Schickel - the facts, the fiction, the band.
This executively pop rock band was formed and labeled Schickel by Joel Sprigg in 2003, when he materialised a 7-track EP titled "What's With All The Soup... Mary?" and needed an alias to go under. Some say he just thought of "Schickel" out of thin air. Others claim it is regional German slang for 'Village Idiot'. Others again still allude to the fact that Joel once wrestled a bear. A big bear. He trounced it by strangling it with his mitten-encased hands, and with his (or her) last dying breath, this big bear wheezed "Schickel..."
That never happened.
The Schickel EP will be released in late 2009, but can be streamed online now.
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'blue, green & tuesday.' is now available! www.schickel.com.au
Schickel - Best Played Loud.
Schickel is a band. A band from Adelaide. Adelaide is in South Australia, which is a state in the country of Australia. The southern-most state of Australia, in fact. Unless, of course, you count Tasmania... but who would want to do that? Anyway, it has been speculated that Schickel is an Australian band. This is correct.
This ear-smile inducing band was formed by singer/guitarist Joel Sprigg in 2003, when he materialised a 7-track EP titled "What's With All The Soup... Mary?" and needed an alias to go under. Some say he just thought of "Schickel" out of thin air. Others claim it is regional German slang. Others still allude to the fact that Joel once wrestled a bear. A big bear. He trounced it by strangling it with his mitten-encased hands, and with his (or her) last dying breath, this big bear wheezed "Schickel..."
That never happened.
After high-school friends Jason Golding and Charles Young showed nods of enthusiasm and constructed sentences of "I'm impressed, sir", he (Joel, not the deceased, supposedly gender-ambiguous bear) asked them to join the band on bass and guitar respectively, with hopes of further recording and joyous gigging. More home recordings were made, and joyous gigging turned out to be one gig at Geoff "Come on, let's go" Stone's 18th birthday party. Further ideas of gigging were shelved due to a drummer shortage. Kind of an epidemic, actually. However, this all changed in December 2004, when Craig Bunting took up stick duties as a favour, enabling the band to get out and gig! Wooooo!
The year of 2005 saw Charles leave the band in January, reducing Schickel to a leaner, meaner three-piece as it mostly remains today, and have Schickel play the inaugural MusicSA "Louder Than Words" showcase at Flinders University, drawing the biggest crowd without even headlining the event, and being filmed and interviewed for AwesamTV.
2006AD had the 2006th edition of the month of April, wherein Schickel started production of its first LP. Recording duties were performed solely by Jason on bass and guitars, and Joel on vocals, guitars and drums, as Craig's favour entailed that he stand in for live shows only. Further involvement regarding Craig in Schickel is pending on discussion within the band. Quite often while dining at the Earl of Leicester. Choice grub, there.
Schickel's first full-length album, "Blue, Green & Tuesday" is no available. Please visit www.schickel.com.au for details.