a very BIG thank you for all yr support & friendship!
Biography :
The band, first started as a side-project for Myo & Ducktoi in the middle of 1994 has now becoming a serious band after playing in lot of shows and gigs all over Malaysia since it formation. After various changes of line-up, Kujoy has join in permanently on guitar, with Feroz on board & officially filling the bass department. MUCK have evolved from a simple indie rock band to become more experimental with their music. Hence, MUCK have succeed in creating their own sound and style, and at the same time attracting more people becoming their followers due to their new, fresh & interesting sound.
For those of you who are unfamiliar and didn't have a chance to listen to MUCK before this, MUCK sounds can best describes as a late 80's & early 90's influence indie rock / lo-fi / college rock / post-punk / grunge / shoegaze / noise pop or anything in between. Among the bands that've inspired MUCK since the early days until now are Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Pavement & Sebadoh. All the bands that have been mentioned above have helped MUCK musically in creating and finding their own sound. Since then, MUCK is recognized by a lot of people as a unique band because of their own identity, originality & style in the Malaysian indie/underground music scene.
Reviews :
Despite churning out memorable indie-rock tunes, Ipoh's Muck have always been under-rated and often neglected.
Muck first caught the attention of local music enthusiasts when their second demo, Blastosit, in 1996 received glowing reviews especially after it made the pages of Blasting Concept.
Inspired by lo-fi and indie rock bands like Dinosaur Jr, Modest Mouse,
Pavement, Sonic Youth and Sebadoh, Muck music is not like that of most local bands. It has that, er, distinctive Ipoh sound'.
The band has appeared in various compilations like The Underworld Chronicles, BARA, Breaking Ground and most importantly Perak's pivotal Kopi Sechewen compilation series - which was coincidentally spearheaded by Bodysurf Music, a label run by Myo and Ducktoi.
After laying low for quite a while, the band took everyone by surprise when they released a split album with another lo-fi band from the UK, Things in Herd.
More mature and refined, the split CD saw Muck at their creative peak and it could be rated as one of the best local releases ever.
- as published in the Below the Radar column by Mr. Adly Ramly in Malay Mail on June 16, 2004
Gigs & Show? :
25.04.2008 - Esplanade, Singapore
26.04.2008 - Esplanade, Singapore
11.05.2008 - MCPA Grand Hall, KL
18.05.2008 - MCPA Hall, KL
19.05.2008 - After Five Pub, Ipoh
14.06.2008 - MCPA Hall, KL
28.06.2008 - Equestrian Resort, Terengganu
12.07.2008 - Wisma Chin Woo, Ipoh
20.07.2008 - Stadium Mini Bestari, Melaka
08.09.2008 - The Actor Studio, Penang
05.10.2008 - Gelanggang Seni, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
02.11.2008 - MCPA Hall, KL
22.11.2008 - Rum Jungle, Ipoh
03.01.2009 - SJK Yuk Choy, Ipoh
31.01.2009 - SJK Yuk Choy, Ipoh
27.02.2009 - Zenzo Cafe, Ipoh
06.03.2009 - Voodoo Pub & Bistro, Ipoh
14.03.2009 - Sunshine Club, KL
21.03.2009 - Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club, KL
10.05.2009 - Bentley Music, Mutiara Damansara, KL
24.05.2009 - Sunway Lagoon, Lost World Of Tambun, Ipoh
06.06.2009 - Modesto's, Jln P.Ramlee, KL
11.07.2009 - Sound Maker Studio, Penang
01.08.2009 - Dewan Belia Daerah Pekan, Pahang
15.08.2009 - Sunway Carpark, Lost World Of Tambun, Ipoh
15.08.2009 - Paul Place, Jln. Klang Lama, KL
For Contact & Booking (for shows) :
(+6)012-5506592 - MYO
