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− | + | [[Stan Jagger]] (guitar), [[Mark Kington]] (vocals, harmonica) and [[Steve Judd]] (violin, mandolin, vocals) met and began writing and jamming blues and western folk-influenced music together in about 1988. However, they did not start playing "properly" as King Biscuit until ''c.''1991. That year they won the Marketplace Busker of the Year Competition, and used the proceeds to fund the recording of an album-length cassette [[Doubtful Ancestry]]. | |
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In 1992 [[Paul Tregilgas]] (formerly of [[The Haunting]], [[Zangiacomo's Eastern Tour]], [[A Crown Of Wild Myrtles]] and [[Hapukalypse Now]]) joined the group on drums during the recording of ''Doubtful Ancestry''. Later that year [[Paul Oakley]] (also of [[Zangiacomo's Eastern Tour]] and [[Hapukalypse Now]], in addition to [[Clambone]] and [[Book of Martyrs]]) was added on bass, and performed on all King Biscuit recordings excepting ''Doubtful Ancestry''. | In 1992 [[Paul Tregilgas]] (formerly of [[The Haunting]], [[Zangiacomo's Eastern Tour]], [[A Crown Of Wild Myrtles]] and [[Hapukalypse Now]]) joined the group on drums during the recording of ''Doubtful Ancestry''. Later that year [[Paul Oakley]] (also of [[Zangiacomo's Eastern Tour]] and [[Hapukalypse Now]], in addition to [[Clambone]] and [[Book of Martyrs]]) was added on bass, and performed on all King Biscuit recordings excepting ''Doubtful Ancestry''. | ||
− | They had their song ''Get a Life'' included on the compilation [[HUM Sampler 92]] | + | They had their song ''Get a Life'' included on the compilation [[HUM Sampler 92]], and in 1993 it is said that they went camping on Mount Karioi with the intention of creating their next album. What survives from this time on the mountain are tales concerning certain excesses, and legend of album demos that remain unreleased to this day, still in the possession of [[Paul Tregilgas|Paul T]], and referred to as ''The Dark Side of the Biscuit'' album. That same year Mark Kington took up saxophone, briefly, and the King Biscuit song ''What is Love?'' was included on the compilation [[Discordia Concors]]. |
− | They released the single [[Crazy Dreams]] in 1994 on [[Hark Records]], and in 1995 released their next and final album on CD [[Sun Hits The Moon]] (also on [[Hark Records]]). The same year, the title track from ''Sun Hits The Moon'' and the track ''For | + | They released the single [[Crazy Dreams]] in 1994 on [[Hark Records]], and in 1995 released their next and final album on CD [[Sun Hits The Moon]] (also on [[Hark Records]]). The same year, the title track from ''Sun Hits The Moon'' and the track ''For This Moment'' both appeared on the Hark compilation [[Bark Number One]]. ''For the moment'' appeared on the [[Kiwi Hit Disc 16]]. |
[[Stan Jagger]], [[Paul Tregilgas]] and [[Paul Oakley]] then formed [[Trucker]] the following year. | [[Stan Jagger]], [[Paul Tregilgas]] and [[Paul Oakley]] then formed [[Trucker]] the following year. | ||
==Published Articles== | ==Published Articles== | ||
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*''King Biscuit'' by [[Adam Hyde]], [[Nexus]], 4 August 1992, P27 | *''King Biscuit'' by [[Adam Hyde]], [[Nexus]], 4 August 1992, P27 | ||
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[[Category:Bands]] | [[Category:Bands]] |