Fat Truckers

Fat Truckers
Origin	Sheffield, England
Genres	Electroclash
Years active	2000–2004
Labels	Roadtrain Recordings International DeeJay Gigolo Records
Past members	Ben Rymer Mark Hudson Ross Orton

The Fat Truckers were a British electroclash band from Sheffield, comprising Ben Rymer, Mark Hudson and Ross Orton and briefly augmented by Jason Buckle and Ginger Dave as a part-time members.

They toured in support of Jarvis Cocker, apparently wielding light sabres on stage and described themselves as writing songs about "cheap motorbikes, import-export business and multiplex cinemas - we're a social comment on modern living" and having a fondness of Henderson's Relish.^[1]

The band split up in 2004. Orton now works in production with Pulp's Steve Mackey, and has recently worked with M.I.A.. Rymer DJs as part of Gucci Soundsystem and Hudson has his own band Meat For A Dark Day.

Discography

Albums

• The First Fat Truckers Album Is for Sale (2003)

Singles

• "Superbike" (2003)
• "Teenage Daughter" (2003)
• "Anorexic Robot" (2003)

Remixes

• Louie Austen featuring Peaches - "Grab My Shaft" (2003)

References

1. Petridis, Alexis (3 May 2002). "The way we listen now". The Guardian (London: Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 7 March 2009.

External links

• Fat Truckers website
• The Rapture at Reviews on www.nme.com
• Lengthy interview and pictures from Sandman (magazine)