Sanity is over-rather. Just ask Kuntpuncher, the latest grind band to offend your ears. Combining brutal grindcore and surreal soundscapes, they’re as mad as a spanner sandwich and twice as crunchy – the proof is there to hear on ‘Take Drugs And Eat A Kebab’ (download it for free). Doyle and The Brown Lazer give us the lowdown.
First of all, who does what in your band?
Live and recording the line up is:
Doyle – Vocals, sample searcher
Lee4 – Guitar, gangsta
The Brown Lazer – Samples, noises and grind beats
Donny: Guitar, token band member (he’s Greek or some shit)
Doyle: We only do individual parts when we play live or to record, but as far as writing goes, we all do our share. One person might have an idea for the guitars, so we will go with that, or I might write some drums, or get some sampling sorted, so we use what I’ve done. It’s a very much “we’re all involved and in this together” attitude. W’eve all been in bands before, where the guitarist INSISTS on using only the riffs HE’S written, and its bullshit. You’re a band, behave like one, and all do it.
The Brown Lazer: Yeah, I quite like the way we work. Generally speaking I will send some ridiculous programming down the internet to Lee and Donny and a while later I get it sent back with a load of shit hot riffs and everyone gobbing off over it. Then I distort the fuck out of it. Again.
Where are you from? Doyle: Lee, Donny and myself are based in London, and the Lazer lives in Nottingham. I’ve known the Lazer since we were kids growing up in Grimsby, and Lee and myself knew we had to get him in, even with him been a distance. If you ever listen to Yes My Ninjas? (The Brown Lazer’s other band), you’ll know why we got him.
TBL: Plus I have a fucking cool beard.
How long you been together?
Doyle: Officially, since late 2009, but Donny joined in February this year. I think we’re now the band we wanted to be. Maybe shitter.
Who are your main inspirations for Kuntpuncher?
Doyle: Drugs, booze, noise, and wanting a band without a drummer. Drummers suck cock. Always want the attention because they’re stuck at the back of the stage. Fuck ‘em, learn to play a real instrument. I used to be a drummer, and I was a cunt.
TBL: A fat cunt. My musical influences are wide and varied. This week I have been listening to Andy Williams.
What do you think makes Kuntpuncher stand out?
Doyle: The magic of the Lazer. If it wasn’t for the soundscapes and stupid noises he makes, we’d just sound like any other noise band. That sort ofg noise you make when shitting into a hospital bed pan. Fuck, looking at it, we’d be shit without his minus touch. Luckily were awesome.
TBL: I think the best bit is all the lovely colours.
Could you describe the live Kuntpuncher live experience?
Doyle: I was once kidnapped as a child and held by my uncle for about a week. I was forced to drink this shit that was laced with some mad acid type shit, and made to watch him masturbate to gay porn. It didn’t seem odd at the time, because I was so messed up. I guess Kuntpuncher live is something like that. It reminds you of the bad times, but at the end of the day, they’re good memories.
My uncle killed himself in jail.
TBL: would describe the Kuntpuncher live experience as positively orgasmic.
What’s next for Kuntpuncher?
Doyle: We’ve now been signed to Grindcore Karaoke (J. Randall of Agoraphobic Nosebleed’s grind and power violence label), so you can expect plenty more noise and rubbish to make your IPod spew out its docking cock. We’re currently working on 3 new releases, including a Black Eyed Peas cover album, as well as compilations and splits.
TBL: Glen Benton is doing guest vocals on the next EP, whooooooooooo.
Finally, is there anyone you want to thank?
Doyle: NO, everyone should thank US!
TBL: Yeah, suck a cock, everyone else.
‘Take Drugs And Eat A Kebab’ out now, and available for free, so you have no excuse. Follow them on at these places: KUNTPUNCHER.BLOGSPOT.COM, Facebook!, MySpace, and on Twitter (kuntpunchersuck). Under no circumstances let them near flammable objects.
Breaking The Waves 
TBL: I think the best bit is all the lovely colours.
