Bunkface
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Bunkface is a Malaysian Punk Rock
band from Klang
, Malaysia formed in 2005. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Sam (Shamsul Anuar), bass guitarist and second vocalist Youk (Farouk Jaafar), Paan (Ahmad Farhan), lead guitarist, and back up vocallist. Popular songs by Bunkface include Silly Lily, Situasi, Revolusi, Prom Queen, Through My Window, Ekstravaganza, Soldier, Dunia, and most recently, Panik. Their fans are called "Bunkers".
", featuring 6 English tracks, mixing a pop-punk/rock alternative sound. The hit song "Silly Lily" was number 1 on Hitz.fm
’s Malaysian Top Ten for 8 weeks and number 1 on Fly.fm
’s Campur Chart for 10 weeks.
and steadily stayed at #3 on ERA FM
for 3 weeks.
Bunkface won the Rockstar, Break Out as well as the Ultimate Shout! Award in the inaugural Shout! Awards
which was organized by 8TV
and held for the first time at the Stadium Bukit Jalil
. Their achievements at the awards drew the interests of the organizers of the One Movement For Music Perth (OMFM), who subsequently invited them to perform at the festival which was held on the 16th to the 18th of October, 2009. This marked their first time performing overseas in Australia
.Bunkface performed at Jar Music Live's Showcase @ Monster venue in Kuala Lumpur and were picked by JMG's affiliate Asian A&R's to perform at the Maldives Breakout Festival. The band was on tour in 2010 as part of the Apex Tour, that included dates at the O2 Academy Islington And Liverpool early October in 2010. During their tour in UK, Bunkface were offered record deal by few UK label groups. But the band declined as they felt they need to strengthen their base in the Asean region first.
which was used in the campaign's television advertisement. The song was first heard over the airwaves when an anonymous CD arrived at radio stations in the country. This mystery generated an immediate buzz among the public, who wondered who the artist behind the song were. Bunkface's popularity soared when it was revealed they we're the artists. Discussed widely throughout Facebook
and Twitter
, the song was said by many to be viral and infectious. Its fan base so far numbers more than 17,000 and it has garnered more than 3.7 million online mentions and over 6,600 video and audio uploads on Facebook
. The song even attracted a large crowd to a public sing-along at Lorong Cungah Port Klang which also became the largest sing-along event in Malaysia.
. Phobia Phoney is
made up of 6 English songs and 4 Malay songs. It is including their hit singles such as "Situasi", "Revolusi", "Ekstravaganza" ,"Prom Queen", "Soldier" , "Escape Dance" and "Dunia".
, Ajam(Synth/Strings) from Dichi Michi, and Kudut(Drummer) from Robot Asmara and has released their first single on Facebook
, Myspace
page called "Ladies & Gentlemen" and is now getting frequent plays on local radio stations. The band also released their 1st Malay single in "Peribadi". The band has also released "Livin Rock and Roll" recently, another single.
in June. "We will emerge with a new single and a second full album in the near future which is expected to be released in August," he said. Before that, Bunkface had performed in Indonesia's Makassar Fest and had received positive reviews from the Indonesians. The Indonesian have also made a Facebook page called "Bunkers Indonesia" to support Bunkface and promote Bunkface all around Indonesia. On 9 September 2011, Bunkface released their new single titled "Panik?". The song was actually written before the released of their first album, "Phobia Phoney". The song was recorded in Jakarta, Indonesia and being produced with high budget. A video clip for the song will be made later. Sam confirmed that their 2nd album will consist of 12 songs, 7 english songs and 5 Malay songs including "Panik?". Bunkface succesfully performed in Jakarta's Urbanfest 2011 on the 20.11.11 and impressed in their showcase on the next day at Jakarta's Hard Rock Cafe and invited offers from 5 recording labels whose representatives came to the showcase to take them as their artist. Contract talks are still under negotiation and consideration. They received the special honour of being invited to appear on Indonesia's popular talk show Bukan Empat Mata. They performed their biggest hit single "Situasi" on the show. Only Datuk Siti Nurhaliza and Amy Search were the other artists from Malaysia to have appeared on the show. This shows that Indonesia are receiving Bunkface well in their music industry. The band's flight was sponsored by AirAsia
along with Jamu Mak Dara as their the other sponsors and helped them brought the local medias to cover their activities in Jakarta. Bunkface has immensely grown their fan base in Indonesia in large numbers during their stay in Jakarta.
