As the five “subjects”, as they were known by their handlers, slowly began to defrost, their dormant cerebellums were flooded with a cornucopia of rockin’ ‘70s toons.
As their brains kept decrystallising, so too more 70’s Rock would impregnate, until finally when they shook themselves off of the last shreds of ice, all five were convinced they were no longer of the ‘80s, or of their former bands: The Celibate Rifles, The Trilobites, Mushroom Planet, or The Southern Preachers.
Taking their inspiration from a diverse ‘70s playlist that ranged from Deep Purple to The Dictators, the five would flee their CIA controllers in an old Holden Gemini panel van to seek places to play, uniting under a title found in an ad, on the page of an article on Russ Howell in an old SkateBoarder magazine: Bahne Super-Flex.
Some say they’re still affected by the residual hallucinogens inflicted upon them during their detention.
You decide.
They’re playing live on October 6 at Manly Boatshed at Sonic Garage’s “Dark Country” album launch with Capital Romantics, and on Friday October 20 at the Brass Monkey in Cronulla with special guests Sinister Smile.
