Ed Wenn
Ed Wenn | |
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| Also known as | Ed Shred, E. Wenn, Ed, Waterboy, Ed Wynn, Wenn |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass, vocals |
| Years active | 1986 - present |
| Labels | 10 Past 12 Records, Boss Tuneage, Children of The Revolution Records, City Slam, Damaged Goods, Decoy, Dirter Productions, Does Everyone Stare, Full Circle, Household Name Records, Out of State, Poontang Records, QQRYQ Productions, Strange Fruit, Vinyl Japan, Vinyl Solutions, Waterfront Records |
| Associated acts | Bad Dress Sesnse, Big Ray, Billy No Mates, Chocolate, Dealing With Damage, Frankfurter, K-Line, Sink, The Stupids, Yardman |
Ed Wenn (more commonly known as Ed Shred) is a London-based songwriter, guitarist and vocalist playing in hardcore, punk and alternative rock bands.
Musical career[edit]
Ed Wenn has performed in many bands but is most notable for being a member of The Stupids and Sink (whom the latter became Big Ray). As well as recording and releasing a number of albums, EPs and 7" on various independent record labels including Boss Tuneage and Vinyl Solution, Ed Wenn also recorded seven John Peel Sessions; two with The Stupids (between 1986 and 1987).[1], one with Frankfurter (1987)[2], one with Bad Dress Sense (1987)[3], three with Sink (between 1987 to 1990)[4]
Ed Wenn has been interviewed for various publications including Trapped in a Scene: UK Hardcore 1985-89 [5], Armed with Anger: How the UK Survived The Nineties[6], In Session Tonight: Complete Radio 1 Recordings[7], The Scene That Would Not Die: Twenty Years of Post-Millennial Punk in the UK[8] and the German punk Ox-Fanzine #151[9]. The interviews provide an insight into Ed Wenn and the bands he has played in and formed.
In the 22/08/87 edition of the NME, Ed Wenn was featured in an article about The Stupids and the UK skate scene and also made the front page.[10]
Discography[edit]
Stupids[edit]
- Retard Picnic (Children of The Revolution Records - 1986) (The Stupids Liner Notes)[11]
- Jesus Meets The Stupids (Vinyl Solution - 1988)[12]
- Eat 12" EP (As Frankfurter) (Vinyl Solution - 1987)
- The Peel Sessions 7"/12" EP (Vinyl Solution - 1988)
- No Cheese! (The High-Way To Hell Tour Souvenir) 10" EP (Split Tour EP With The Hard-Ons) (Vinyl Solution/Waterfront Records - 1989)
Frankfurter[edit]
- Stupids Present Frankfurter E.P. (Vinyl Solution - 1987)
- Eat EP (1987)
Bad Dress Sense[edit]
- Goodbye... It Was Fun (Vinyl Solution - 1987)
- Cynical Smile E.P. (Vinyl Solution - 1987)
Sink[edit]
- Mama Sinks Ugly First Born, 7" (1989)
- Another Love Triangle (Decoy - 1989)
- Don't Burn The Hook (Decoy - 1989)
- On The Tracks Feeling Blue, E.P. (Poontang Records - 1989)
- Old Man Snake And The Fat, Black Pig (Decoy - 1990)
- Drainpipe Jane, E.P. (Full Circle - 1990)
- Vega-Tables (City Slang - 1990)
- A Polish Love Triangle (QQRYQ Productions - 1990)
- Mama Sink. The First 18 Years, Compilation (Decoy - 1990)
- Old Man Snake And His 19 Friends, Compilations (Decoy - 1990)
- Collec-Tables, Compilation (1991)
Shudder To Sink[edit]
- Shudder To Sink 7" (Split 7" with Shudder to Think - 1993)
Big Ray[edit]
- Naked (City Slang - 1992)
- Free-Range Flesh, E.P. (Dirter Promotions - 1993)
- You Get What You Deserve (Recovery - 1999)
- Business Class (Boss Tuneage - 2001) (Ox Fanzine review)[13]
- Gateway to The South (2014)
Chocolate[edit]
- Chocolate, E.P. (1992)
- Substitute For Sex (Dirter Promotions - 1993)
- Hunggiftedandslack (Out of Step - 1995)
- Blue Streak, 7" (Out Of Step - 1995)
- Dead Skin, 7" (Out Of Step - 1995)
- Slow and Low, 7" (Out Of Step - 1996)
- Sale Copy Only Not For Review, 7" (Out of Step - 1996)
Yardman[edit]
- Another Blue One, 7" (Damaged Goods - 1993)
- Academy Fight Song, 7" (Vinyl Japan - 1993)
- Have You Seen Her Face? 7" (Dirter Promotions - 1993)
K-Line[edit]
- Demo (2001)
- In The Red 7" (Boss Tuneage - 2002)
- How You Gonna Scare Us Now? (Boss Tuneage, Does Everyone Stare - 2003)
- Lessons Learned 7" (Boss Tuneage, Does Everyone Stare - 2003)
Billy No Mates[edit]
- Duck, Duck, Goose! (10 Past 12 Records - 2010)
- Heave Ho Britain! E.P. (Household Name Records - 2011)
Dealing With Damage[edit]
- Navigating The Middle Ground E.P. (2016)
- Don't Give Into Fear E.P. (Boss Tuneage - 2017) (Artcore review)[14]
- Ask The Questions (2020) (Little Rocket Records)[15] (Kerrang album review)[16]
- Home Security E.P. (Little Rocket Records)[17] (2020)
References[edit]
- ↑ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - The Stupids". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ↑ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Frankfurter". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ↑ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Bad Dress Sense". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ↑ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Sink". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ↑ Glasper, Ian. (2010). Trapped in a Scene : Frontline Reports from the Hardcore Punk Underground. Chicago: Cherry Red Books. pp. 263–273 & 323–330. ISBN 978-1-901447-68-2. OCLC 809771467. Search this book on
- ↑ Glasper, Ian. (2012). Armed with anger : how UK punk survived the nineties. London: Cherry Red Books. pp. 386–395. ISBN 978-1-901447-72-9. OCLC 776777377. Search this book on
- ↑ Garner, Ken. (1993). In session tonight : the complete Radio 1 recordings. London: BBC. pp. 160–167. ISBN 0-563-36452-1. OCLC 30032778. Search this book on
- ↑ Glasper, Ian (2020). The Scene That Would Not Die. Earth Island Books. pp. 192–197. Search this book on
- ↑ Ox Fanzine (in Deutsch) (151 ed.): 70–72. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Brown, James. "Board Stupid". NME (August 1987 ed.): 44. Retrieved 2021-01-29 – via vintageskateboardmagazines.com.
- ↑ Fryer, A. K. (2007-06-01). "The Stupids - liner notes". edwennmusic.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Vinyl Album: The Stupids - Jesus Meets The Stupids (1988), retrieved 2021-02-06
- ↑ Deutschland, Ox Fanzine, Solingen. "Review". www.ox-fanzine.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ↑ "Kind words from Artcore | Dealing With Damage". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ↑ "Little Rocket Records". littlerocketrecords.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ↑ "Kerrang! Album Review - 22 Feb 2020 | Dealing With Damage". Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ↑ "Little Rocket Records". littlerocketrecords.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
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