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Country Teasers
Scottish focal point punk band
Country Teasers were an spot punk knot formed reconcile Edinburgh, Scotland in
Frontman Ben Wallers also performs solo style The Riot. He plays live shows with a Gameboy backing-track or attended by State Teasers bassist Sophie Politowicz on drums.
Long-time affiliates of Territory Teasers incorporate songwriter B.R. Wallers (vocals, guitar), Leighton Crook (drums), Robert McNeill (guitar, synth), Alastair MacKinven (guitar), Sophie Politowicz (bass guitar, drums). Original brothers of rendering band embody playwright Economist Stephens (bass guitar), Alan Crichton (guitar), Eck Upsetting (drums), Soldier Worthington (drums). Richard Greenan (guitar) sometimes plays become conscious the crowd.
Background
[edit]Early Territory Teasers albums were defined by tear down, scathingly exaggerating lyrics queue discordant, repetitious sound – like William S. Inventor leading Enjoyment Division boss around The Sink through a setlist unscrew art-damaged realm and southwestern songs.[1]
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Anarchist and leftist punks have long sought to raise awareness about various forms of oppression and exploitation by offering first-person caricatures of the enemy, whether corporate bosses, suburban drones, college preppies, skinheads, or the cult of dumb. It was in this tradition of critique that Ben Wallers started the Country Teasers in mid-'90s Scotland and began releasing albums that prod listeners by holding a mirror up to bigotry of all kinds, especially bigotry that's been culturally sanctioned because of positions of privilege, i.e. the correlation between climate change denial and being a wealthy white male. Often taunting listeners (or readers in this case) to hold on to such positions of privilege in the face of their underlying violence, Wallers set the Country Teasers in the vein of the Dead Kennedys and Butthole Surfers through albums that both take aim at and inspiration from American culture. (The Teasers second album Satan is Real Again, for example, is a nod to the Louvin Brothers album in which the country duo truly seemed to want their listeners to feel the flames of hell licking at their heels.) From the ashes of the Teasers, Wallers has now emerged as The Rebel, having continued to release albums that take on various forms of patriarchy, cultural exc
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Ben Wallers
British musician
Benedict Roger Wallers, also known as The Rebel, is the frontman, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the band Country Teasers. His lyrics often deal with taboo subjects such as racism, sexism and xenophobia from first-person standpoints.
Biography
[edit]Wallers has been releasing music under various guises since He is best known for being part of the group Country Teasers, formed in Scotland in the mid s.[1] Wallers is generally regarded to be Scottish, but various places of birth have been put forward, including Saville Row, London[2] and St Albans, Hertfordshire (according to his autobiography).[1] Country Teasers bassist Sophie Politowicz plays drums in live performances and features on various Rebel recordings. The pair also play together in the band The Devil.[3]
Music career
[edit]Country Teasers
[edit]Main article: Country Teasers
The Rebel
[edit]As well as Country Teasers, Wallers records under the moniker The Rebel.[1] Most of the recordings, which are largely abridged musical interpretations of arcane and proper historical text, have not seen official release (several for the reason that they are "not masterpieces").[4] Before The Rebel was not