• Joe Gideon - vocals, bass, guitar
• Viva - keyboards, guitar
• Bastian Juel - bass, guitar
• Che Albrighton - drums

Named after the island in the north Pacific that was bombed to hell by the USA as part of a series of atom and hydrogen bomb tests between 1945 and 1962 'for the good of Mankind'. On seeing photographs of these exploding bombs the band were struck by how something so beautiful could be so deadly.

Indeed beautiful and deadly is a apt way of summing up the music on their debut album 'Moratoria', an amalgam of ominous electronica, driving bass and some truly distinctive guitar.

New single 'Cheap Trick' is out now on the Bella Union label and churns out addictive riffs with throbbing bass and a killer melody.

Releases

• Eve's Rib - single, out 23/05/2005 on Bella Union. 1 review (read/post)
• Liar's Exit - album, out 23/05/2005 on Bella Union. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Fri 30 Jun at London Monto Water Rats. (post review)
• Thu 27 Apr at Leeds Brudenell Social Club. (post review)
• Fight Club, Fri 14 Apr at Manchester Retro Bar. (post review)
• Fri 24 Mar at London Spitz. (post review)
• Fri 17 Feb at London Upstairs at the Garage. (post review)

News

• 11/08/2004: Bikini Atoll tonight! In London! Cor!

Features

• 17/08/2004: Joyfest 2004: Day 1

Links

• Bikini Atoll - official site

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