, and they have cited Sum 41
, Green Day
, Blink 182, and Nofx
as their main influences.
Bunk Anthem (2008)
Prom Queen (2009)
Through My Window (2009)
Revolusi (2010)
Situasi (2011)
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from Klang
Klang
Klang , formerly known as Kelang, is the royal city and former capital of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Klang District in Klang Valley. It is located about 32 km to the west of Kuala Lumpur and 6 km east of Port Klang...
, Malaysia formed in 2005. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Sam (Shamsul Anuar), bass guitarist and second vocalist Youk (Farouk Jaafar), Paan (Ahmad Farhan), lead guitarist, and back up vocallist. Popular songs by Bunkface include Silly Lily, Situasi, Revolusi, Prom Queen, Through My Window, Ekstravaganza, Soldier, Dunia, and most recently, Panik. Their fans are called "Bunkers".
Lesson Of The Season
In December 2007, Bunkface released their first EP titled "Lesson Of The SeasonLesson Of The Season
Lesson of The Season is an EP by Bunkface, released on December 2007 on their own budget. This EP is notable as being the band's first release of songs. The hit song "Silly Lily" was number 1 on Hitz.fm’s Malaysian Top Ten for 8 weeks and number 1 on Fly.fm’s Campur Chart for 10 weeks...
", featuring 6 English tracks, mixing a pop-punk/rock alternative sound. The hit song "Silly Lily" was number 1 on Hitz.fm
Hitz.fm
hitz.fm is a Malaysian national radio station managed by AMP Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Astro All Asia Networks plc. hitz.fm is Malaysia's leading English-language station with an estimated 1.5 million listeners .-Programming:...
’s Malaysian Top Ten for 8 weeks and number 1 on Fly.fm
Fly FM
Fly FM is a private radio station in Malaysia owned by Media Prima Berhad. It was launched on October 3, 2005 and targets listeners aged between fifteen and thirty years old. Fly FM is the second most popular English radio station in Malaysia, besides being the fastest growing radio station in the...
’s Campur Chart for 10 weeks.
Mainstream Success
After their EP "Lesson Of the Season" in 2007, "Bunkface" then released their first Malay single titled "Situasi" in 2008. Originally the song was intended to be recorded in English, But Youk suggested the band to record it in Malay instead. Few months later, Situasi stormed the local Malay radio stations and hit number #1 on FLY FMFly FM
Fly FM is a private radio station in Malaysia owned by Media Prima Berhad. It was launched on October 3, 2005 and targets listeners aged between fifteen and thirty years old. Fly FM is the second most popular English radio station in Malaysia, besides being the fastest growing radio station in the...
and steadily stayed at #3 on ERA FM
Era FM
Era FM, is a Malaysia national Malay radio station operated by AMP Radio Networks. The adult contemporary category radio station broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The radio station went on air on August 1, 1998...
for 3 weeks.
Bunkface won the Rockstar, Break Out as well as the Ultimate Shout! Award in the inaugural Shout! Awards
Shout! Awards
The Shout! Awards is an entertainment award show created to celebrate the Malaysian entertainment scene which is said has rapidly developed. The award recognizes people of music, television, film and radio industry as well as the entertainment industry as a whole.There are 16 award categories...
which was organized by 8TV
8TV (Malaysia)
8TV is a private Malaysian Chinese television station, previously known as MetroVision Channel 8. Metrovision closed on 1 November 1999. 8TV was officially launched on Thursday, 8 January 2004 as 8TV after being acquired by Media Prima Berhad....
and held for the first time at the Stadium Bukit Jalil
National Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, is a 87,411 capacity all-seater, multi-purpose stadium that was built in 1998 to host the 1998 Commonwealth Games.-History:The stadium was built in 1...
. Their achievements at the awards drew the interests of the organizers of the One Movement For Music Perth (OMFM), who subsequently invited them to perform at the festival which was held on the 16th to the 18th of October, 2009. This marked their first time performing overseas in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.Bunkface performed at Jar Music Live's Showcase @ Monster venue in Kuala Lumpur and were picked by JMG's affiliate Asian A&R's to perform at the Maldives Breakout Festival. The band was on tour in 2010 as part of the Apex Tour, that included dates at the O2 Academy Islington And Liverpool early October in 2010. During their tour in UK, Bunkface were offered record deal by few UK label groups. But the band declined as they felt they need to strengthen their base in the Asean region first.
