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Hailing from Plymouth, Devon
in the south of England & taking their name from the popular skate
trick are metallic, horn fueled punk rock sextet No Comply.
No Comply were formed in the autumn of 1998. The founder members comprising
of Kelly (vocals), Jon (guitars) & Nick (bass). The current day line
up is completed by Si (drums), Oz (Trombone) & Matt (Saxophone). Early
incarnations of the band were driven by covering the likes of Pennywise
& AFI in Jon’s bedroom, all learnt from the internet. In these
early years the band produced three demos ‘Never Unknown’, ‘Bring
It On’ & ‘Should Have Guessed’. These early recordings
were ska-punk fueled& hinted as to what greatness was to come. The
band honed their sound as they introduced a brass section into the proceedings
& in 2001 recorded their masterful demo ‘Misuse Of Control’.
This 3 track was altogether different beast to their earlier sessions.
It was heavy, brooding with Kelly’s powerful vocal range really beginning
to shine. The band’s evolution took them into the altogether harder
territory of ska-core pioneered by underground legends like Capdown &
Link 80.
Misuse Of Control created quite a stir on the UK scene & the band
went straight out on the road with Asian Man records MU330 on a mammoth
UK trek. It wasn’t soon after that the band came to the attention
of the Big Cheese Magazine offshoot Deck Cheese Records & they joined
to their roster in the summer of 2002.
No Comply headed into the studio in August 2002 to record three new tracks
for their debut EP on Deck Cheese. Two of the tracks from the aforementioned
‘Misuse Of Control’ were added to finish the EP that is ‘Your
Life(Is Your Direction)’. This EP was released to critical acclaim
in September 2002, the new recordings heavier & more powerful than
ever before. No Comply’s unique brand of ‘metallic, horn fueled
punk rock’ had arrived.
The next task for No Comply was to conquer the UK & they hit the road
for an almost solid eighteen months. Along the way they blew audiences
away with the likes of Drive Thru’s RX Bandits, Capdown, Lightyear
even pop punk pretty boys Good Charlotte. This time spent on the road
& on stage earned No Comply the reputation of being one of the most
incendiary live acts on the punk circuit. Attendance swelled & audiences
became more frenzied as the word spread. In the summer of 2003 No Comply
made their first trip over to mainland Europe with Honest Don’s nerd
core boys Nerf Herder. Of course No Comply won over many in the crowds
of our European neighbours. Upon their return No Comply were invited to
the BBC’s Maida Vale studio to do a session for Radio 1’s The
Lock Up show at the personal request of DJ Mike Davies. In November of
2003 the video for ‘Your Life (Is Your Direction)’ debuted at
number 2 in the Scuzz TV chart, only being pipped at the top slot by Funeral
For A Friend.
No Comply recorded their full length debut album for Deck Cheese records
entitled ‘With Windmill’s Turning Wrong Directions’ at
No Recording Studios with John Hannon (Five Knuckle, Adequate 7) at the
production helm during February & March 2004. The album was released
in the UK to great critical acclaim across the board from mainstream magazines
& fanzines alike. The band opened the UK leg of this years Deconstruction
festival & are set to headline the second stage at the Hell’s
Angels Bulldog Bash. No Comply have also just been confirmed as appearing
at the Leeds leg of the Carling Weekend festival. They are currently on
tour in the UK, then head to mainland Europe during September & October.
No Comply Website
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http://www.nocomply.co.uk
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