The rather weirdly-named BunChakeze (a ‘creative’ spelling of the more mundane ‘bunch
of keys’) were one of the many bands born in the mid-Eighties who – in spite of the
much-touted Neo-Prog breakthrough of those years – found themselves in the wrong
place at the wrong time. Formed in 1984 by guitarist Colin Tench, drummer Cliff Deighton
and bassist Gary Derrick after the demise of the six-piece Odin of London, like the
former they were among the many casualties of the lack of interest in music that
did not comply with the stereotypes of that era. All too aware of the indifference
of record labels and promoters, BunChakeze voluntarily dropped off the radar and
went their separate ways after having recorded an album’s worth of material. Fast
forward about 25 years, to 2010, when – thanks to progressive rock’s surprising
Renaissance – BunChakeze emerged from oblivion. Taking full advantage of the possibilities
of the Internet, they finally released their album, and set about to actively promoting
it all over the community of progressive rock fans.
MORE INFO HERE!