Through My Window
Bunkface joined the Everyone Connects campaign by TMNet and sung the song Through My WindowThrough My Window
"Through My Window" was the Estonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Sandra Oxenryd.As Estonia had not qualified for the final in their previous appearance, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed twenty-first...
which was used in the campaign's television advertisement. The song was first heard over the airwaves when an anonymous CD arrived at radio stations in the country. This mystery generated an immediate buzz among the public, who wondered who the artist behind the song were. Bunkface's popularity soared when it was revealed they we're the artists. Discussed widely throughout Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
, the song was said by many to be viral and infectious. Its fan base so far numbers more than 17,000 and it has garnered more than 3.7 million online mentions and over 6,600 video and audio uploads on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
. The song even attracted a large crowd to a public sing-along at Lorong Cungah Port Klang which also became the largest sing-along event in Malaysia.
Phobia Phoney
In March 2010, Bunkface released their debut full album, Phobia PhoneyPhobia Phoney
Phobia Phoney is the debut album released by Bunkface, a Malaysian Punk Rock band, in 2010. It was made by their own production named Bunkface Production....
. Phobia Phoney is
made up of 6 English songs and 4 Malay songs. It is including their hit singles such as "Situasi", "Revolusi", "Ekstravaganza" ,"Prom Queen", "Soldier" , "Escape Dance" and "Dunia".
Side Project
In mid-2010 Sam has formed a side project called The Azenders along with his friends from other bands such as Izal(Bass) from One Buck ShortOne Buck Short
One Buck Short is a Malaysian punk rock band from Kuala Lumpur.-History:The band was founded by Hafiz and Rahul during their high school. One Buck Short began playing shows at school events and "battle of the bands" competitions before coming out in the local scene...
, Ajam(Synth/Strings) from Dichi Michi, and Kudut(Drummer) from Robot Asmara and has released their first single on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
, Myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page called "Ladies & Gentlemen" and is now getting frequent plays on local radio stations. The band also released their 1st Malay single in "Peribadi". The band has also released "Livin Rock and Roll" recently, another single.
Successful Hong Kong trip
On March 23, 2011 the past, Hong Kong, Asia Music Festival (HKAMF) was held at the Hong Kong Exhibition & Convention Centre, Hong Kong. This festival was organized by the IFPI in Hong Kong and involved six countries from across Asia.Among the countries participating in the inaugural festival is like China, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia and the host of Hong Kong. Japan initially expected to participate in the festival by the participants, Ikumi Kumagai forced to resign because of the situation that Japan was still in an unstable condition at present. In preliminary round,Bunkface performed 'Escape Dance' and gave a tough challenge for Wu Qiong, Kewei, and The Boss. Competition was so fierce that goes to all who risked various pop music genres has earned four players from China - Wu Qiong, Singapore - Kewei, The Boss - Korea and Malaysia representing Bunkface itself to the final stage.For this final stage, all selected participants are asked to play any popular song from another artist but by his own choice. Based on the marks given by judges, the four national finalists were given a very stiff competition in terms of scoring.Bunkface performance of 'We Are The Champions' from the Queen has earned Bunkface ranked third overall in scoring for stage performances and vocal performances.From this festival, the group Bunkface successfully placed themselves as one of the artist on par with popular artists from all over Asia. Participation Bunkface was also a surprise to many parties, namely the audience, judges, artists competition, artist, and also invited the IFPI itself. Most of them did not realised that Malaysia has a very talented artist before the festival. They also have made a video clip for their single "Dunia" in the city of Hong Kong. The video clip is still in editing process for the moment.Second Album and Bunkface in Indonesia
2011 has been a quiet year for Bunkface as they have not released a new single since last year but the wait for a new Bunkace single will end soon as Youk have announced that Bunkface are now gathering new materials for their upcoming album which will be recorded in JakartaJakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
in June. "We will emerge with a new single and a second full album in the near future which is expected to be released in August," he said. Before that, Bunkface had performed in Indonesia's Makassar Fest and had received positive reviews from the Indonesians. The Indonesian have also made a Facebook page called "Bunkers Indonesia" to support Bunkface and promote Bunkface all around Indonesia. On 9 September 2011, Bunkface released their new single titled "Panik?". The song was actually written before the released of their first album, "Phobia Phoney". The song was recorded in Jakarta, Indonesia and being produced with high budget. A video clip for the song will be made later. Sam confirmed that their 2nd album will consist of 12 songs, 7 english songs and 5 Malay songs including "Panik?". Bunkface succesfully performed in Jakarta's Urbanfest 2011 on the 20.11.11 and impressed in their showcase on the next day at Jakarta's Hard Rock Cafe and invited offers from 5 recording labels whose representatives came to the showcase to take them as their artist. Contract talks are still under negotiation and consideration. They received the special honour of being invited to appear on Indonesia's popular talk show Bukan Empat Mata. They performed their biggest hit single "Situasi" on the show. Only Datuk Siti Nurhaliza and Amy Search were the other artists from Malaysia to have appeared on the show. This shows that Indonesia are receiving Bunkface well in their music industry. The band's flight was sponsored by AirAsia
AirAsia
AirAsia Berhad is a Malaysian-based low-cost airline. AirAsia is Asia's largest low-fare, no-frills airline and a pioneer of low-cost travel in Asia. AirAsia group operates scheduled domestic and international flights to over 400 destinations spanning 25 countries. Its main hub is the Low-Cost...
