The story of the Fifty Foot Combo is quite unique for a Belgian band,
thrillingly hot and exciting at the same time. Since the starting up
of the band in 1994, they could count on a very loyal and ever growing
fanbase. Soon came their first full album "Go Hunting". The
album got praised by any self-respecting surfhead, hailed by even the
most critical garagepimp. The Combo got launched into the international
underground-top of vintagemusic fuzz.
As their reputation kept on growing, live appearances multiplied,
and the birth of the so called "Monstrophonic" sound was a
fact! The power emerging from their livegigs was until then only a rare
phenomenon which very few had witnessed before seeing the Combo at work.
Garage, surf fuzz, exotica, horror and thunder make this band to be
a very infectious experience you'll never forget.
It is an undisputable fact that Fifty Foot Combo is one of Belgium's
five hottest live-acts, and for some unknown reason they manage to keep
on getting more impressive. Smooth but trashy, wild and exciting but
stylish... In the meantime Fifty Foot Combo toured all over Europe,
and performed bonecrushing concerts on some of the most prestigious
stages on the continent. Wether they were playing at Roskilde festival
in Denmark or in a small dark underground bar in Ghent, they always
delivered a powerfull liveshow fuelled with tons of aggressive instrumental
sounds, ranging from surf to soul, over big beat to garage.
At the end of 2006, after 12 years of touring, recording albums and
playing all over Europe, Fifty Foot Combo decided to split up. They
were tired and most of the band members were looking for a new challenge.
Bassplayer Jenz formed a new band, "The Grave Brothers", playing
a mixture of cowpunk and psychobilly. Drumplayer Bart joined the "Secret
Agent Men", a brand new upbeat garage rock band.
In those 12 years Fifty Foot Combo released several studio albums and
singles, and one live album on our Drunkabilly label.
