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Forming across a triangle of Leeds, Birkenhead & Bristol, the founding members of Tokky Horror hadn’t met each other before the band signed their first record deal. The punk collective formed during a pandemic, sending demos online to entertain themselves, coining the tongue-in-cheek genre tag ‘virtual hardcore’. Frustrated thrash riffs juxtapose hyperactive old school jungle breakbeats - producer Zee Davine (previously of Queercore outfit QUEEN ZEE) sets squelching 303 basslines against the dual attack of vocalists Mollie Rush and Ava Akira.
Debut single ‘Girlracer’ picked up acclaim from BBC 6 Music, Radio X and Kerrang! who called the band “a drum n bass electro punk hybrid with huge Atari Teenage Riot vibes”. The track was followed by demos ‘Home Recordings 2020-2021’, championed by NOVA TWINS who chose them as their artist pick for Reprezent Radio, and by Riot Grrrls DREAM WIFE who chose to sample ‘Girlracer’ for their compilation record, also featuring Kathleen Hanna (Le Tigre, Bikini Kill), Sleigh Bells, Shirley Manson, The Big Moon & more.
Having provided official remixes for WARGASM, COURTING, THE SUBWAYS and SHE DREW THE GUN, it’s apparent that Tokky Horror are as at home within rock’n’roll as they are rave culture.
So it makes sense for the band to championed by other genre-mashers, such as ENTER SHIKARI who chose the band to support on their Music Venue Trust show, calling the decision an attempt to “challenge their own audience” - as well as sharing a stage with TURNSTILE, LYNKS, SCALPING and GIRLI.
“Proudly claiming to “not be making electronic music any better, just making punk music worse”, Tokky Horror are defined by a reluctance to take anything seriously, sights focused solely on having a good time. They’re scrappy, they’re energetic, and the set rouses movement within every member of the crowd. If they’re making punk ‘worse’, then maybe ‘worse’ punk is where it’s at” - Clash
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