along with Jamu Mak Dara as their the other sponsors and helped them brought the local medias to cover their activities in Jakarta. Bunkface has immensely grown their fan base in Indonesia in large numbers during their stay in Jakarta.
Style and influences
Bunkface considered their music as Pop PunkPop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
, and they have cited Sum 41
Sum 41
Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...
, Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
, Blink 182, and Nofx
NOFX
NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...
as their main influences.
Music Videos
Silly Lily (2007)Bunk Anthem (2008)
Prom Queen (2009)
Through My Window (2009)
Revolusi (2010)
Situasi (2011)
Current members
- Sam – lead vocal, second guitar
- Youk – backing vocal, bass
- Paan - lead guitar
Touring & session members
- Ejam Coda - Drums , percussion (2008-presents)
- Gjie 6ixth Sense - keyboards (2010 - Presents)
Discography
- Demo (2006)
- Lesson Of The SeasonLesson Of The SeasonLesson of The Season is an EP by Bunkface, released on December 2007 on their own budget. This EP is notable as being the band's first release of songs. The hit song "Silly Lily" was number 1 on Hitz.fm’s Malaysian Top Ten for 8 weeks and number 1 on Fly.fm’s Campur Chart for 10 weeks...
[EP] (2007) - Phobia PhoneyPhobia PhoneyPhobia Phoney is the debut album released by Bunkface, a Malaysian Punk Rock band, in 2010. It was made by their own production named Bunkface Production....
[Album] (2010)
Awards and nominations
- 2009 Shout! AwardsShout! AwardsThe Shout! Awards is an entertainment award show created to celebrate the Malaysian entertainment scene which is said has rapidly developed. The award recognizes people of music, television, film and radio industry as well as the entertainment industry as a whole.There are 16 award categories...
: Rockstar Awards, Break Out Award, as well as the The Ultimate Shout! Award. - 2009 Anugerah Juara LaguAnugerah Juara LaguAnugerah Juara Lagu is a popular annual music competition in Malaysia, organized by TV3. It features the best musical and lyrical compositions of each year it is held...
: Finalist (for the song Situasi) - 2009 AVIMA Awards : Best College Act
- 2010 Anugerah Bintang PopularAnugerah Bintang PopularAnugerah Bintang Popular which is originally called as Anugerah Pelakon/Penyanyi Popular, is an award presented annually by Berita Harian of Malaysia to recognize excellence of professionals in the entertainment industry, including the film industry, as well as record industry...
2009 : Most Popular Duo / Group - 2010 Anugerah Industri MuzikAnugerah Industri MuzikAnugerah Industri Muzik , is Malaysia's music award-giving ceremony. It is the Malaysia's equivalent of Grammy.-Best Album:-Best Song:...
: Kembara Award & Best Rock Song (for the song Situasi) - 2010 Shout! AwardsShout! AwardsThe Shout! Awards is an entertainment award show created to celebrate the Malaysian entertainment scene which is said has rapidly developed. The award recognizes people of music, television, film and radio industry as well as the entertainment industry as a whole.There are 16 award categories...
: Rockstar Award and Best music video (for the song "Prom Queen") - 2010 Anugerah Juara Lagu 25 : Finalist (for the song "Ekstravaganza")
- `2011 HK Asia Music Festival : 3rd place
External links
- Bunkface's Official Website @ Myspace
- http://www.bunkfaceband.com/
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