The Kings of Frog Island are an English stoner rock collective drawing from psychedelic and retro rock traditions. The Kings of Frog Island formed in Leicester, England (hence Frog Island) in 2003, as a collaboration: Roadburn - The Kings of Frog Island between guitarist and producer Mark Buteux, along with R. "Doj" Watson, a founding member of the grunge/punk group Scum PupsMax "IndiCator" No.8 Vol.2 August 1993 and Mat Bethancourt, of the rock bands Josiah and The Beginning. The band released their debut, self-titled album with German-based Elektrohasch Records: Studio Report: The Kings of Frog Island in 2005. Work on the first album involved some input from guest artists associated with members of the band's musical past, most notably, Matthew (Midge) Day of Scum Pups."KERRANG!" (no.418), 14 November 1992, Bauer Consumer Media Mathew Bethancourt left The Kings of Frog Island in 2010 to concentrate on Cherry Choke, while Mark Buteux, Gavin Searle, Gavin Wright, Tony Heslop and Roger 'Doj' Watson continued work producing a fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh album as The Kings of Frog Island. They run Amphibia Sound Studios VI and are working on forthcoming projects and collaborations with Bulletree Filmes of Brazil.
Members Mark Buteux Gavin Searle Lee Madel-Toner Other members and collaborators include: Phil Moorhouse Roger (Doj) Watson Jim Robinson Anthony Heslop Mat Bethancourt Matthew Day (Midge) Gavin Wright Julia Dream Gregg Hunt Leia Buteux Neve Buteux Scarlett Searle
Discography
The Kings of Frog Island (2005) II (2008) III (2010) IV (2013) V (2014) VI (2020) The Kings of Frog Island 6.5 (2021) VII (2021) Stayfree (2022)
References
External links Josiah Scum Pups Elektrohasch Records