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Chocolate Tiger: where U2, Luna Sea, the Cure, Earth Wind and Fire, Jimmy Eat World, Jimi Hendrix and Joy Division come together in one horrible mess.
Chocolate Tiger Are:
marcus | clement | hendri | shaun
Marcus Wong (vox, guitars, music geek)
Weapons of choice: Guitars, electric or acoustic. Specialises in using too many effects pedals and being the butt of the band's jokes. Uses irritating and whiny voice to paralyze and occasionally put unsuspecting victims into comas. Secret weapon is extremely emotional and shamelessly personal song lyrics capable of sending victims into cardiac arrests via extreme hysterics.
Ammunition of choice: Jimmy Eat World, Jeff Buckley, the cure, Rainer Maria, the Ataris, Alkaline Trio, Dashboard COnfessional, Jawbreaker, the Get Up Kids, Kid Dynamite, Mineral, the Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Husker Du, Parliament, My Bloody Valentine, Joy Division, New Order, Asian Dub Foundation and Stan Getz.
When not masquerading as a Chocolate Tiger: Undergraduate at the National University of Singapore. Miserably single and unfortunately heterosexual. Contemplates homosexuality occasionally, but can't bring himself to like... erm... bananas. Enjoys j. d. salinger, adrian tomine, Dune (the books), golden village popcorn, prata, pasta and bad action movies. Has strange propensity for spraying himself with Pheng Huat's anaesthetic spray. Also plays guitar for post-hardcore guys Pension State. Practices online catharsis on his weblog at flashlight.8m.com
Clement Lim (bass, closet wrc driver)
Weapons of choice: Subharmonic frequencies generated by his bass. Capable of pulverising concrete blocks and bending 3 metre thick titanium sheets.
Ammunition of choice: the best of Theresa Teng, various hokkien and chinese pop artistes. Pet shop boys, Luna Sea, Duran Duran, Spacehog, Parliament, earth wind and fire and other old skool funk and soul artistes.
When not masquerading as a Chocolate Tiger: Undergraduate at the National University of Singapore. Contentedly single and heterosexual. Enjoys cars, DIY rally racing techniques videos in japanese, cars, can always be relied on to provide strange analogies fueled by dry and deadpan wit as well as explain Hendri's skewed perspectives on life to marcus in simple english. Enjoys going to the gym and actually working out! Did i mention cars?
Hendriawan Bin Selamat (drummer, flamboyance)
Weapons of choice: Moves faster than light, able to pound out a backbeat whilst simultaneously utilising his superior powers of observation to scope out choice specimens of the opposite gender.
Ammunition of choice: Weezer, jamiroquai, J-Pop, Luna Sea, X Japan, Japanese hip hop.
When not masquerading as a Chocolate Tiger: Undergraduate at the National University of Singapore. Happily celebrating his heterosexuality. Enjoys motorcycles, cars, women and different ways to shag them. Continually thinks of skewed perspectives on life to confuse marcus.
Shaun Soh (guitars, insanity, music geek)
Weapons of choice: Able to churn out guitar riffs so heavy that all within a 1 km radius will be hypnotically compelled to headbang furiously. Capable of making ears bleed with high frequency feedback and can make grown men cry with heart wrenchingly beautiful guitar solos.
Ammunition of choice: Jeff Buckley, the Smashing Pumpkins, Joy Division, Pet Shop Boys, Jimmy Eat World, Can, Trans Am, Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, Kid Loco, David Bowie, Yo La Tengo, Led Zeppelin, REM, the Pixies, Pizzicato 5, mission of burma, the brilliant green, Electric Wizard, Slowhorse, Spiritual Beggars and assorted antonio carlos jobim tunes.
When not masquerading as a Chocolate Tiger: Final year student at Jurong Institute. Sexuality erratic but tends towards heterosexualality. Forever scarred by his teenage years, now just wanting to be everyone's dog. Hates Tay Ping Hui for personal reasons. EightBall, Love and Rockets, Goodbye Chunky Rice, R. Crumb stuff, Adrian Tomine's Optic Nerve, Assorted Manga translated into english, depressing stuff like that. Maintains his own personal online lunatic asylum at bonsaimanu.pitas.com
