O'Sullivan's Blog: http://www.worldofcaesar.com/
Northsyde: http://www.myspace.com/funkyband
The finest and last incarnation of fREAK-1-C recorded the bands debut album, "Swimming With The Big Fish" in early 2004, collecting together the best of the tracks the band had played over the years into one strong 11 song album.
The band played live acoustic sets on regional and student radio stations, and were interviewed on many other radios, including a slot with Dr. Pam on LHR. The album received mostly rave reviews from the music press and Powerplay Magazine even featured the band on their magazine cover CD.
But as they say, all good things come to an end, and the pressure of trying to promote an indie band on no budget, with no management or financial backing started to show the cracks in the band... Eventually in early 2005, less than a year after the release of their debut album, the difficult decision was made and the band split up.
Now, in 2012 the band still catch up and play some tunes occasionally, although Tim has married and moved to the USA, so that is a bit harder now. Paul and Ian Husbands still run the fREAK-Jam down at the Rising Sun every Thursday and Ian Mauricio and Hayden still play together with Jules Fothergill in funk band Northsyde.
Check out some links here:
Ian Husbands iComp page: http://www.icompositions.com/artists/8MonthMalfunction
fREAK-Jam: http://www.freakjam.co.uk/
Tim O'Sullivan's Blog: http://www.worldofcaesar.com/
Northsyde: http://www.myspace.com/funkyband
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